Search results

  1. matt167

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I work on them every day so I ‘get’ them. The electronics are what I don’t like. A radio update has the potential to create a no start on a GM vehicle for instance
  2. matt167

    1963 Starcraft 18' Holiday replacement windshield

    With as popular as StarCraft is, you can probably get one from UDP plastics. They make them custom and then keep the pattern on file after that. Expensive though. Some glass shops can do them as well if they work with plastic
  3. matt167

    Name or part # for MC-1 Hook Thing?

    Earlier MC1 has the hook. Eliminated later year’s because it wasn’t really needed. It was used for lifting the outdrive off for service. It’s not a trailer support. If you need to hold your drive up, run a ratchet strap from one transom eye to the other under the outdrive and tighten it up...
  4. matt167

    China propeller

    The chances are they probably work. You might not find the perfect prop but probably fit and work fine. China is pretty good at making exact copies of stuff. I put a chinese mercury remote on my 18’ StarCraft and other than no logo, you’ll never know. It also has Vevor steering which works...
  5. matt167

    Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion

    Nobody’s going to want a conversion either, especially with what you would need to charge for it. My advice is to donate the boat and claim it on your taxes. If you need to get rid of it
  6. matt167

    Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion

    What is wrong with it? That Mercruiser 4cyl is hard to beat and parts are cheap
  7. matt167

    Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion

    Sell 175, buy 170. The boats are basically the same except largely different where it counts. Your wanting to convert from I/O to outboard. Generally that is done with a pod and on such a small boat will change your handling greatly. The transom you’ll find is vastly different. Cutting it...
  8. matt167

    2014 GMC Sierra AC

    I think 2014 will have the stretch belt. You’ll need a new install tool if you don’t have one, and a 24mm w/ breaker bar to rotate the engine. If you haven’t done a water pump lately I’d recommend it while you’re in there.
  9. matt167

    Tire grew in size?

    Way out of the realm but a good example. 20x10x8 Carslile Turfmaster made in USA vs China will be roughly 1/2” in diameter different. You won’t be able to mow with one of each. Tire size is meaningless across lines and even country of origin
  10. matt167

    Older 4-stroke or newer 2-stroke?

    Back in the 90s Honda was THE 4 stroke brand. They are great but the older ones are getting harder to get parts for. The Yam will have everything available you need and a tech willing to work on it should you need it
  11. matt167

    1986 four winns 160 restoration

    I used the same exact same boat for parts. It was rotted completely to the forward bulkheads. That’s where I got into solid wood when I chopped it up. It was the same kind of story. They just had it out on the lake, but it was obviously dangerously rotted. If you know it’s rotted don’t put it...
  12. matt167

    Lengthening a boat trailer

    Longer tongue to a point. You slide the winch Stand to put the boat where you want it on the trailer and then move the axle or axles to adjust your tongue weight
  13. matt167

    1957 Johnson Seahorse 35hp value?

    Well sure, I could have fixed it and gotten just a little bit more out of it. But if I did that, why would I have bothered to repower my boat.. I fully disclosed it had water intrusion in the lower unit in my ad. After half a dozen guys basically offering to take it for free, I had a younger man...
  14. matt167

    1957 Johnson Seahorse 35hp value?

    I sold a solid running Super Seahorse 40hp that needed re sealing on the lower unit for $250 with restored controls included, and I had trouble at that price. Most People don’t want tinker toys. They want to go boating. Nobody works on the old stuff anymore even though most stuff is all...
  15. matt167

    My boat needs to run real good on the 4th of July. FIX IT !!

    I may take the peddle boat to the tiny local lake. If I do I gotta put the new crank seals in. But I’m not taking a motorized boat anywhere near a launch. Too much hassle launching ontop of a crowded lake
  16. matt167

    Question for Starcraft Chieftain owners

    Spent many nights in an old Chieftan. Pretty comfy.. spent many hours in the cabin on the water during the day. Never so bad you couldn’t be in there. There is always wind on the water.
  17. matt167

    Kill switch tether yamaha 4 hp 2 stroke

    They work the same. Get one for a Yamaha and it’ll probably plug in
  18. matt167

    Changing to HEI ignition on a 1991 mercruiser 5.0

    A team does make a marine rated HEI now, for a little under $200 BUT it’s a Chinese HEI that is modified. I don’t even think it’s actually rated. There is no other support for it. Not something I’d do
  19. matt167

    1993 Mercruiser 350 Ski Magnum carbed oil type

    If you use the oil specified for the engine it’ll be the wrong oil. Look at the oil cap. It’ll probably say 10w30 or 5w30 which would be wrong. Oil matters less than people make it to be. You can use OEM oil, 15w40 diesel oil or many different 20w50 oils provided they have enough zinc. Change...
  20. matt167

    85 Cobia sportster Mercruiser 120 steering issue

    Probably need a new helm and cable. I would start with that. Unless something in the outdrive pivot has come apart ( which would be very evident ) the helms are kind of one time use. Cables go bad, it’s usually cheaper to replace it all
Top