My son and I bought a 1990 model Johnson 48 SP (J48ESLESA) and are doing some repair work on it. The fuel lines from the manifold, fuel pump and to carbs are hard, brittle and cracking. The parts blow-ups we found online show the line but do not offer the hose for sale. Is there a generic...
My son just found us a very good deal on a 1990 Johnson 48 SPL that requires remote steering and controls. It has neither the steering nor the controls with it. Here in Southeast Louisiana there are some boat boneyards to rummage through. The former motor was rigged with a tiller-arm setup...
We are gonna be doing some restoration work on a 17 foot Duracraft johnboat we just bought. We will be strengthening the transom, replacing some leaking rivets with stainless bolts. And, I'd like to build some gunwale floatation and pour some foam under the bow deck area because I will almost...
We just bought a 17' Duracraft aluminum johnboat. It has about 20 leaking rivets. After doing a lengthy search here, I have decided to use small bolts to replace these bad rivets. The stainless bolts I already have are 1/4"-20 X1/2".
The washers though, are the stainless washers with the...
The motor is a 1989 Johnson 120 HP. A friend of mine hit an exposed piece of oilfield pipe and the propeller shaft is obviously bent. He said it was making a grinding noise as he ran back to the launch. I can buy the boat, a 17 ft. Mako, galvanized trailer and this motor very cheap. With...
I will soon start a floor and possibly transom replacement on a 15ft Sunbird. Most of the boats I've owned in the past have been 21-24 foot aluminum flatboats. So, I am used to having much more room inside.
This little boat currently has a center console and, I'd like to convert it to tiller...
