Recent content by Y_J

Got it, Mike. TY so much.. Headed into Walmart today.. Coolness. I may just pick up another battery while there (paying online first ;) )

Dang, I just got a new Everstart Group 29 at Walmart. I had no core and they charged me a $30 Core charge (I'm in Georgia). Wish I had seen these posts before last week.

A couple years ago I took a small OB into the local marine shop right after my boat had been flipped on the Chattahoochee. I explained to them what happened, as asked them to make it right before the water started rusting up the insides. A month later they still hadn't got to it. so I finally...

Got it.. thanks so much Johnny.. I appreciate it..

Thanks Tim. This is why I was worried about even considering it. But at the same time it's looking like unless I do, this boat will never get into the water. I've been to my bank, and some finance company's and none of them will finance me enough to buy a motor that will work on this boat. #-o

Got a question for you all. On this boat, the Fisher-Marine 1648, it's made for a long shaft motor. BUT what I have is a Mercury 20hp short shaft motor. I have been considering the idea of modifying the transom to fit the ss motor. Biggest problem is, I don't like that idea, because I don't...

Ok.. I'm in the process of editing all my posts in this thread so the pics all show up.. I recently did away with the domain where all the photos were stored at and moved them all to an domain that I've had for years so hopeful I'll have this done right before to long. In the mean time I'm...

There's a map? Guess I haven't been on here enough lately. Can someone point me to it, please.?

Yep.. time to buckle down again.. whooo hoooo She's a 1648 and right at the moment it's got a Mercury 20 hp short shaft tiller steer but I'm looking for a motor closer to a 50 hp long shaft. some where between 40 and 60.

I've got a question for those of you with more experience than I at rebuilding these boats. I've been working at cutting out the aft deck and the cutout for all the OB lines to go down through. On the width of that cutout I've got it at 2" from the outside of the transom braces. That is 1/2"...

First off I would loose any pressure treated wood. Pressure treated wood and aluminum do NOT play well together. Also using flush SS screws to fasten the floor down you shouldn't have to worry about anything bulging up. Since the floor will be covered with the vinyl it won't matter about any...

Right on. This is now my current build. I've had this boat since May 2015. Got a little bit done on it but then stopped for the winter and to obsess on an online store project. I wasn't getting anywhere on that so yesterday I decided that enough is enough. I'm done with that. Maybe permanent...

Now why didn't I think of that. Even have a roller back there to run the strap around. Thanks...

Thank you very much, SDG.. I appreciate your input on the build also for sure..

Ok.. been a bit since I've posted in this thread. I've been concentrating on my patio deck, trying to get it finished before winter. Got all the joists done and as the $$$ is there, adding the deck floor boards to it, so hope to have it done in the next couple of months. In the mean time I've...