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So last spring a guy on Craigslist posted an all aluminum mini pontoon boat that he custom fabricated. After I did some modification to increase the buoyancy, it fishes pretty nice. Tracks nice through the water, and is really stable in calmer waters. The deck is 8ft x 4ft, and the...

Guy posted this 1983 Mercury 4.5 on craigslist for $10 as a parts motor. It looked pretty complete and in relatively good shape. I figured it was a miss-print, and he intended to put $100. I called him up and he said $10 is all he wanted. I said I would take it because I figured at $10, even...

I've clicked on this about 15 times over the past 2 days... If the motor has decent compression, it would be a fun simple little resto and the trailer is practically new. https://elmira.craigslist.org/boa/3030122748.html I need to avoid craigslist like it's the plague since I am so tempted...

I had a video I took using my cell phone of my motor running that is on youtube. I wanted to post it to my current build, but I'm having trouble getting the video to post to my thread. I think I did it right, and I tried about 20 different ways to do it, but all it does is leave a big open...

I was searching for service manuals for my 1957 Lark because I need to do some minor servicing of it... anyways, stumbled on this and thought it would be very useful to a lot of you folks out there. https://www.fiberglassics.com/library/Evinrude https://www.fiberglassics.com/library/Johnson...

Its been a stressful week at work, and even though I still have 9 hours to go today--the bosses are gone and it should be a fairly stress-free Friday. Then i'm devoting my weekend to the wiring and flooring on my tin!

***UPDATED!! Motor Purchased! Scroll down a couple post to see the photo's*** I am pretty sure I am going to purchase this motor tomorrow, if he still has it for sale. Here is the listing: https://elmira.craigslist.org/boa/2993925048.html I have a 1958 Johnson 35hp outboard (see sig)...

Well I ordered some Goop 'Coat-it'. They advertise it as a 2 part epoxy with kevlar fibers to reinforce. I intend to use it on the bottom side of my aluminum boat much like people use the popular Steelflex. Here is the link: https://eclecticproducts.com/coatit.htm I intend to do a complete...

https://ithaca.craigslist.org/boa/2960218927.html If he's starting at $950, im sure it could be had for $800 or less. Looks a little rough, but is complete with a Johnson outboard and trailer. If that motor has good compression, its a steal at $800... Already have 1 project boat though, and...

If you are in the market for a good digital camera, but looking for something in the 'point and shoot'--the Nikon L120 works great for me. The video it takes is less then spectacular, but it takes some great photo's. It has a real nice lens, is WONDERFUL in low-light, has a bunch of different...

So I was taking pictures at my local lake on my lunch break. I saw this lone guy fishing with a quite unusual technique... As he stood silent at the waters edge, his main goal seemed to be as still as possible... Although he noticed me shooting a couple photo's of him, he never moved a...

Recent projections are placing gas prices over $5.00 a gallon come summer in a lot of places in the U.S. has got me bumming... I'm just glad I'm not running a big ol' cabin cruiser getting >2mpg. :cry: Not to get everyone in a damper, but if projections pan out-- I'm curious as to whether...

Hello, and welcome to my project! Boat: 1959 AlumaCraft FDR: (What she's suppose to look like!) Ahhh... The Day I brought her home! $225 for hull and trailer with paperwork for both She's a lot different then she was when she rolled off the showroom floor! Background When I bought the...

I'm sure most of you have wondered how much battery do I really need? Of course the ideal situation is to get the largest capacity battery as possible--but this is not always applicable. What if a large battery is too much to haul around for either you or your boat? Maybe you have a size...

Hello everyone! :D :D :D I apologize ahead of time if I get a bit long winded here. First, a quick background. I live in upstate NY, so the boating season is short here. Parents have always had boats--always newer fiberglass models throughout the years. I have always had a passion for...