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You are confusing idle speed with idle RPMs … was asked about idle RPMs …

A lower pitched prop has less thrust all-around, hence less load on the OB... so if anything your idle RPMs will go UP, but I doubt enough to notice. And if tuned well (needle valve) then the idle speed adjustment is toot simple ...

Well, if you knew what ColRegs means … you would know that those lights I mentioned are OK for inland waters …

Colregs won't apply there .... so go to Walmart or order online, as they make nifty LED bulb red/green and white all-around lights for use on small skiffs. I've seen them for ~$25 each or so at WallyWorld.

Get the Epoxy Starter Kit from www.raka.com or fiqure out how much square feet you need and call Mike @ www.raka.com and he'll help you out ... Soak as much into the edge grain as it will take and that floor will out-live you!

Sure it is ... too late for you now, but you wrap it under the piece you're putting it on ...

Nautolex marine vinyl, from Defender Marine, CT

I would not term it as much as ‘carpet hate’ as I would call it ‘vinyl LOVE’! See the vinyl floor that Jethro posted above? The Nautolex marine vinyl floor in my ol’ 16’ StarCraft tin - that was 25-years old when sold - looked just AS GOOD AS THAT FLOOR DOES! And being 25-years old! Where I...

The Gospel according to Jethro ... but well said, as I agree 110%!

Yeah … hate to pile on you, but there is no 12’ tin that is rated for 20hp … It is almost ironic that you mention ‘safety concerns’, yet you have a way overpowered hull! What you could do … ADD an extension to the outboard kill lanyard and wear it! ADD a SE Sport 200 hydrofoil wing/fin to...

Don’t know Mariners either, but just worked on a OMC 15hp where the Owner says they just did a full waterpump change - and no peeing - and I know it should. I removed the rubber hose off the block and condition was the same, so I removed the fittting off the block and it was all crudded up...

If you don't have a manual for your OB motor ... you should ... you can get one here: https://www.suzukimarine.com.au/owners/manuals/AccessForm/ Here's an example from a DF25A from 2018, for an EFI motor:

YOUR OEM manual tells you exactly what to do in the section called "Off-Season Storage" ... but a typical sequence is: Run Stabil or other fuel stabilizer through it * Read their specific section for EFI motor, vs a carb's one, for draining fuel or other * Remove spark plugs and spray fogging...

Don't use GluVit - this here is a superior epoxy - that is also flexible and less expen$ive! Heat the tin and let it weep in, see here: https://www.tinboats.net/threads/using-west-systems-g-flex-650-%E2%80%98flexible-epoxy%E2%80%99-on-leaks.40954/ If you can't access the PDF file ... send me...

That’s no different than OMC marketing ‘Stinger’ or ‘HO’ models. Fed laws are +/- 10% the labeled horsepower. Me? No way I’d run any motor that is a Mariner … means ‘cheap’ Merc …

Wow, my Furuno deep water units would only show a thermocline as a white line. I think you might be best to sent that photo to Humminbird. The only thing I can think of is that you might have your unit optimized, in it’s settings, for ‘shallow(er)’ water work. Can you change the transducer...

Some info HERE on the biggest & widest 14’ hulls! Link = https://www.tinboats.net/threads/deep-and-wide-14’-aluminum-utility-boat.45653/#post-458242

Wow, great find in such a condition - good for you!

I tie the bow line to the bow eye with a bowline knot. The length should be that if it fell overboard and went under the hull, it would not catch the prop. This you can adjust with the bowline, cutting off any excess and whip finishing it to trim the end. Seal the last 1/2” or so with liquid...

Auto sound deadening is fantastic, but heavy and really shouldn't get wet or be exposed to water. Allegedly there is a special paint that deflects sound waves, but it is VERY expensive. Maybe just use spray truck bed liner?