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  1. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    1996 Starcraft Fishmaster 140 Restoration/Rebuild

    I've seen smokin deals on craigs for boats that were in great shape. If they gave me that boat for free I wouldn't take it. Too much work and money to fix it. I just had to replace the transom on my boat and it was 1 months work. Never again.......
  2. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Prop tweaking advice needed

    Both props came from a Yamaha dealer and are OEM Yamaha. One came with the motor. Speed of 11 1/4 is 28-29 mph and by myself on glass water I can hit 30mph 5850-5980rpms. Speed of 10.5 is 24-26 with 26 hitting rev limiter. 24 mph is aprox 58-5900 rpms.
  3. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Prop tweaking advice needed

    So is the 11 1/4 at 5400rpm ok? It sounds like its working hard vs the 5800 range.
  4. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Prop tweaking advice needed

    I have a 14ft mirrocraft, 25hp F25 Yamaha 4 stroke 5-6krpm range (new) and here is my issue. 9 7/8 x 11 1/4 works fine with me or me and the dog. I get 5800-5900rpm. (29-30 mph) Add wife and it drops to 5450rpm. 9 7/8 x 10.5 with me + dog + wife it goes right into the rev limiter (6150rpm)...
  5. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Yamaha 25hp 14ft semi-V rpm range question

    Ive tried going slower but the boat starts to drag in the water near 5000-4800 rpms. Your 60% 3,600rpm's target would be trolling speed and the nose would be pointing up at a 30 degree angle in my boat and not even be on a plane. I thought small outboards were made to run WOT all day? The other...
  6. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Yamaha 25hp 14ft semi-V rpm range question

    I tried searching but found 1,200 pages of people arguing over suggested range vs optimal range. Yamaha says 5000-6000 rpm's for my motor. When I go out with the dog and myself my RPM's are 5800-5900. Add the wife to the mix and I'm running 5500-5580 rpm's I recently sand-bar'd my lower pitch...
  7. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    77 Smoker-craft Bench Seat Mods

    Wow super amazing job you did. Way above my pay-grade. When I was re-powering my boat I agonized over Honda vs Yamaha. I ended up with the Yamaha because a semi-local shop had a 25hp electric start in stock. It was NOS (new old stock) and he gave me a $1,000 discount over his already $1,000...
  8. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Has anyone made a homemade OB motor lift strap to hoist motor onto boat?

    Those look nice. Maybe 2 of them and wrapped? Any pics of how you wrapped motor? My yamaha has nothing to hold it on front and rear. I could feed it through the middle but that means it could tip anyway it wanted. Also its going to get grease on it.
  9. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Has anyone made a homemade OB motor lift strap to hoist motor onto boat?

    If so can I see a picture or design? I looked at the ready made models and they do not inspire confidence.
  10. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    9.9hp Yamaha...gasping for air?

    Could be a dozen things........ Clogged carb. Bad fuel pump or hard diaphragm. Bad coil, electrical system that creates spark. Clogged vent on tank Leaking exhaust gasket pumping exhaust under cover Next time it quits, bring a spare plug and pull one wire and ground plug to head and turn over...
  11. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Honda BF25 Reverse Shift Issue

    Have a look at the nut on the shaft going down the back to the gear box. Maybe that nut is out of adjustment or loose. It could be all the way to one end of the center adjustment allowing forward and N but not R.
  12. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    First one I have done, maybe someone with more transoms under their belt can answer that.
  13. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    POST YOUR PIC'S FISHING GALLERY.......

    Just a baby we pulled out of the local creek.
  14. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    A couple snaps of the trim before I install it. Total cost was $130. There are some light tool marks on it I might have to sand out but I am good with how they turned out. He made them twice as thick at originals which were too thin.
  15. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    A break from the boat. My new bird dog wanting to kill my chickens.
  16. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    I measured to old trim cap with a cloth tape measure holding to the surface for the whole measurement. I then had the shop make it 3 inches longer. I will trim off excess when done. It should be ok. Its not centered in the picture. I just set it up there for the photo. Do they make an...
  17. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    I was going to use a smaller drill but I like your idea better.
  18. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    OK, made some progress today. Tried to insert transom yesterday and found that the old piece was bowed. The straight piece did NOT want to go into the already tight as heck gap between back of boat and knee braces. Soooo I improvised. I wedged one side in and then angled the other down and used...
  19. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    Can I get an ASAP opinion??

    He is right. Look at the direction marks printed on the impeller. Look at the bottom 3 vanes. They point the opposite of the top 3 vanes and the opposite of the direction markers printed on the surface.
  20. Pale_Horse_Idaho

    2024 Anything new for laminating a transom?

    Angle, good point. Thats why I asked first. Measure twice cut once. :)
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