Thought I'd share this book I picked up when I bought my first new AlumaCraft in '68.
This is the Aluminum Boats section. No other competitors boats were better built.
My boat happens to be the numbered detailed pictured FD model.
For manufactures, it's common to build different hp. motors that share the same cubic inch engine block. With the lesser hp. motor there is more cubic inch displacement for the hp. Is there more torque for the hp. with this motor?
My new 40 hp motor sometimes clatters when operating because of it's stainless steel prop. I was told that this was it and to me it always sounds like it's coming from the top of the motor rather than from below as I'm right on the motor - it's tiller steering. Throttle variations or slowly...