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Pulled apart the transom today. As it turns out. Someone had extended the transom by 4" at some point. My guess is to accommodate the long shaft motor. They put about 30-40 holes in the real transom in the process... More holes to patch! The wood is fairly rotten as well. It came off in...

Thanks for the info Frogman. I actually went and bought 2 gallons over the weekend. They've got a mail in rebate right now that made them $50 a gallon when all is said and done. I'll most likely return and call line-x tomorrow. I had my f150 done by line-x a few months ago and it looks great. I...

I'm with ya FuzzyGrub. It never held water, but was always humid under the casting decks. I am in Iowa after all, home of humid/hot summers and long cold winters (with this winter being the exception). And thinking about it further, "Rot" may be the wrong word. Warping and separation were the...

Planning out the paint: Thinking of painting the whole boat black. It currently has some great "shark teeth" painted on the sides. I either want to update it or do something new. Here are some of my initial ideas. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on these. Or if anyone has any other ideas.

Not sure of the best way to fill the holes in the aluminum. JB Weld?

Some new photos. Got most of the removal done. Getting anxious to start the fun stuff!

Still planning a lot of this build yet. After reading a few posts, I have decided to use regular plywood and do several coats of polyurethane for the decks. I'm hoping that will last a bit longer than treated plywood.

Currently cleaning out the inside of the boat. Have to get rid of all that rot!!! Starting to plan out the paint. I'm throwing around the idea of covering the inside with herculiner (or similar product). Anyone have good/bad experiences doing this?

Getting started on the second round for this boat. I built this boat up about 4 years ago using all of the wrong materials (treated wood and deck screws!) Needless to say, nothing lasted. Thanks to this site, I'll be rebuilding this boat the correct way. I've got a lot of ideas for this (mostly...

Anyone know of a "conversion kit" that I can use to convert my 1988 40hp mariner to an electric start rather than pull start? Anyone have good luck with this?

I have a 1977 Lowe Line flat bottom boat that I am restoring. I am going to strip and re-paint. I am searching for a Lowe Line logo from that time period (1977) that I can reproduce and put on the boat. I'm having a hard time finding anything from then. Any ideas?

I have recently recieved a 1980's-ish 25hp mercury outboard (remote controls) for free. I was told that it will run great but will not go into gear. It was explained that there is a "shear pin" in the engine somewhere that breaks when thrown into gear too hard so that it won't blow up the motor...