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    Retro-Fit an electric starter?

    Hello all,<br /><br />It's been a LOOONG time since I've posted here on iBoats... But it's nearing winter, when I'll have time to do my maintenance & mods on my ole' Sears Boat & 12Hp Sears (West Bend) motor.<br /><br />My pull-starter gear that raises to engage the flywheel to turn start the...
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    Pull-Starter Mechanism - Not moving...

    Hey all,<br /><br />I've got a REAL old Sears 12Hp (mid 1960's model) pull-start motor.<br /><br />On my last 2 outings, I've developed a problem with the pull-start mechanism - in which it is no longer sliding freely up & down to engage, and disengage the teeth of the crankcase.<br /><br />I've...
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    Stitch & Glue Boats in Handy Magazine

    Are any of you members of the Handyman Club of America? Just curious, as there is an article in the issue I received today on Stitch-N-Glue Boats. They went through the building of a kayak. Looks like possibly that projects that we used to see in Popular Mechanics... decades ago... might make...
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    OLD Aluminum boat - pitting

    Well, I finally got my old 14' aluminum boat onto a lake last week. The old 12Hp Sears motor that is nearly 50 years old really did well - she was strong and responsive. No oil in the lower unit after taking her out of the water...<br /><br />I found out in a hurry, that I have a few hull...
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    Hold on tight....

    I wonder if anyone has a story behind ths picture? It was sent to me by a friend... and there's no telling how old it is.<br /><br />Looks like the guy got going too fast on a hill, tried to slow, and the trailer forced a jack-knife in the wrong direction!<br /><br />Rex S.<br /><br />
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    Bringing Wood home from Home Depot

    This picture has probably made the rounds of the 'net by now... but I got a chuckle seeing it - and thinking to myself... "Dadgum - I know that this person is NOT a boatbuilder! No boatbuilder would be so stupid!"<br /> http://www.geocities.com/copper6500/homedepot.html <br /><br />Rex S.
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    12 Hp Sears - Won't start - Need suggestions

    Hello all,<br /><br />You may remember my Sears 12Hp (1965 mfg. by West Bend) that you helped with when I couldnt get the flywheel off about 2 months ago.<br /><br />Up until 2 weeks ago, I had been running the motor weekly in a tank, just to keep things running good until this spring when I can...
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    Boatbuilding at home

    Hey everyryone,<br /><br />Somehow, somewhere, I came across the website for Glen-L - the peope who sell plans & stuff for homebuilding a boat.<br /><br />Man - that site's got me dreaming now. I want my first project to be a Cabin Skiff.<br /><br />Has anyone else here built their own from...
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    Impeller Replacement - Stuck bolts

    Whew.. I was sweating there, while iboats.com was down for the morning... I was having withdrawal symtoms!<br /><br />I've got a 12hp Sears Motor (West Bend) - circa - 1965. The impeller has never been changed - and whoo-hoo I've found a replacememt and had it shipped to me.<br /><br />The...
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    Magneto Coil Removal & Check - need assistance

    I've got a '65 West Bend (12 Hp), that I'm going over, and am wanting to check the magneto coil.<br /><br />I suppose first off, I should ask - What is the "proper" procedure for checking spark while cranking? My manual says to pull the spark plug, then hold the spark plug WIRE about 1/8" from...
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    Motor mount clamps

    I'm getting ready to take the engine off of the boat to replace the rotton boards on the back end of the boat (1965 Sears aluminum boat with the Sears (West Bend) 12Hp motor clamped onto it.<br /><br />The problem.... The boat, over the last 25 years, sometimes was full of rainwater, and the...
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    Sears manual

    Hello,<br /><br />I have been given a boat and motor from my wife's grandfather, who<br />wanted to pass it along before he dies...<br />It is a 1965 Sears aluminum boat (13'6" long) - with a Sears branded<br />12Hp motor.<br />Motor Model# 571-59271<br />Motor Serial# 59271-C1513<br /><br />The...
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