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Day 1: Boat - 0, Me - 1. I was able to get the transom stripped along with a few other things. I have a new found respect for boat mechanics...lots of stuff in there!
Question - How do I get the old transom out and the new one in? I assume I need to remove the rear "cap"??
Just picked up a 1986 StarCraft Islander and will begin a resto soon. This will be a slow process; part of the agreement when buying the boat was to complete various "Honey-Do" list project befor starting on a new project.
From what I can tell, the hull looks pretty good with the exception of...
Hi All,
I love the forum and hope your big brains can help. I have located a 1970 Winner B...... (not sure how to spell the model) 18ft with a trailer for $500. It has a blown motor. I will be going to look at it this weekend (Sat). I think I found a pic of one (on the internet) - it has a...
I recently purchased a used pontoon boat with a 2002 Mercury 50 HP 2 stroke. Yesterday I removeded the cover to check the plugs after a weekend of boating and noticed that all 3 carbs had an open threaded hole. Standing on the left side of the motor (when facing it from the rear) there are...
Brand new to the site and a brand new owner of my first pontoon boat - 2002Monark (20ft) w/ 50 HP Mercury Big Foot. I have a question about the operation of the power trim/tilt. When the boat is still, I can trim/tilt the motor up but as soon as I ramp-up the throtle, the motor tilts down to...
