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    Back up motor?

    Many times being weedless is just the type of prop used. Often a non weedless prop can be substituted to gain a little extra thrust if needed. Unless you have a really strong current, your 4 should push you along as long as your not expecting to ski..
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    Tachometer backlight

    Yep...where that black plug is.....should be your bulb, or where the bulb should be ..
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    Poly tube

    To be heavy enough poly, would it not be much heavier?? Just thinking out loud....
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    Transon saver/non power trim

    Also consider how well the boat (transom) is built. On light duty boats I always use some type of transom support, but on boats with beefy solid transom I don't bother. My current Sylvan has a very beefy transom, rated for 80 hp, no wood, well reinforced double riveted seams, and supports a 40...
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    Propeller Recommendation - 1998 Mercury Force 50 HP

    We are not questioning your ability to setup your tach properly, but the info that comes from Force is not always up to date or accurate. The parameters given to you for setup may not be correct. Based on the numbers posted, something is definetly off...
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    Propeller Recommendation - 1998 Mercury Force 50 HP

    One ince of pitch equals about 200 rpm...so to drop from 7K down to 5300 rpm means an 8" change in pitch.not gonna happen, still willing to bet the tach is off or a spun prop. Can't believe your engine stayed together at 7K rpm......
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    This will give you a warm fuzzy - NOT!

    Try walking in a cops shoes for a couple weeks in a high crime area, especially where gun violence is high !!! Why do you think so many are leaving the cities ?? Extremely few people can live with the daily stress of being shot at any moment !!
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    Propeller Recommendation - 1998 Mercury Force 50 HP

    Bad prop, bad prop hub, motor mounted to high, faulty tach reading....those are your choices !! At 7K rpm, you should be well over 31 mph....gps confirmed speed ?? My guess would be spun hub or faulty tach reading...fact is your engine won't last long unless you figure it out quickly.
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    Tachometer backlight

    Any more pics of the tach ??
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    Tachometer backlight

    Can't believe there isn't a light in there somewhere !!
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    Chris Craft Wooden 39' Constellation found in estate

    There were a number of wood boat restoration folks around the Port Clinton Ohio area a few years back. Not sure if covid put any out of business. Saw some show pieces done by them at shows....very nice work !! Definetely NOT gonna be cheap !!
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    Long shaft motors

    Was that way in my younger days, nowadays, I take my toolbox to thoroughly test any motor I come accross. I also tell/ ask the owner before heading out if I can go thru it. If he says no, I don't bother going. When people come to look at motors I have for sale, I tell them come on out, I have...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Heck, I did that in an aluminum boat !! Talk about feeling like an idiot ??
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    Bought a Used Boat, but what is it?

    Not what you want to hear, but you have a 6-8 K dollar and about 6-12 months of very messy, nasty fiberglass work and after your done, you won't get 2 K back from all your efforts. Your boat, your call, but the seller just passed his problems on to you. Old rotted glass hulls can be hard to...
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    Long shaft motors

    Yes, most are put away for the winter, but when the weather breaks....be ready ! Nothing wrong with looking now, keep a sharp eye out. If a nice one pops up, you need to be ready to pounce !!
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    2024 Super Bowl !!

    I took a couple venison steaks, cut into strips then wrapped them in bacon, cooked over charcoal and some hickory chips......thought about taking some pics, but, they all ended up in my stomach before I could get the camera ready!! Great game, right down to the wire...nail bitters are so much...
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    Transom repair on Lakeland fiberglass.

    Boats rot from the bottom UP....so if the transom is rotted, so is rhe rest of the wood skeleton of the boat !! Dig deep, you have lots of rotted wood to repair !! By all means get good quality resperators and safety equipment, fiberglass dust will eat up your lungs before you are done if you...
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    Transom repair on Lakeland fiberglass.

    Unfortunately I have saw similar occurances on more than a few ocassions in my 60 plus years of boating...
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    I just got this rope and it has some frays.. Think it's OK to use??

    Will anyone's life or health going to be at risk ?? If not, then feel free to use it.
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    well....dreaded boat damage victim...need expertise answers

    Yea, it sucks having to wait on someone else to solve a problem they created !!
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