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First, pull the motor as you need to redo the transom Build a craddle Use a cup brush to remove foam

Typical tinny. Get it registered in your name, spend a weekend replacing the transom wood, use it for decades

Mercruiser also built the 470 and the Vaser

you can, however because the debris would have made it to the bottom, you have to rebuild the bottom too. at that points it is much less expensive to simply replace the drive

Look elsewhere. Depending which 1980 tracker model you have, max hp is 60 for the III

Yes, you would be over powered

Part of the issue is many of the old links to sites outside of iboats no longer work, even if the forum links get fixed. Manual links for example. Most sites listing manuals no longer exist outboardbooks.com is the only legal source for OMC, Evinrude and johnson manuals. The whole copyright...

Welcome aboard

102" is the limit

A 12 gallon tank full of fuel weighs 82-85 pounds

You need to sand down past the oxidation, then buff it back to a shine. I would start with 320 grit, then 400, then 600, then 800, then aquabuff, then finessit

Its a yard planter until you get proper paperwork. Also, it looks about 50 years old

My guess you didnt pull the drive and do all the drive maintenance you should have done when you bought the boat You either have a toasted coupler, or more likely blown upper (which also means tou replace the whole drive) Either way. Boat must come out of the water, and the drive must come...

your local snapon dealer. I bought the bluepoint version.

I would have used cypress on an aluminum boat

never ever seen a floor that rotted prior to the transom or stringers. and that includes looking at thousands of restorations here in iBoats. your transom will be wet and rotting 10 years before you see cracks and play. start on the inside the hull, about 2" above the fiberglass hull...

From the stickies at the top of the forum. See link 19 https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/

Not all PS coolers are self draining

Did you make test drills into the stringers and take foam samples?

First, welcome aboard If the boat is a really old aluminum boat (long before flotation foam was added), then pulling the plug would get the boat to sink. Standing on the gunwale may also swamp the boat allowing it to sink. Sort of like standing in a canoe Never stand in a narrow jon boat for...