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I have a 14ft valco v hull that came with a Bimini when I bought it. Today I have started to try and mock it up. Does this look like it is mounted the correct way? If i fold down the back supports and put the top down towards the stern i would not be able to control the motor, or use my rod...

I have a 2006 mercury 15 hp outboard that will not lock in the upwards postion. (it did not do this when i first bought it) I have only taken the boat out once and i hit bottom with the motor, thinking my shallow drive was high enough when it wasn't (yea i learned my lesson the hard way really...

I have an 06 15hp 4 stroke mercury outboard that I have a few questions about as I can't seem to find and of the manuals online First off, the motor used to lock in the upwards position, and to let it down I would have to shift it into gear. after taking the boat out for its first time...

So the last few days I have been working on my boat and getting it ready for trout season. I rebucked all the rivets on the seams, but the seal inside must be damaged be a use it still Leaked. I sealed the seams with gflex epoxy (didn't have 60 bucks and an hour to drive and get gluvit). It...

how would you guys suggest I go about sealing a leak in my keel? it's an old valco aluminum boat. after my first time oit I noticed it leaked a bit so I filled with water and noticed the keel leaks quite a bit. bottom is painted with who knows what from the previous owner as well as the...

was wondering what you guys go over and check before taking your boats out. planning on taking mine oit for the first time this week and m would appreciate some tips! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

i am new to boating, just bought a boat i cant for the life of me figure out why my mercury outboard will not tilt into the upright position. Any ideas?

So the PO painted the hull with some kind of black paint, and used it mainly in the ocean. It has whit I think is salt on the bottom. Just wondering how I should clean this off on

Wondering what everyone here uses as a tow vehicle and what are you pulling. I plan on using my 2005 Subaru wrx to pull my 14' aluminum valco. It doesn't weigh much and the wrx is rated to tow up to 2,000 lbs. I have taken the boat on a 4 hour drive round trip with no outboard and I did just...

So I want to paint my trailer this weekend, it's a little rough and pretty rusty. I have a couple options Option 1) sand all the rust off to bare metal, use a good primer, and paint. Option 2) use a chemical rust remover like Eastwood products and prime/paint like option 1 Option 3)...

So I bought my boat and the PO had it on the trailer like this, and even if I move it forward about the foot that I can the entire bottom will not be supported to the transom it looks like. Maybe this isn't the right size trailer for this boat?

Well, i did it and i purchased my first boat, and brought it home yesterday. I thought i looked it over thoroughly but i guess i did not. At the very top there are two tiny holes in the aluminum. Now i was wondering what the best way to fix this is? solder? weld with tig? oxy/acetelene with...

So i am looking at purchasing my first boat for fishing. I mostly do trout fishing in smaller eastern sierra lakes, maybe tahoe. As well as some southern california lakes like casitas and pyramid. I am looking at getting a 12-14' aluminum hull with an outboard motor. Just wondering what are some...