Re: Bought starcraft boat from auction, unable to determine year or model.
If you are upgrading the HP, just keep an eye out for a motor w/ T&T. They still sell OB's w/out it....
It's a matter of your preference. Can you buy & use a car w/out power windows & doors? Yep, but isn't it nice to have? Is it worth the expense, to you?
Adding a CMC power bracket will net similiar results if you'd rather retro fit a motor that didn't come w/ T&T.
Depending on the motor you buy, you might get a non-T&T OB, and add it if there's a T&T model that will adapt to your OB. I bought a factory T&T setup off a Mercury OB (don't remember year or model) that would easily adapt to my 1971 Merc 650, that didn't come with it.
Several have done similar. Off hand the last 2 I KNOW did are Jas' adding factory Johnson T&T to his Jet's OB, the blk & wht boat he sold a while back, and PMCCraney using a CMC bracket on his Sea Nymph. I think they both bought the T&T off ebay.
T&T or a CMC bracket is often part of the loot stolen off a donor boat, so while looking for windshield candidates, you might find buying an entire donor boat is the right decision. Esp if you can sell any bits & pieces or trailer if you don't need them.
STARMIST, unless it's a Jupiter.
