I have a 1959 dorsett Catalina 17'. I'm thinking of putting a mid 80's 90hp Mercury 2-stroke on it (got a cheap one on Craigslist). It weighs about 300lbs. My old 40hp weighs about 200lbs. 20" of transom on my boat...is this a good idea? I've seen 1 pic of a 60's dorsett catalina with this same...
I'm converting my steering from a cable and pulley steering system. Going with rack system from seastar. My outboard is an early 60's Lark iii. The boat is a 1959 Dorsett Catalina.
My question:
Does anyone have experience with this? Any recommendations on how to secure the business end to the...
Need advice for the best product to paint my fiberglass hull. My gut says epoxy, friend says high solids polyeurethane. I've painted cranes and tug boats w/high solids (at work) but never have seen them 3-5 years later...also, those were mostly iron surfaces unlike my fiberglass.
Evinrude Lark iii. Anyone else have one? I'm thinking it's a 1961 or 62 two stroke. I have no clue if it runs but I pulled the plugs and it turns over clean. It's set up w/ wire harness, but for now I'm just pull starting it to turn over. I haven't even hooked it to a fuel supply yet as I...
