Was hoping to get the communities input on an idea I have. I am currently restoring a boat and want a wakeboarding pylon. I was thinking of running three 2X6s between the stringers with a hole drilled through the first two and the floor for the post. They would be glassed inside and out for...
About 90% done the grinding. Was able to pull the outer board on the transom to use as a template for the new one. Didn't seem to be any adhesive holding the two transom boards together, just a ton of staples.
You can see the hole up at the front, will get a better shot of it tomorrow.
Ok, transom is rotted and grinding is underway. Should have more pics this evening. In the mean time I have a couple questions. On the starboard side I have 2 spots that will need work. There is this one.
This is well above the water line so should I grind it down and glass it or just full...
So this weekend I have been down with a flu so there was no progress on the boat. I did get a few pictures though.
This is the old girl. I plan to make her shine like new.
The floor was completely rotted
The foam was completely saturated, half convinced it outweighed my truck lol
The...
I recently purchased a reinell tri hull with a Johnson 90HP outboard. This is my first boat and my first restoration. My plan is to restore it in 2 parts. First I plan to get her sea worthy and use it this year. Then over the cold cold winter I'll make her shine!
The previous owner would beach...
Ok, disconnected the throttle cable at the motor and moved the throttle by hand. The spark advance moved along with it. Moving the lever on the remote control caused the shift cable to advance. I'll add some pics to show what's happening. Sorry it's messy. Lots of grinding going on.
So this is...
Hey folks, just purchased a 1982 Johnson 90HP, The motor starts and idles perfect but I have a large dead spot in the throttle. I removed the engine cover and watched the motor throttle lever as I increased throttle. The motor lever doesn't move until you get to about 80% full throttle. Was...
