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Hey folks,
Looking for some help my 1989 85hp force will not start after carb cleaning. The motor begins to kick then fizzles out after a half of a second. Outboard ran before cleaning (some minor hard to start occasionally issues) I’m a novice but handy but no clue where the issue may be. Could...
I did a drill test and found solid wood in all test spots I was surprised as well, transom is solid as with zero flex no hallow spots. Trust me I was shocked the stringers were solid but some how they are.
Floor is completely out and stringers are fully intact and look new there was only two small areas of rot on the flooring the size of a small diner plate. This is not a forever boat this is a 5-10 year boat until I upgrade.
For the sake of learning why in the inside rather than the exterior? My first thought was to use a flap sanding disk and make a taper about 3 inches wide on the exterior fill with multiple layers of glass sand and gel coat while on the inside doing roughly the same maybe less since it's a tough...
Hey Folks,
This is my first boat restoration on a 1989 Maxum 16' fiberglass haul boat. Whole re doing the floors my buddy cut through the haul in two spots with a Multitool blade in two spots. One spots is roughly 12 inches long the other is 3 inches. The thickness of the cuts are roughly...
