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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 35741" data-attributes="member: 55">Once you take a couple apart, and learn the inner workings, it is fairly simple.  A good shop manual is a necessity to take it apart, but the actual disassembling is what will give the best understanding as to the inner workings.  We have parted out a couple old motors, and that gives one the opportunity to fully dismantle a motor.  Though there are minor changes with each year and hp, most outboards operate on the same general principles, so it isn't all that hard.  I have a 2001 MK 40 pound All Terrain I bought off of the BBC boards last year (their swap and sell section is the only reason I am a member).  I bought it to put on my Grumman, but ended up selling that boat in favor of this one.  At some point, I will get a pair of transom mount 70 pound thrust MKs that will take the place of the outboard when in electric only lakes.  I sized the fuel hatch so that four group 29 batteries will fit back there when the fuel tank is out.  I have an Eagle Fishmark 320 to put on the bow, and a 480 to put at the stern.  At some point though, I am going to put side imaging on the stern.  There are a few guys on a local board who have 797s, and will probably upgrade to 997s or 1197s in a year or so, so I might buy a used 797 from them.  At the stern, I am putting sunk in rod holders in a trolling configuration, so this boat should be a great striper trolling rig.  Also will have a smaller kicker for running trolling speeds.</blockquote>

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