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Ah, thank yall very much for that info! I'll repurpose that space for my electronics then. Cabela's had a killer sale on fish finders for Father's Day and I had the club points built up, so I have a Garmin Echomap 94sv that will likely sit for a couple of years in the box

She is rough, but has been stored in a covered slip on Canyon Lake for all her life. Once the original owner passed away, his son took the boat home for repairs where she has sat for 5 years. Thankfully, the boat has been stored bow up on a hill with the drain plug out. The wood seems good upon...

Been a while since I posted on this site, but I've been happily boating and fishing in the meantime. I've always wanted a trailerable weekender/cabin cruiser, and have been looking at local ads for one for years now. I found this boat from a friend working on the sellers' place who just wanted...

I've been trying to think of a way for a cooler to take up less space, and I came up with an idea for modifying a Coleman Xtreme cooler I haven't used in a few years. FYI, I would not recommend purchasing one, as they have no latches and the lid is prone to warping in the sun to the point that...

The motor started easily, but acted cold natured and rough on the lower RPMs. It's time that I just unbolt the carbs and start with a clean slate. My tach wouldn't show above 3K RPM, but the ignition miss was gone with the new switch boxes and the speed was up about where I'd expect. I'm...

I got a used bimini top that was way too wide for my boat, so I trimmed the aluminum poles a few inches on each side. Then I installed the eye straps onto the boat, and now I can have some shade. The canvas does need cleaning up more. For the trim pieces I built in the last post, I needed...

I had to replace the switch boxes on my Merc; hopefully it runs right the next time I take it out. Tonight, I made these: They give a little extra storage under the gunwales on the main deck. I just gotta get them installed.

I got the main part of the upholstery done. I still have to make the running boards for extra deck storage, and the flap that goes below the walk-through windshield for cold days.

This helped me when I wired my new control box:

I got the courtesy lights installed! They all run to one switch on the dash.

Thank you, I downloaded that image and will try to figure this out this afternoon. One more question, why does the newer harness have four wires coming out by the motor? They look the same color as trim wires, but I currently have the 4 wire harness from the trim motor running to the control...

On my '80 Merc 115 with the separate trim motor, I recently added a newer style throttle control. The wire colors didn't all match up and I couldn't find the wiring diagram for the control box, but the tachometer works. I had the trim motor out of the boat at the time because the hydraulic...

Well, despite the cold front this weekend, I decided to test the boat out when the wind calmed down for a few hours. The motor ran really well. The low idle was rough and wanted to die at first, but after running WOT for a while, it started to idle a lot smoother. Top speed was only...

Yesterday, I finally got a few ounces of nasty looking oil to come out the helm end of the cable. I added 5 more ounces of ATF to the other end and hooked the air back up. The air tank lost a few PSI today but the oil is still working its way through. This thing may take several flushes to get...

I've been busy like everyone else with the holidays, but I shot a pic a couple weeks ago with my seats installed. I replaced the rotten, carpet-covered boards that protect the hull from hitting the wheel covers (it would take a pretty bad driver to hit it but extra protection never hurts)...

I swapped the nut and bolt on the swim ladder for a clevis pin with a bushing and cotter pin. The next thing I did was fix the walk-through windshield. A few screws were missing and it wound up taking some clamps to get everything back to even be able to replace them. It was just another...

I got the ladder mounted tonight. In lieu of something better to use, I just used some 5/16" bolts with a lock nut as hinge pins. To keep the ladder from swinging into the boat, I used the railing hardware from the tubing I cut up, held in place with a pop rivet. I've just been crossing...

The ladder is done, but I hadn't TIG welded aluminum in nearly a year and was out of practice. So some of the welds are ugly looking but fused at least. To do it, I first welded the T-joints using 4 intermittent welds per side. Next, I tacked it all up and welded the top sides around the...

I've been looking online for instructions or even the hardware to help replace the missing bottom half of my swim ladder, but with no real luck. So I thought I'd share in some detail on how I am making my own. I have some 1" 10 ga Aluminum tubing from the railing on a scrapped parts boat, and...

Done.