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Okay so I am a bit enthused! My original post http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=575345 gave me some answers as to the choices out there. I decided against the hydra foil because I did not want to drill holes in my new motor. I bought some smart tabs and put them on for the Labor day...
I begged my wife for 3 weeks and she finally agreed to my purchase of the 9.9 HP Honda outboard. I took it out yesterday and realized I might need assistance to plane. Lots of Bow rise when I throttled high temporarily as I am still breaking it in. I have read here that trim tabs help a lot of...
Re: 60 Lightwin 3 HP hard to fit Float into carb
OK...Had float in upside down. Put it in correctly. can blow air through gas line one direction and not the other. Still will only start when I spray fuel in air intake. Fuel is in bottom of carb just not making its way to top. See attached...
Re: Mounting a pedestal seat on aluminum floor
I used a piece of 5\8 thick aluminum plate 12'' by the width of the boat. It was expensive but holds my pedestal firm with no stress. Will post pic if you like?
I have added a pic:
Engine starts a second now only when I spray fuel in carb. So I took the carb off again and saw very little fuel in bowl but also noticed that the float was bent. I realigned it and then noticed how tight the fit was when the bowl is installed again. Is there a trick to get this together without...
Still working on getting her started after complete rebuild. I took carb off again to triple check and re-clean when I noticed the high speed nozzle is not attached to the float with the spring. The float arm rests under the nozzle. There does not seem to be a place to attach the nozzle to the...
I rebuilt this motor but my throttle arm keeps jumping to low speed from the start position every time I pull the cord. If I hold it in place it will start but then shut off after 15 sec. How do I tighten this movement. I have the service manual but I am not seeing the adjustment. This is my...
Well, I bought the utility trailer and with a few mods, I made it suitable for my inflatable. I lowered the fenders a few inches and used uni-strut and treated 2x8's to get the bunks up a few inches. I ordered marine carpet and padded the 2x8's using Molnel staples. I fashioned guide on bunks...
I need a trailer for my SIB and I have searched this forum and found a lot of useful ideas. However the posts are all older that 3 months and I want to follow the forum rules so I will post a new question. I have looked at the cheap utility trailers available. I have only found one (that is more...
Re: Plasti-Dip
I used Plastidip for my boat name over the top of the brand name rubber strip. I used red plastidip to cover the strip then after several coats and letting it dry I applied the decals for my boat name. After that set, I sprayed clear plastidip over the decals to keep them from...
Re: My Launching wheel mod
Here is a side view with the wheel down. Notice I could not find a rectangular piece of aluminum tube locally, so I used two square tubes and screwed them together.
I purchased these Davis Wheel aweigh launching wheels for my SIB and when they arrived I was startled by how big they were. The standard position in the up position would look awkward and would act like sails. When in the down position the 16" wheels gave me way more ground clearance than I...
