Can't help you, but have a related question. Perhaps a bump helps.
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This is the sort of thing I wondered about:
..heat the area up with a heat gun to about 350F and then rapidly cool...
But was concerned about this thing:
..work harden aluminum..
So you guys have it covered!
Would I start this process in the middle and do a bit at a time working outward on...
That's a cool project. I don't know the answer to your question but I'd guess by your "not high performance" comment this thing isn't getting up on plane for extended periods. In that case, even if the water did cool the upper gears to some extent by passing close by that portion of the...
Dad and I have been replacing the plywood transom in our '98 Lund this winter. I had assumed the source of the leak and thus rot to be the poorly sealed engine mount bolts the dealer installed and they were surely a factor but we also found nearly two dozen corrosion holes thru the aluminum...
Trying to find anything on this old boat seems to be a dry hole. I figured there would be more likely some tribal knowledge on this site than something published someplace. I know there are newer Archercraft flats skiff's and those are made in Florida today.
Many years ago when I was cool, many many years ago, there were two of these boats on our lake. They were the hot ticket, with a 60 hp Merc, sure made a kid with a fishing boat and a 25 pine a bit. It's now many years later and low and behold I find one of them in the woods at the lake while...
Hey folks I have a question about our 1983 ish Mercruiser 260. I replaced the shift interrupt plate when we got the boat and had never operated the boat before replacing it. The good news is it shifts and the engine runs very smoothly.
The bad news is that the "timing" between the shift and...
Re: Cavitation over 3400 rpm, help with prop selection, mercruiser 260, 24' Sea Ray
The plot thickens. I pulled the prop this evening. Unfortunately I won't have a chance to do the paint marker test for a spun hub for awhile... but looking on the front side of the blades I have what might be...
Ran the "new" (nearly thirty year old) boat today. Have a prop question, monitoring speed and RPM I'm pretty much getting solid results until about 3400 and then have cavitation no matter where the lower unit is trimmed. Boat is an '83 24' Sea Ray, pretty heavy. It's wearing a 15x15 prop, 1.5...
Hey folks, I'm not real techie so want to know if what I'm planning will work.
I'd like to put together a fairly low priced and high value electronic system for a 24' boat. I'd like a chartplotter (rivers) of reasonable size coupled to display AIS targets and provide depth and fuel...
First off, new guy here, have lurked the forum for info for awhile now but have some questions that I haven't found direct answers to so figured I'd better become official! Looks like a really helpful site, so looking forward to interacting with you and hope I can add some value along the way...
