Recent content by hsiftac

I appreciate the help, pappy. I was able to order a red seal. When I backed the needle all the way out, the old black seal came out with it in pieces. Took the boat out the other day and got the needle set to the right spot and no more issues. Thanks!

I’m back. I found my model and combed through the parts diagram but the carb listed for this model does not seem to have the same idle adjustment needle and thus no seal. I checked the 30hp model and a couple years above and below my model but still no fuel adjustment screw/seal that looks like...

Thanks for all the info pappy, I will check out marineengine.com

Picked up a 96 evinrude 25hp 2 stroke last year. Ran it a couple times before I put it away for the winter and now looking to address some problems. I was told by the PO that it had a 30hp carb put on it. Also had electric start added. It does run and start well for the most part. Two issues...

Sweet project. I remember watching your old build thread. Following along

Looking for a little help here. I have a 2009 Mercury 25hp elh efi that I have owned since new. Usually do a oil change, lower unit change yearly. Had it serviced last year with new water pump impeller and fluids. I have an ongoing problem with this motor where I will get my boat on plane and it...

Will work on getting those pictures right side up too.

This is my 1992 Polarkraft 1648 modified V jon boat. Bought it in 2014 and put a makeshift floor in with a small casting deck and an old foot controlled trolling motor. I used it for a couple years and noticed the transom was a bit rotten. I decided to completely gut it and make it more how I...

I had a guy who specializes in aluminum boats weld up an aluminum transom for my boat and I would say its worth every penny.

the welds on each side of the splashwell that connect it to the gunwale had to be cut. You can see this in the 3rd picture on the first post of this thread. I think there was nothing more than a couple screws holding it on to the back of the transom. It cost $50 to have these rewelded when the...

Boat is semi-finished. Did a bit of a marathon to get it fishable for the summer... Also got a good deal on a 55lb Maxxum and christened it with a muskie on the first trip out

I've got a polarkraft 1648 that had similar boxes on each side, except mine had lids on them and could be used for storage. I took them out anyways and don't see any problems. Maybe consider adding more foam somewhere else if you're concerned with losing floatation. Otherwise, I found mine were...

Onthewater, I appreciate your input. The reason I went with that block is there was really no easy way of replacing the existing support. The block really spreads the load out over a pretty fair amount of surface (yah not as much as the old design) but it is really solid. The way I see it, it's...

couple updates: got the transom back in and bolted down and got the new bow stop in and plugged all the holes left over from the old one. Also plugged other miscellaneous holes with the rivets transom transom eye bolts back in with carriage bolts old bow eye support new, strong and simple bow...

Looking good, what have you got in the blue bottle for cleaning the aluminum?