I'm looking at a used 1996 Horizon 19' Outboard boat with a 130HP Evinrude. I know that somewhere around this time they went with composite and fiberglass. I found a brochure online and it says 4W boats have fiberglass or fiberglass encapsulated stringers (which means wood). The boat seems...
I believe I have seen this on here before but I can't find it if someone can point me in the right direction. I bought this little boat for a whopping $90. The guy bought this rig for the trailer and was going to send the boat to the dump. The hull is in great shape. No dents, no leaks, no...
Does anyone know what the measurement is for the width of the transom at the chines? I found a brochure online that says the beam is 76" wide. I believe that measurement is taken at the dash area up top. I'm going to look at a SS16 and take my trailer to bring it home if I like it. My...
I found a 1974 Holiday that seems to be in pretty good shape. The boat had a cover on it but the stern got wet when the cover sagged so the floor and interior was pretty rotted out. It had a second treated plywood floor put over top of the old one. The boat had supposedly been sitting outside...
I'm looking for a 1974 or so 18' Holiday OB. How well do you think this 1985 Merc 115 would push it? I know the boat is rated for a 140HP. I have heard that in 1984 Merc went with prop rated horsepower rather than at the head and that this year motor was probably the old 125HP. I wouldn't be out...
I'm thinking about finding a 16' Super Sport to renovate. I have a 1979 80HP Merc with TNT that I think would be perfect on one. I have reworked fiberglass boats before and I would like to try my skills on an aluminum StarCraft. In looking at these photos, it seems like some of the years...
I'm considering buying a vintage boat that has a 1966 Merc 65HP that is in very good shape. I would like the convenience of tilt and trim which the motor does not have. I know many of these inline 4 cylinder 65HP, 80HP, and 85HP Mercs from that time period shared many common parts. Would it...
I'm looking around for a 65/70/75 HP Johnson to put on my 1969 Glastron. I have heard that these 3 cylinder motors are very reliable and there seems to be a lot of them around. I also noticed they are pretty light (under 200 pounds) for their horsepower delivery. Does anyone know what...
I have the opportunity to buy a 1986 Mercury 75HP similar to the one in the photo. Is this motor similar to the 4 cyl 65HPs from the sixties and the 85HP ones from the seventies? The 1986 motor I am looking at has trim and tilt. The reason that I am asking is that I am planning to put it on...
I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mercury 115HP that has been sitting for six years. The motor had just been tuned up and had a carb rebuild 6 years ago. The mechanic that did the work said it was completely gone over and was completely fine when it was parked. It was parked outside...
Re: Looking for Rub Rail Insert
Alan fixed me up! It took a few e-mails and measuring but we got there. He sent a sample which works perfectly. I will have a completely new, seamless, rub rail so I'm very happy. Pretty hard to do when you are talking about a 48 year old boat! Don
I'm looking for rub rail insert for a 1965 16' Mark Twain that I am refurbishing. My aluminum is great but the insert is very brittle after all of these years. I know that 1965-1968 all used this same insert but I'm not sure about other years. I also know they had various colors (red, blue...
I am refurbing a 1965 Mark Twain that had a really cool set of gauges by Aqua Meter which I am cleaning up and rechroming. The boat had a 1964 90HP Evinrude. I will be putting a 1980's era motor on this boat when I am done with installing new stringers, floor, transom, and interior.
I know...
