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    21" transom?

    I recently got back into a tin, bought a 14' Smoker Craft Voyager with a 15 johnson.Boat has a 20" transom, and the motor is a long shaft, but it seems too high.Anybody have to cut down their transom for a Johnson?I know outboards are not all 20",mine is about 18" from the mount to the cav...
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    Spray Nine removing paint!

    I was cleaning the boat today with Spray Nine,and on the outside of the hull,noticed that the paint was coming off as i scrubbed.Not down to bare metal,but it definately thinned the paint.This is not a big deal,since I plan on painting the boat this winter,but a heads up so nobody runs into this...
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    30 hp Johnson thermostat

    How big of a deal is to change a thermostat on a 30 hp 1992 johnson 2 stroke?It looks like I just remove the cover on the back of the cylinders and that should be it.any tips or things to be wary of?thanks!
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    pressure treated question

    Heres the deal.I recently purchased a 16 starcraft with pt plywood floors.Heres the question-If the wood is painted,and I am covering it with Nautolex,which will be wrapped approx. 3" on the bottom,so there will be NO contact between the pt and the aluminum,is this still a bad thing?It rests on...
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    Stern handle breakage?

    Today I pulled the handle off of the corner peice if my Starcraft sf16.It seems like it is made out of something other than solid aluminum,and it also broke at the holes for the bolts.Has this ever happened to anyone else?I was moving it in the yard by hand,went to pull it back and the next...
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    rollers or bunks?

    I just bought a 16' Starcraft sf v-bottom on a roller trailer and want to know if the rollers are a bad choice for this boat.I know some 'glass boat builders suggest bunks,and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the rollers damaging the hull/rivets.As of right now,the bottom looks...
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    new to the site

    Hey guys.I've been creeping around on here for a while,and I think the site is great.Not having an aluminum boat kept me from signing up,but now thats changed.This weekend I picked up a 16 Starcraft SF with a 30hp johnson.1992 but very clean and with a trailer.I am upgrading to this from a...
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