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    Prop Locking Question (Reverse Locking Cam?)

    Keep looking, maybe someone stashed some money in there too!
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    daily music fix

    Old guys can still rock!
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    I was more worried about the engine being too low in the water and maybe sucking water thru the air intake. I plan on getting one of those rods that hook from the kicker to the main for steering. Alternately I've seen vid's of people locking the kicker in straight forward and lowering the main...
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    So, Scott, does a kicker on my boat need to be a long shaft? It's a converted I/O with a 25 in leg OB on her now.
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    Bad Transom?

    Bottom line is you will never know until you go look at it. Can't tell much from that picture except that it appears he backed into something. Like maybe an artesian well (don't ask!)
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    Wow, I wouldn't have thought would move at all let alone 4 miles! Anyway the age of the one I was thinking about kind of turned me off. As my wife always tells me, "you're buying somebody else's junk trying to save a dollar". After some of my purchases in the past its hard to argue! I saw some...
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    Most of what I've read says bigger is not always better in this case as you are just adding extra weight with no extra speed as it wont get the boat on plane and the speed will be limited to the design of the hull until it planes out. As for the gas, I agree having mixed and straight fuel might...
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    After some research and finding out the motor was from the late 70's, I decided to take a pass. Most of what I read leads me to think I would need something a little bigger. Maybe 8hp or so. Yamaha 9.9 four stroke seem to be the go to kicker here. I'll start saving up over the winter!
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    Yeah, I was looking online and saw that I likely can leave the tiller on. I know 4.5 is a little small but I also want to be able to mount it on a smaller inflatable I have for fishing in small ponds too.
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    I would be buying a kicker mount that would move up and down. Can you leave the tiller handle on the kicker when mounted below the top of the transom?
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    Motor swap, back and forth.

    Any way you could buy another 20hp and hook both up and only use one when on restricted lake? Too heavy maybe?
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    Best way to pressure test an exhaust manifold?

    Yeah, as above. I wouldn't trust a good motor on jb weld holding. I almost ruined an engine thru using a leaking manifold. Those manifolds are expensive, mine was over $1000 cad. One of the reasons I converted the boat to OB!
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    No big currents here, and no rivers or creeks, just wind at times. Considering my main OB is a 25 inch leg, would a long shaft be better or does it not matter?
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    Saltwater, but only a couple of miles from harbor, calm weather.
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    4.5 mercury 2 stroke

    Do you think the above motor would be big enough as a kicker on a 20 ft fiberglass boat. Just need something to get me home in case of emergency.
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    2000 Bayliner Trophy

    This one is an outboard boat so motor access isn't a problem. Mostly concerned with what I would find below the deck, as in stringers and the transom. Any idea if they rot out easily?
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    2000 Bayliner Trophy

    I just saw an add for this type boat locally. I was wondering about their quality and specifically about what core material was used in transom, stringers and floor. From what little research I have done seems to say Greenwood plywood. Is this good? I've already restored 2 rotten transoms and...
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    Pink Salmon

    Cool, I hope they go forth and multiply here!
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    engine stalls past 4000 rpm Suzuki DF175

    Disconnect fuel line from main tank and use gas in a gas can. That will help isolate your problem to the fuel line vs engine problem.
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    18.5' Winner Quest Restoration

    Nice boat, great job!
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