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Going to look at a couple of 16ft Aluminum boats this week. All boats are early 90's with 40 to 60 horse motors. I am basically worried about getting a boat with a rotten transom or stringers. What are some signs that these areas are bad. All boats have decks for fishing on them and I am not...
I have an old fiberglass 60's v-hull that transom was worrying me more just because the age of the boat than anything. I had a 3/16 steel bracket made up and I installed it this afternoon and now the transom is super rock solid. If anyone is interested it is in this post...
I have an late sixties 16' Lynn Craft. The transom has a slight bit of flex in it when I put the motor up and push down on it. I drilled some holes today to check and see if there was moisture and the shavings came out dark and wet. So I know there is moisture in the transom.
I am thinking of...
I have an early 60's 50 hp Merc which I found water in the lower unit. Today I was doing some looking and found a small maybe 1/8 inch hole toward the front on the right sight of the prop housing. When I tilted it water drained from the hole. Is this hole suppose to be there or is it a defect in...
When changing the lower unit oil on my 1960's Mercury 50hp I found no seals on the screws and there was water in the oil. I also had taken the flush screw out. The worry I have is I blew threw the tube I had using to fill it on the lower end and slight bit of oil came out the flush hole. I am...
My starter on my early sixties Mercury 50hp runs but does not engage the flywheel. I had it lubed and cleaned and just turns quicker but still doesn't engage. When I bypass the solenoid the starter does engage. Is it most likely the solenoid and if so where can I find one for that late model of...
My starter on my early sixties Mercury 50hp runs but does not engage the flywheel. I had it lubed and cleaned and just turns quicker but still doesn't engage. When I bypass the solenoid the starter does engage. Is it most likely the solenoid and if so where can I find one for that late model of...
I have an old 16 ft fiberglass runabout. Is it ok to stand on the front of the boat. I never have but my kids always ask to sit on the front when we are anchored. Just want to make sure fiberglass is strong enough to hold them.
I am very new to boating and just got my first boat last year. It is an old fiberglass Lin Craft that is over 40 years old. When I got it last spring that had a couple of holes about one inch from the bottom of the boat on the transom that water would come out of. Looks like maybe where the...
I have an old Lyn-Craft 16 foot fiberglass v-hull and would like to install a manual bilge pump mainly for saftey reason and for the few times water does get in the boat. I am very new to boating and was wondering where to mount and what would be a satisfactory type to get?
I have an old Mercury 50hp 500E late sixties. The problem I am having is you can hear the starter running but isn't kicking the gear up to engage the flywheel. Any ideas what can be done to fix it, or do I need to get a new one?
