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Re: 1960 Chris Craft sportsman restoration project
Not trying to derail this thread from your boat but I thought I'd show you a pic of the boat that I just finished. It's a 1968 Chris Craft Sportster.
4 year top to bottom rebuild.
This boat will be used daily by my friend. The only reason it is...
Well after a while of looking at a fair amount of boats I've landed on this jewel of a craft. A 1987 Glastron 19' deck boat. It's pretty well rotted out but I think I can get it restored over the next year or so. The story on the boat is that the transom was rotted and leaking. The owner thought...
Re: 1983 115 V4 "prop slop"
Arrow points to the stiff part. It's not REAL stiff. Just enough that the throttle won't move it.
I just realized that the advancement arm is spring loaded forward while the throttle arm is spring loaded rearward. So I need to revise my question. Should the...
Just curios how much play a prop should have while in gear. If I put my motor in forward or reverse I can move the prop approx 3" or so. (like from the 1 oclock to 3 oclock)
Is this pretty normal or should it be pretty tight? Thanks
