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I don't think that is a 1990 with the angled lower cowling. Sounds like it has gunked up carbs. I hope you didn't pay much for that one, but you should be able to get it running well with a little elbow grease. Here is what I would prepare for: New impeller/water pump Thorough carb...

A close friend of mine recently lost his wife of 41 years. Since then, he's been floundering a bit, unsure of what to do with himself. He loves to fish, so I talked him into buying a 16' Lowe with a 50 Johnson on the back for $1,200. The deal wasn't so sweet, because the power trim was...

That is very disappointing! Just curious... what was your sequence for applying the epoxy? Did you lay one coat after another and then set them outside after tack-free? Was it humid or wet outside while the epoxy was curing? Was there dew at night? Personally, I am NOT impressed with...

I really like your boat! For the battery, I strongly recommend you look up "TimeUSB" on Amazon. Very good batteries for about $200, not much more than an AGM battery, but the charge lasts longer and their lifetime is about double. Very good investment, and you probably won't have to...

For what it's worth, I looked at the ProNav, and it cost more than an OEM I-Pilot Bluetooth upgrade kit. So I went with OEM and am very happy with it. Maybe the ProNav is better in certain ways?

You see a lot of those on shows like Swamp People. I liked one with a 1" diameter, inverted "U" shaped bar, mounted up the backside of a bunk. Nice and solid. Rail mounted fishfinder halfway down. I'm not much for tiller boats, but that seems like a good idea if you have one.

If you have enough gasoline in your boat to reach up under your bench seats, you have a MUCH bigger problem than the foam!

Just put some sticky traps in the boat, and you will catch the mice. Maybe a dab of peanut butter in the middle will help entice them faster. I wouldn't tear my boat up because of a couple of mice, but that's just me

If you plan to weld the pinholes and pitting, it helps to press a piece of steel to the opposite side of the panel while welding. That helps prevent blow-through in the super thin areas, and makes it go a lot faster.

Wire brush until shiny, put masking tape on the outside, and skim the pitted/pinhole areas with JB weld made for aluminum. Once it's set, remove the masking tape. JB makes a very, very good product that lasts for many years, as long as you got the area nice and clean for a strong bond...

You want thin epoxy. One that will penetrate and "tooth" into the wood fibers, not sit on top like gel.

Grainger?

That would be very helpful to have, especially next to the seat area. But probably it would just tempt people to put stuff there and then lose it when we hit a wake, so I'll skip the idea of adding one!

Rustoleum Aluminum Primer is white: Possibly they make other colors. I've seen white, gray, green and yellow for aluminum, but not Rustoleum brand.

The other day, I installed a 2nd battery and switch to the 16. I've needed that for awhile. Then, I sanded and painted my 60 Johnson cowling and replaced the decals. Looks much better: I also touched up paint on the midsection and lower unit. Might as well use the rest of the can of...

Unfortunately, that outer edge is pretty much flush. If you set something there and a wake goes by, you will probably lose it. Believe it or not, those gunnels were originally carpeted. Look at this: WHY would anyone put carpet on the gunnels of a boat? I plan to sand and paint those...

Decided to clean up my beater a little and paint my engine's top cowling. I did this because we had some guests coming from the city, and I didn't want them worrying that we wouldn't make it back to the dock. Before: As you can see, the paint was dull and chipped, stickers were mostly...

Congrats The paint job looks crisp, and that satin finish paint looks stealthy. Very nice! How did you like the spraying process? How long did it take to dry to the touch in your weather conditions? How was the first lake trip?

My current boat has very wide, structural gunwales, probably 6" wide, They greatly stiffen the hull. This boat is much stiffer than my previous one that just had a 2" top rail for a gunwale. I don't know the construction of your Sea Nymph, but if it doesn't have wide gunwales, that seat is...

AAAHHHH.... That makes sense. All of mine have the valve right in the fitting that screws/presses into the hole, and I just assumed that all are like that. But maybe not. I hadn't thought about that. Thank you for that bit of info.