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I have a 1976 Mercury 1500. I fogged it last time I ran it and put it in the barn because I was going to replace the floor of the boat - stripped the interior of the boat and wound up unemployed... 14 years later, I am financially ready to tackle that unfinished project. Um, 14 years is a LONG...
I have my 1972 Sea Ray 190SRV O/B gutted. The stringers were pure rot. My question is how to make a template for cutting the new stringers to the curve of the hull. I have seen the post for the hull extention and I see how he did it... but, I don't have the cap removed off the boat and...
A friend bought a 1983 18ft VIP outboard boat with no motor. We would like to take the motor off my boat which I finally gave up on restoring (I don't have the time or funds to make it happen) and put it on his. The previous owner had a 85hp Mercury on it. It is rated for 165hp boat per the...
I'm getting ready to start (again) on my project boat. I was in the process of replacing the floor when I was laid off of work so it went in the barn. 5 years later, I want to get going on it again. I have the floor all ripped out and gutted down to the hull. I am looking to see if anyone...