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Gee, take a look at Faria and Teleflex, as they are two of the more popular OEMs. See what matches up, size and appearance-wise. Amazon has a lot of other ones as well. SeaRay used to use Teleflex with a custom SeaRay background, but the colors were the same. I was able to substitute the...

We happen to have a very good welder up the street. I have encouraged the owner to take some photos to show him and see what he thinks. The owner seemed resistant to that idea for some reason. I need to wait and see what path he chooses. My questions have mostly been for my benefit, and I...

Peanut butter is usually a good bait for mice. However, the one in my garage won't touch it. I tried for weeks. The trap he set off was baited with sunflower seeds. He had been eating those for weeks out of the bird seed. Weather he would walk the ramp and fall into the trap, I am not...

Sure looks good, however the mouse in my garage ate thru the tote I had the birdseed in and climbs in and out all the time. He would make mincemeat out of that bucket unless I had some way to kill him. He also stole the mouse trap I set for him. Since I doubt he could climb with the trap...

The point of the bow is where the damage is. It looks to roughly be a 60* angle, although it is a complex shape. The entire pontoon looks to be welded together from at least 3 sections. Certainly, the best repair would be to cur and join custom pieces. I thought some creative flattening of...

The first picture looks like the shift rod from my '98 Johnny 150HPV6. It is a 60* V engine. Hope that helps.

I would pressure test the gearcase and only replace leaking seals. If you look at the threads for the gear housing nut, you will see that they are full of paint, and/or worn down. Removing that nut will be really hard even with the right spanner and bearing carrier assembly puller. A lot of...

An outboard motor would require heavy battery cables to power the starter. Lighter battery cables could power a trolling motor or other house loads. Are there any signs that a trolling motor was ever mounted?

Some waterpump bases have a gasket under them as well.

Use two wide screwdrivers to pry it alternatively straight up. The friction of the oring seal is the only thing holding it in.

There is no thermostat on that motor, right? On those motors, make sure not to overprop them, as the cooling is mostly based on the engine RPM vs load. Speed of acceleration should not be an important factor, as I would not think it affects overall cooling. So, rebuild the waterpump every 3...

My neighbor's 24 footer had the port pontoon damaged in a storm. The front of the pontoon was torn open. The opening is say 12" long and 1/2" wide. Can this be welded shut, maybe by welding on a piece of aluminum angle iron?

My neighbor has a really ugly, rare BMW? (maybe Mercedes) stolen. It looked like a half SUV/car with a big roof rack. Really ugly in a nerd kind of way. Most cars are stolen for parts, hence corolla. This theft was baffling.

Gee, for a long while the Corollas were the most stolen.

Check your spark plug wires. At the age of your motor, the insulation can break down. The conductor is stranded stainless steel. The boots and springs can be replaced for cheap. If the springs are rusty, it makes sense to replace them. Are the coil ends push in? If so, you could make up a...

Gee, I hear from multiple sources that Stellantis is going out of business. I have always thought that they messed up the Jeep brand, and their other brands are pretty much out of touch with consumers. The shocker is that Nissan is predicted to go out of business as well. Nissan sold a lot...

We had Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It drowned all the bunnies and mice, which has been good for us. The bunnies have been relentless eating all my plants for the last 4 years. The mice have invaded my garage. Traps of all kinds were ineffective. The weekends NorEaster flooded some stuff...

As far as I know, metalflake is paint, not gelcoat. I would like to be corrected by those who know more. The top finishes on the top yachts are alwgrip or Imron which are two-part polyurethane paints.

I would expect Porter-Cable to have a rebuild kit for that nailer. I bought a rebuild kit for my Senco FR framing nailer at Amazon.

The OP stated that he can get 4800 with a 19P prop, and above that RPM he ventilates. Redline is 4600, right? I think he should try a 21P prop.