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I have an 8HP Sailmaster Evinrude and have had Evinrude and Johnson since I could afford a small boat of my own. Johnson/Evinrude started to stick it to their dealers I think back in the 80's. That was not very nice, John Deere has done it too. Johnson was the motor of choice for saltwater in...

As long as it has nothing to do with made in America it is likely pretty damn good. I wouldn't lug a Mercury home if they were giving them away. Look for the most popular parts available and price.

From experience in antique engines with anything you can think of froze stuck, iodine. The same thing you use on cuts. Give it some time to work if it doesn't release right away.

Be sure to put snake guards on it to prevent snakes from joining you in your boat.

Look for burned paint on the engine, if it overheated bad it can cook the paint. Look at the pulll rope to see if the rope is frazzled from lots of use. Look at the prop to see if it is sand blasted from too many shallow water trips. Is the bottom fin broken or gouged from trailer/launch or...

It is the copper in the PT lumber. They now have copper free PT but you will have to check specs before you buy. Should copper wires in aluminum boats be sealed?

Nailed it. So few people understand that once they get on your property they will LIE and do all they can to make your property essential habitat. You won't ever build on it again and it will be forever "owned by the state" and you will pay your taxes on it or loose it. Been there and done that...

If you have the room and it doesn't interfere, running wire through conduit is a great option. It protects the wire from physical damage and keeps it out of sunlight (the ultraviolet kills). It makes it really easy to pull out, check, replace but always tie a stout line on your wire and leave...

To serve all switches with just one wire it would have a larger wire, perhaps a #10 or a #8. Using 2 wires of a smaller size, the wires can be tied together and fed from one source (of a larger wire size). Doing it this way for the manufacturer keeps the costs down as only one size crimp...

My Coleman 5 HP 4 cycle was $300 used. It went out just once, the owner was afraid of the water and they put it for sale in a consignment shop. Not a scratch on it anywhere. Use word of mouth and let people know you are looking and it has to be in your price range. It will come to you.

Well it has a Mercury on it and I have never seen one run yet even when they are new. A fellow was launching a brand new rig and we decided to race. After the boat got wet in the water, the motor just turned over and he put it back on the trailer. I like the steering wheel location. It looks...

Sorry about two of the same pics. I also use it as a spray paint stand. When finished it will be red with black fenders. But I like the paint over spray to build up coats against rust.

I bought mine when it was on sale and used a 20% OFF coupon. Got exact size steel tubing and new 1 7/8" coupler from Amazon. When the boat gets done I will install bunk beds. I went with the 4x8 size because it had road worthy tires. Everything is bolt on although I could have welded if I wanted to.

As long as the breakers are sized to protect the load, fuses are not necessary.

If any part of the fuel tank including the fill port is metal, that metal must be grounded. If everything is plastic, rubber hose then you don't have to be concerned. If the fill port fitting is chrome plated plastic, it must be bonded. It really isn't chrome, it is aluminum and a great...

I like your idea of a strobe light.

A 40 foot boat doing 20 knots running radar runs over a 14 foot aluminum boat. As the hull scraped along the bottom of the 40 footer, the captain wondered what the scraping sound was. In the wake off the stern the aluminum boat made one last show before sinking out of site. Fortunately no one...

Apology not accepted. The lights shown are awesome. Better to have some light than none. Hang a lifejacket off the bow and attach lights to it if separation bothers you. Hang one off each breast pocket. Whatever you can do to make it safer for you and others around you. Cheers to you for...

You may be in an area of stealth fish. They have learned when to stand on their tails to minimize the acoustic signature. Turn up the gain.