I recently acquired a 16' Fishrite sled from my father-in-law. The boat has been sitting for several years 6-7. I cleaned it up did some work to the trailer and got it home with high hopes. The 65hp Merc and pump looked OK but the deck is a mess. I removed a few pieces of the deck easily...
I recently purchased a 1966 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp. The guy I bought it from said that it ran well and started usually within 5 pulls. It has not been started in 12 months. I set the gap on the plugs at .35 (per local marine shop) and flushed the carburetor bowl. Ensured that I have spark...
