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I'm with ben to go on this one ,,weight wise your pretty much in the same ball park.But HP wise your'e in another zone...personally I would go for it,I would open it up slowly to full throttle in a straight run in a no waves day ,would slow it down while turning so it wouldnt flip on me....and...

Old girl,what are you doing today honey,nothing says gramps...But thats what you did yesterday?I know,but I wasnt quite done!!!

I dont know who is the maker of that boat,but I shure like the looks of it.That boat has nice depth to it,has the paralell seats in the back wich I have a shinning for cause its easy on the back when you are trolling all day.Looks like it kinda flat in the back witch adds to its stability,has a...

Hi,I am from a little town called Port Cartier on the St Laurence sea way (North Shore) now living in Edmonton Alberta Canada.As you may have noticed I am Canadian,,,as you may remember the people that live north of the border,that supply you with natural gas, ,electricity,crude oil,etc,etc,//...

Been using evinrudes for many years(over30yrs)BUT my choice would be a 2 cycle yamaha right now.If you have ever watched what motors are being used in the artic, by the natives, and a lot of commercial fisheries....lots of yammies out there///must be a reason?? Mike :wink:

:?: Make shure you are wearing your life jacket,,and check if the water is warm///Mike

You just let sit overnight,been doing that for years///2 or 3 times a year,and still got the same thermos. Mike

This might sound weird,but here goes anyway.I'm a construction worker and I have a stainless steel thermos for my coffee,after a while it gets grungy in there.The magical solution to really clean the inside of it is to drop a tab of Polident(Yes the stuff that cleans dentures) in there and fill...

A lot of guys might know this,and then alot might not.Real trailer tires have to be inflated to quite a higher PSI than truck or car tires>>> That might be the reason some guys are not getting a long life out of their tires....just my two cents Mike

12 ft boat+18hp////youre gonna need some velcro straps to keep your hat on your head,it will make quite a fast n fun ride.... :lol: :P ...Mike

:idea: Hi,there's a book called Cheap Outboards BY Max e .WawrzyniakIII..you can order it through Amazon....or you can go to a site called Duckworks Magazine on the internet,once there you can look in their archives,there is an article that pretty much describes what to do and how to work on...

Thanks for the replies everyone,I had a hunch that the color of the motor was wrong for 84, but didnt have an idea about the years of the black and grey era...wonder when they started to make em white again.... Mike

$1400. canadian,..15hps OMCS are harder to come by on this side of the continent,on the other hand 9.9s are all over the place and quite a bit less$$$I have an old 9.9 rude in Quebec where I go fishing thougher than a bucket of nails that old beast, just wish it was a 15,,,quite a difference in...

Measure from where the motor clamps onto the boat,straight down to the bottom of the boat (ei 90 degrees)dont measure on the angle of the transom it may give you a wrong reading.As far as two cycle versus 4 cycle,it is a touchy issue,two cycles are getting banned on certain lakes, and in many...

HI,the motor is on a ebay style of posting board,it can be accessed through google Kijiji edmonton it is presently on page no 2....Mike

Hi,long or short shaft is dictated by the height of your boat transom ,15in for short and 20 in for long..you could modify your boat accordingly...but it would be a lot simpler to by the right motor(ei,15in or 20in leg) hope this helps Mike

:?: Hi,I am a newbie on this site.Dont own a tin boat yet ,but it is in the plans.I have been building my own wooden (plywood) john boats for a while now,but I am getting older ...and looking forward to buying something that is less demanding maintenance wise...My question today is about a motor...