1978 johnson 175.My lower pump is leaking and upon disassembly found the gaskets were all brown and gummed from old fuel and more importantly there are TWO small tin tabs,one on each side of the main body that appear to keep fuel from draining back into the line held in by a small screw,I don't...
Originally the boat had a lot of fiberglass housing/seating structure that was attached to the hull and transom with screws on the outside of the boat hidden by rubber molding,it was not glued etc to the transom.I have removed that as you can see in pic.
My question is to what degree,if...
Getting ready to assemble this project and faced with indecision. 1977 starcraft stinger 19' fiberglass/175 johnson ob. your advice pros/cons are great!
My plan is after I sandwich my 2 transom plys together is to encapsulate them with 1.5 oz CSM and poly resin then let cure. I've learned...
I am replacing the transom on my 1977 starcraft stinger and upon teardown i noticed the transom ends dont meet flush at the port and starboard hull walls. questions...why did starcraft engineers do this,there must be a reason? and should I cut my new marine plywood to meet flush with the walls...
