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What a day... (Long Rant)
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I've got a row of 1989-1992 OMC 40 and 50hp motors with locked up tilt units that aren't worth fixing. most are good running motors that...
Yesterday at 11:49 AM
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Where do most people go to sell a used aluminum boat these days?
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Titles are usually obtainable but in PA they don't require a title. Two of my boats were on the property when I bought it, and likely...
Wednesday at 12:40 PM
B
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Where do most people go to sell a used aluminum boat these days?
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Most of the people I buy motors from aren't boat guys, they're people who inherited a boat, motor, or fishing tackle that they know...
Wednesday at 12:22 PM
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Going after two free boats and motors?
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I thought everyone here would have at least a few dozen motors on hand? Over time I seem to gain two or three every year. I only buy...
Sunday at 3:05 PM
B
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Where do most people go to sell a used aluminum boat these days?
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What I see is that most people put up one pic, if your lucky its of the actual item, then they want your number to text you more pics...
Aug 30, 2024
B
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80's Mercury 7.5 reverse lock rod retainer
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fleabay, shipping will make those about $20 or so. Less if you buy a bag of them. Call around your local dealers, chances are any...
Aug 20, 2024
B
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Late 70's Mercury 7.5 parts
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The 7.5 and 9.8 motors were the same basic engine. They made millions of them, there's likely no such thing as a part for one of them...
Aug 20, 2024
B
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Part Wanted
Bow Eye
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Those are usually just threaded shanks with a V block of wood inside and a nut. Take a Dremel tool or grinder and cut the nut off...
Aug 20, 2024
B
boatyard
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Cleaning aluminum hull
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The worst thing I tend to see here is cedar water stains on the white hull paint. Bar Keeper's Friend or just about any SS and Aluminum...
Aug 20, 2024
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Cleaning aluminum hull
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Actually, once you get it cleaned and polished that first time, the bare aluminum is really easy to deal with and keep clean. Easier...
Aug 20, 2024
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Cleaning aluminum hull
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Based on a recommendation from these forums, I use liquid Bar Keepers Friend to take the scum off my outboard. No hard scrubbing...
Aug 20, 2024
B
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Where do most people go to sell a used aluminum boat these days?
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I'm not sure I'd want either of them behind the wheel of a 1 ton truck. I'm just glad its out of here. I was afraid I was going to...
Aug 20, 2024
B
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Where do most people go to sell a used aluminum boat these days?
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The PD here has no public parking lot, people have to park on the street or one of the pay to park lots around the block there...
Aug 20, 2024
B
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1961 Grumman??
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Those old Grumman boats were super cool, they're a rare sight these days around these parts. My favorites were their first welded hull...
Aug 20, 2024
B
boatyard
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Where do most people go to sell a used aluminum boat these days?
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Its not a CL or FB issue, its a mental health issue. All methods of selling a boat or motor here seem to draw out some pretty strange...
Aug 19, 2024
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