That's what I was thinking when I pulled it out, there is no way it's from the 80's. The reason I went for a transom replacement was that the wood was slightly soft and damp where the bolt holes were. I figured the rest of the transom was the same way. Wish there was a better way to check the...
Congrats that is a nice boat. I always replace all fluids and impeller when I purchase a new boat. I just recently bought a 2008 Larson 180 with 65 hours. I agree with Scott that, like vehicles, low mileage or hours can actually be worse than high hours or mileage. For me it wasn't to bad...
I'm rebuilding a 16 foot fisher from the 80's. I purchased a 2019 50hp merc for her and naturally I started to thing about the transom health due to age. The last thing I wanted, was to say goodbye to my expensive motor as it sank to the bottom of the lake. I took it apart and the wood...
I have been plugging away at little things on my new to me used 14 ft livingston with a 2001 mercury 30elo each time I hit the water, most issues have been due to user error accompanied by some small issues that seemed big to me because i have never had a boat before. My current issue happened...
