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    how big of an outboard could I use?

    thanks for the info, doing that calculation i came up with 31, which would be 30HP. Now a guy on another forum responded to my question and said he was looking at a new meyers with same beam width and it was rated for 35, so i should be ok in the 30 to 35 range i would think right? also i will...
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    how big of an outboard could I use?

    I just bought a late 40's early 50's meyers aluminum boat. It's a 15footer with a 67" beam. Currently it has an Evinrude 18hp Fastwin on it. I am 6'1" 300lbs and my buddy about the same, it moves us ok but this boat is wide, and any chop or turning really bogs it down. Theres no data plate...
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    need help identifying boat

    i looked and sure enough it's a 2-piece bottom, seam and rivets right up center of bottom of boat and the pieces you reffered to before are cast. So does this mean this beat is late 40's or 50's?! wow it's older than i thought! anyone have an idea of a model number or anything? i would like...
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    need help identifying boat

    if by gussets you mean the traingle pieces on top of the back corners that go from gunwales to stern, then yes they are cast aluminum. I just drilled thru them to put cleats on them since the boat had no dock tie-offs. I will try and measure the thickness of the metal. I believe your right in...
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    boat seats

    i have read a lot of good things about those plastic padded seats but i've always been leary of them, for some reason they just dont look like they would hold up to a bigger guy. I keep seeing WISE has some seats in my price range, how are those? seen some for 35 and 39.
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    boat seats

    I just bought my first boat, a 15ft Meyers aluminum with 2 benches and a triangle bow seat. I want to add cushion seats to it and swivels but i dont want to break the bank either. The boat is only used for fishing. Heres the seats I was looking at, and was looking for any elses experiences or...
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    need help identifying boat

    I just bought this boat and cant find any model placards anywhere in or on it. The title also shows unknown for year and model. I know it's a 15ft Meyers. And it used to have steering wheel drive but the previous owner removed all that and it's now tiller steer. I am curious on a model. I...
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