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Perfect, thanks airshot. Appreciate your input T - will look at that brand of jacker.

Got it. Already have 2 thru- hull bolts below the clamps. Will make sure to repeat if I end up with a jacker.

Thanks all. Yes, motor is vertical and AV plate is 2” below the bottom surface of the hull (reference picture posted by LDUBS). I do have a keel ridge that extends another inch below the bottom of the hull so my AV plate is 1” below the keel bottom. I’ll look into mini-jackers. seems clear I...

The 84 Suzuki 30 hp on my 14’ aerocraft (15” transom) is a long shaft. The cavitation plate is 2” below the floor of the boat and 1” below the bottom of the keel. I’m expecting a standard shaft to be 5” shorter than my motor which puts the plate 3” above the transom floor. I’m aware that a...

Thanks Dale. “No feedback” option even though I have just a 30 hp?

Thanks G, appreciate the feedback. I see rotary and rack systems out there. Any advantages one over the other ? I may not have room for the starboard rack side to bend the cable to run along the gunnel since my steering wheel is biased right and the beam is only 60”. If so rotated would be...

Hi everyone. Currently my 56 Aerocraft has original cable and pulley steering. It’s misadjusted currently after having a recent cable replacement so doesn’t work worth a darn but shouldn’t be difficult to repair. Could use new pulleys at the 4 corners. What are your thoughts on converting to...

That looks nice and is probably nice on the feet. I assume it’s pretty easy to hose down when it gets grungy.

Thanks, will check it out

Thanks. No carpet or floors in my boat. It does have upholstery on the front seats. I see some adhesive backed pvc sheets intended for boat flooring. Spendy but looks nice. Not sure how durable it is or how well it stays put. I like the simplicity of this boat but in this case, may need to...

Great, thanks. Pretty cool I think. I’ll see how accurate the gage is vs gps in the spring.

Hi all. Im new to aluminum boats and a friend asked me yesterday “why buy aluminum, they get so hot they’ll scald your arms/feet”. Now that he mentioned it, I do remember getting burnt by a aluminum canoe many years ago. My boat has an alum floor and of course all the decking as well. I’m...

I was told by the PO that this is original equipment. The swing arm has a hole in it facing forward. Above it is a brass tube with a ball or plunger of some sort in it. I think it works by water being forced into the hole which pushes up the ball. This compresses the air above the ball. That...

Great idea , thanks for passing it along. Will keep that in my back pocket. Or maybe I’ll just do it first 😁

Glad you posted the bolt depot source info. Old thread but very relevant to my situation today.

Yup, heading to DMV tomorrow with the Old registration, bill of sale, old Illinois MC tags and old trailer plates. We’ll see if that pile is enough. Will report back.

You might be right about that motor part …. come to think of it. I’ll look up the law. No evidence of the interim owners other than his name on the bill of sale. Quiet might be the right starting point and go from there. Thanks

Hi all, Bought a great boat and ok trailer last week in Illinois. For paperwork, I have the IL boat registration from two owners ago (PO never registered it in his name), a bill of sale, MC numbers and Illinois tags good to 2023 and no title for the trailer. I can only imagine what the SOS...

Hi Ron, good eye. Yes, the trailers a mess. It’s funny because in the sale add, the PO made a point to state how “dialed in” the trailer was. There are two or three rollers in the center to support the keel but there’s about 2” of air between them and the keel. Also, I just noticed today that...