Recent content by Plasticmotif

No. Alot of OMC motors from late 80s to late 90s have the same block. The carb and intake manifold are the only difference. I turned my 1990 Evinrude 20 into a 30 HP by adding first a new intake manifold then a new carburetor. I'm not sure if you can do it on that year - you'd have to...

I've got a Sea Ark. Xpress is nice. G3's are nice, not sure about center console. I don't think Crestliner makes a center console. I'd see if you can ride in Xpress. They are supposedly the smoothest riding Aluminum boats. Sea Ark makes the toughest tin boats. The coastal 200 has .125...

I'd paint the entire inside with some sort of paint after you reseal the bottom. Paint isn't expensive, you've done the hard part!

Thanks. 52mph GPS'd! That's with someone else and half a tank of fuel. Awesome. That looks interesting. I may try it out. I wonder if it's UV protected. I've also wondered about getting it Line-X'd. I've a friend I work with who has it in his truck bed and it's lasted forever. Looks...

I've never cared for my console. I think it'd be much nicer painted or covered. While cleaning my boat today, I noticed how faded the sun has made it. It was really splotchy after using ArmorAll on it. Has anyone done this? Also, obligatory clean boat pics! Looks pretty good for a...

Great job! Where did you get the seats and carpet indeed. Both look amazing.

There's a website that has boat specs, I dont' know if they go back as far as that boat. If it's the standard Alumacraft Deep V, I'd say 600-900 lbs depending on decking etc. The newer boats are 880lbs hull weight w/o motor, but with decking.

Didn't know they were a sponsor. Awesome. I'll likely order some seats really soon. I have to recover from buying a new water heater and getting the boat tuned up first. Whew!

That's either for an anode or GPS/Fish Finder.

I don't fish in the rain much, but when I do - I'm almost always dealing with a little bit of mildew in my boxes. My boat's storage leaks pretty badly. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep the water out? The inside of my storage bins doesn't have a lip around the edge. It's just...

I'm putting some money into my SeaArk. I've got new electronics, trolling motor, and the engine is getting a new impeller, plugs, lower unit oil, fuel system/filter cleaning. Their is only two things that irk me about the boat. 1) Lack of Dry Storage (Probably will make another thread) 2)...

I used to work with a J. Hartman with the State in Cookeville. That's not you is it?

She's at the shop this week getting a new water pump, plugs, fuel system cleaning/filters and new trolling motor!

Well, I hit 30 MPH with the 30! I was porpoising by myself. I need to change the trim of my motor. Ran great. Going to pull the plugs and make sure it's not running too lean or too rich. It used noticeably more gas!

So, I figured I'd post some pictures to help out others wanting to do this mod. After having removed the 20 HP intake, it's clearly throated down. I had already started filing a bit to see how soft the metal was/is. It's soft...