Hey All,
Just purchased a 1990 3 hp Evinrude 2 cylinder and am trying to collect information about it. I read that it is a salt water motor and water cooled but I have yet to find the mix ratio. I figured on going with 50:1 for my "barrel" test and tune, but wanted to be sure of the...
Re: 1952 Duracraft Sportsman
Next was a trailer extension to the rear. The tube stopped about a foot and a half from the rear of the boat and had a roller mounted on the end. I really did not want to put a strap over the gunwale, so I built an extension, relocated the roller (actually used a...
Re: 1952 Duracraft Sportsman
Little work on the DuraCraft's trailer. It needs a complete repaint and new bunk carpet (which I have) but first I wanted to do a few mods so when I repaint it, all the paint will match. I'll most likely redo the bunk carpet pretty quick this season (first time I...
Re: 1952 14ft DuraCraft Resto
I like this stuff PVC Edge Trim 62-1/16 - J & J Auto Fabrics, Inc. it's a little heavier than the standard door edging and you can get it in different colors. If you are not picky about the color and black is okay with you, you can run to your local junk yard and...
Re: spatter paint effect
I used Spatter paint. You can still purchase it at your local auto parts store, at least you can around here at Advance. That is what I used in the interior of my DuraCraft. I don't know if that is the look you are after, but it was what was originally inside the hull...
Re: I have some pictures to share :)
souvenir runabout
Just some eye candy, because I'm sure it can't be bought and if it could I could never afford it.
So I'm back down on the coast but this time in my own ride, by myself, so I can go as slow as I want and stop when I want ;) I was going to stop and get pictures of a Feather Craft I have been seeing but it was raining pretty good when I got there, but it had stopped by the time I came to the...
Re: 1952 14ft DuraCraft Resto
Should be a nice stable boat for what you are wanting to use it for. I measured my transom (I'm guessing across the same points as you did) and got the same 51" . As I've posted before, my son has a Mckenzie with roughly the same measurements and it felt nice and...
Re: 14ft DuraCraft Resto
Re: 14ft DuraCraft Resto
Yea, without a ton of pictures or me seeing it in person it's hard for me to know what I'm looking at to tell for sure what my opinion is. I agree with you on the restoring back to original (whatever that is LOL) it really would not be very...
Re: 14ft DuraCraft Resto
Re: 14ft DuraCraft Resto
Perfect! Right where it should have been. It's not the lowest number I've come across, but it's close by only 67 units. This makes yours a solid 1952 model where mine could possibly be an early 1953 but more likely a late 1952. Anyway I think...
Re: Mid 90's Evinrude paint color matching
Re: Mid 90's Evinrude paint color matching
What I should have done was to find the rattle can color I wanted to use for the lower cowl down to the foot and took it to the paint shop to match for the upper cowl. But....since I did it the other way and...
I put a steering cable on my Bayliner with a 2001 Merc 150 outboard this past weekend, wasn't too bad. I was able to change it out without removing the motor, which was nice, but there was a trick to doing it. I'm not sure how long the cable has been in place, but I know the motor is not...
Re: Mid 90's Evinrude paint color matching
Re: Mid 90's Evinrude paint color matching
Oh yea, just like any paint you get, including interior wall, no guarantees if you don't paint it all at one time with the same batch LOL not going for show quality just better than this
I think the...
