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help with pre-buy checklist for 1974 16' Sea Nymph
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<blockquote data-quote="bonz_d" data-source="post: 400488" data-attributes="member: 11276"><p>Agree that pictures can be deceiving. You'll have to post some up as you take it apart cause it will be interesting to see what they did. What changes were made.</p><p></p><p>I suppose you could leave the top of the transom wood uncovered as long as it's sealed well though I would cover it to help keep the water out and to help protect it from bangs and dings which would allow water to penetrate. You can look at what I did with my Sea Nymph. On a lot of the old boats they used a pcs. of wood on the outside of the transom as a motor mount cushion. It helps protect the aluminum and reduces motor vibration to the boat.</p><p></p><p>For the trailer, a good cleaning, a coat of paint and repacking the bearings for sure and as you stated 2 new tires. Check the keel rollers and bunk boards. Cleaned up that trailer should fetch a few hundred bucks if you're inclined to find a galvanized or aluminum one to replace it. Or just keep it and rinse it down after each trip.</p><p></p><p>Have you tried running that Merc yet? If that is a 1988 35hp it's not a bad little engine. A lot of times folks like us will take 2 engines and make one good runner. Which is what they could have done here with the electric start that is on it. The OMC guys do that a lot. So try and run it and see what it sounds like.</p><p></p><p>Again, good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bonz_d, post: 400488, member: 11276"] Agree that pictures can be deceiving. You'll have to post some up as you take it apart cause it will be interesting to see what they did. What changes were made. I suppose you could leave the top of the transom wood uncovered as long as it's sealed well though I would cover it to help keep the water out and to help protect it from bangs and dings which would allow water to penetrate. You can look at what I did with my Sea Nymph. On a lot of the old boats they used a pcs. of wood on the outside of the transom as a motor mount cushion. It helps protect the aluminum and reduces motor vibration to the boat. For the trailer, a good cleaning, a coat of paint and repacking the bearings for sure and as you stated 2 new tires. Check the keel rollers and bunk boards. Cleaned up that trailer should fetch a few hundred bucks if you're inclined to find a galvanized or aluminum one to replace it. Or just keep it and rinse it down after each trip. Have you tried running that Merc yet? If that is a 1988 35hp it's not a bad little engine. A lot of times folks like us will take 2 engines and make one good runner. Which is what they could have done here with the electric start that is on it. The OMC guys do that a lot. So try and run it and see what it sounds like. Again, good luck. [/QUOTE]
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