I have been looking at a lot of older vintage alumacrafts and was uncertain if I wanted get a Deep C or not. I really wanted an Open C but I have yet to see one for sale. Two Deep C's were available on craigs list but they seem pretty close in style to my 56' FD. So today I found this Queen...
Re: Alumacraft FD-4836
Been thinking about the FD under the 3 feet of snow in the backyard recently. I want to get a vintage motor to match the year of the hull. As I did some research from the Alumacraft site, I ran across some old brochures on the FD. This is a great site for 50s and 60s...
Need a little advice on my 1977 70 hp Evinrude. It's been giving me fits starting at the ramp when the motor is in water. At home on the muffs it fires up easily. With the added backpressure, it seems to wear down the battery and does not want to fire at the ramp, then the battery dies. Today...
Re: Alumacraft FD-4836
Tested the boat yesterday and the motor ran great. It had plenty of power and you really have to hang on with the 20 hp. I notice at full throttle it started a porposing effect so I made some adjustments to the motor. First I tilted the motor in and second I raised it...
Just made a recent purchase on an older 14' Alumacraft boat today. I've been looking for several months for a smaller boat than my 18' Sylvan Sportster. Reason being I like a smaller boat for fishing and getting into and out of the lakes in early spring, and late fall. I've owned several 14'...
Re: 18' Sportster
Zombe,
How did you support your casting platform to your side storage area. Is it some sort of j channel? This is exactly my next goal for the boat.
Re: 18' Sportster
Well the winter projects are coming to an end, (restored a 1987 Arctic Cat Super Jag) and with the warm mild winter my thoughts are back on boating. I am considering selling my boat (1977 Sportster Model) and replacing it with another project boat. I am looking for a 14'...
