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    Honda BF75 and BF100

    I picked up a baker's dozen of these motors the other day, they were leftover from a rental or guide service that shut down years ago. All are mid 80's era motors, a few run, none pump water, two are siezed, and two won't shift and have missing parts. Two of the BF75 motors look new but are...
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    Transom cap material?

    This has been brought up before, but I figured I'd see if anyone has any new ideas. I'm in the process of redoing several transoms, one a Starcraft SS, for which its thin aluminum transom cap is no longer usable, and two other smaller boats, also both aluminum. For the one, I'm raising the...
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    Ideas for repairing cut down aluminum transom?

    I picked up a super clean 16' aluminum boat today but a former owner apparently wanted it to be a 15" transom vs the original 20" transom and took a Sawzall to it. They cut out a trapezoid shaped section 5" down and about 18" across the top, leaving bare wood and metal exposed. I need it to be...
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    Repower, no starting point for prop

    I am repowering my 17' Starcraft Capri with a very low hours 1995 Mercury 115 ELPTO outboard. The old motor was a 50 hp Mercury 500 so I have no starting point and no prop to begin with as the guy that I'm getting the motor from is keeping his high dollar stainless prop. The boat it came from...
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    1995 Mercury 115

    I just picked up a super nice Mercury 115 for my Starcraft, the problem is I don't have controls for it. What do I need to look for to fit this motor? The motor came from a boat with a center console so the controls stayed with the boat. It has power tilt/trim, is a 2 stroke 20" shaft. The boat...
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    Identifying an 80's era 25hp?

    I picked up a boat today with what I believe is a mid to late 1980's Mercury 25 hp. The good part is that it runs great, but I have no idea what year it is. I was told that the cover had gotten damaged, a new one was bought from the dealer for a then current year motor, it fits fine but the...
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    Floor material

    I recently came across several sheets of 1/8" aluminum diamond plate sheeting. Since I'm in the process now of redoing my Sportboat, I am seriously considering adding a few extra cross braces and riveting in an all aluminum floor. I've also considered doing the rear floor in three pieces, thus...
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    Rub rail ends?

    I've been redoing a 19 62/63 Duratech Sportboat and am in need of one front rub rail end cap. If anyone has on they'd like to sell let me know. I'm also interested in any pics of any Sportboats out there.
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    Broken bow eye

    I need to find a replacement bow eye for the Duranautic 14-40 Offshore I just bought. The original is broken, it was made of cast bronze. Any ideas where I can find a replacement? I thought about just drilling a second hole and using a U bolt type bow eye but prefer to find an original type eye.
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    Dented rail on aluminum boat?

    I picked up a 14' Duranautic the other day, it's about 25 years old, and is 100% usable as it sits. The one part that needs attention is the right side top rail. It's a welded on bare aluminum semi round rail which looks like someone took a hammer or heavy knife and whacked away at it over about...
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    1974 Johnson 4 hp hood/cover interchange?

    I have a good running 4 hp motor that came with one of my boats as a spare but it's missing it's cover. Might anyone know what years will interchange covers? The motor is a 1974. I know they changed in the later years but how far back can I go to find a cover? It's hard to tell by the parts...
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    Evinrude/Johnson 50-60HP power head interchangability?

    I just picked up a 1981 50hp Evinrude which runs like a top and has a two week old power head. The problem is the lower unit is smashed, to badly damaged to repair, and the mid section has many broken bolts. Now I have a 1984 Johnson 60HP with a blown up power head, fresh rebuilt lower, new...
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    Ckassis tow vehicle

    Check this out: (Found online)
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    '92 DT 85 Miss/stall

    I just picked up a really clean, freshwater run Dt 85 but it developed a miss after about 3 hours of running. The motor runs cool, has 137 psi on all three cylinders but drops a cylinder at cruise It stalls at idle and progresses into a backfire/stall after a few minutes of the problem...
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    Starcraft engine choice question/opinions.

    I bought a super clean used motor for my 1974 Starcraft SS which I am restoring, the max hp on the boat is 85 hp. With this in mind, I bought a really clean, recently rebuilt, (Last fall), Evinrude 85 hp, I bought the motor from a private party that has come up with some really nice motors...
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    1981 Starcraft 14' repaint

    I picked up a small 14' Starcraft a few months ago, it was pretty rough but didn't leak. It was originally dark blue, with orange and silver stripes with a green inside. Then someone took some medium blue and gave it a pretty nasty looking brush painting. http://i32.tinypic.com/kf2oti.jpg I...
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    Mercury 25 HP tiller conversion?

    I picked up a super clean remote only Merc 25hp yesterday. It's a near mint, mid to late 80's motor with perfect compression. The motor runs great, starts with just a tap of the starter and I was able to test run it in the water on the boat it came from. The problem is that it's a long shaft...
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    Mini-Jacker question

    I've been debating on whether or not to adapt a good running long shaft 25 hp motor I have to my 15" transom boat. While I know I can make a home made adjustable bracket, I like the idea of a one piece adapter. What I can't figure out is why they make the Mini-Jacker a 3" rise not a 5" rise...
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    Duratech Sport (1964) New project boat!

    Well, I added another to the fleet yesterday, a late 50's / eary 60's Duratech Sport. (The boat has an assigned HIN number so the title is from 1984, the year it was first titled in NJ). I found the Duratech webpage and what info there is there on these but that's about all I have. Someone has...
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    Open Aluminum boat steering options

    I have a 15' aluminum V hull which I mostly run with just me in the boat, and when there's a passenger, they rarely counterbalance my weight, the weight of the motor, battery, and fuel as well. The point of balance is beyond the reach of a tiller extension as well. The boat has two full bench...
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