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Dear Board, I just rediscovered the joy of taking picture with a film camera. Not just that, I managed to develop the pictures myself. Now, what do I do next? I did what any goofball like me would do. I scanned the negatives with a digital camera, and then used a computer to turn nothing...

Dear Board, I realize this is an ethical question, so I understand that it might not get answered. That said I have an older Grumman 4.6 with a 2017 Yamaha 25HP on it. Many of my local lakes are restricted to 20HP. I was thinking about putting 20HP decals on it and using the boat on the...

Dear Board, I haven't posted here in a couple of years so I hope someone will respond? I have a 1982 Grumman 4.6 boat. It has a pressured treated raised bow platform and a full pressure treated floor. When I bought the boat a couple of years ago it had a bow mounted trolling motor and couple...

Dear Board, I sold my Smokercraft boat last Fall and picked up a Grumman 4.6 that will be a little easier for me to handle solo when the wifey, AKA my fishing buddy, can't go along. I bought a used 1990 Evinrude 15 to put on it. It was converted to a longshaft but otherwise the factory...

Dear Board, I have 3 small outboards that I need to winterize. As part of the process I am going to change the oil in the lower units. The motors in question are a 35 HP 1982 Evinrude, a 6 HP 1986 Evinrude, and a 1997 4 HP Yamaha. I need a bit more than a pint of gear oil to re-fill all...

Dear Board, I'm going to go look at a used motor tomorrow to use as a kicker on my rig. If it checks out I'm planning on bringing it home. The seller says it's decaled with a fuel/oil ratio of 100:1 but as I research the engine on the internet I see information that says 50:1...

Dear Board, I have what probably will sound like a dumb question but I'm not bashful so here goes. My 16' Smokercraft Mag has a 35 HP long shaft tiller steer motor on it right now. The motor runs fine but there are several lakes nearby that are restricted to 20 HP maximum. I am planning on...

Dear Board, I have an older Smokercraft 165 tiller steer boat. It currently has a 1982 Evinrude 35HP on it that runs just fine. My problem is that several of the lakes nearby to me are restricted to 20HP maximum. For the short term I will probably keep the 35HP mostly because I plan to use...

Dear Board, Other people probably did it another way but I found an inexpensive and easy way to support the "will fit" boat cover that came with my recent boat purchase. The cover did a great job of keeping water out of the boat but when it rained heavily the water pooled and puddled in the...

Dear Board, I am wondering if anyone can tell me anything good or bad about the hitch extenders for a 2" X 2" receiver? My boat trailer is well balanced and it trailers nicely but it could use 8" to 12" more tongue length to help with manueverability when launching and recovering the boat. I...

Dear Board, Last week I asked about a mounting a receiver hitch to my lawn tractor. I wasn't having much luck figuring out an easy way to get the job done and I was seriously considering having one of the members who responded to my previous post build me an adapter. With a bit more research...

Dear Board, I don't need an engine rebuilt right now but I was looking at modern alternatives to my 1982 Evinrude 35 HP tiller steer outboard and the I'm scared because there is nothing even remotely close to a direct replacement as far as HP goes. I realize that with the old outbaord running...

Dear Board, I'd like to figure out a way so that I can use my lawn tractor to tow the boat in and out of the garage. I'm getting better with using the truck, but with a rather short trailer and a longbox extended cab truck and two other cars in the driveway to manuever around it's not very...

Dear Board, So I took my new to me Smokercraft 168MG out today on a local lake with my fiancee'. It was hotter than blazes but we managed to catch some bluegills so the maiden voyage in the boat was not a wasted trip. Mostly we drifted the edges of weedbeds with worms suspended under bobbers...

Dear Board, I picked up a new to me boat yesterday and the trailer has 5 foot bunk style side guide ons. The trailer is galvanized and the guide on "L" brackets are painted and very rusty. I know I could strip the old paint and sand and prime and repaint them but I'd rather not spend all that...