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Why are used 40-50 hp 4-stroke motors so hard to find, and so expensive?
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The perch here, have been sick lately, the last one's I caught all smelled funny, sort of a chemical smell when I cleaned them. (White...
Jul 12, 2024
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Johnson outboard wire harness help
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That wire leading into the cylinder head cover is a temp switch for the overheat buzzer in the control box. Its held in place by a...
Jul 11, 2024
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Honda 9.9hp value?
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Its amazing how fast some guys will open their wallets to impress a pretty girl. A buddy sold his 18ft Starcraft the other day for...
Jul 11, 2024
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Johnson outboard wire harness help
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What caused it to melt? Fire? Electrical short? Failed component? Assuming you have a control box and not just a bare throttle and...
Jul 11, 2024
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Honda 9.9hp value?
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Update: Things changed quickly: I spoke to my buddies widow on Sun, she called all antsy about getting the boat out of the yard that...
Jul 10, 2024
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bench seat top attachment
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I would expect to find large diameter pop rivets attaching the bench tops. Both my '89 Grumman and my '94 Duranautic were attached that...
Jul 6, 2024
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Honda 9.9hp value?
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I realize that lately these and many other motors have been popping up for next to nothing or flat out free but a friend mine who was in...
Jul 6, 2024
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90% of the time it works 100% of the time!
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He threads them on the hook, I've tried it a few times and they don't move when casting but can get stolen easily but smaller fish. He's...
Jul 6, 2024
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90% of the time it works 100% of the time!
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An 80 year old buddy of mine has used dollar store cans if Vienna sausages, (hot dogs), and either WD40 or PAM cooking spray on them for...
Jul 6, 2024
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oilsmoke
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Why are used 40-50 hp 4-stroke motors so hard to find, and so expensive?
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I think the lack of that particular size motor is that there's a lack of boats that run that HP these days. Most 12-16ft boats are 25hp...
Jul 5, 2024
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Patching corrosion holes
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I patched up a corroded mess of a jon boat some years ago, the thing had sat on a couple bails of hay for years full of bird droppings...
Jul 1, 2024
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Still Afloat's post
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Opportunity to buy back my old boat.....BUT???
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From what I’ve read, all foam absorbs water eventually. Polystyrene is worse than Urethane. I think you know the boat better than we...
Jun 30, 2024
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Boat rating sticker?
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The Coast Guard has a formula to figure out the max ratings...
Jun 27, 2024
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