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Thanks Bill, and Gayle.. Now I just gotta work on getting the boat done.

whichever way I go, it will be wrapped in fiberglass. I did manage to find a supplier of 8' sticks of 1"x2" DF softboard for $12/ stick.

5000 BTU is likely too much for that size cabin and will cycle and become inefficient, but if that is what is available to you, it can work.. Open a window or door until it runs more consistent. Alternativly, you can create a swamp cooler with lake/ ocean water. All you need is a basic livewell desi...

I've got a few things to finish up with my 8' drift pram before it's done. I know it says to basically use a few sticks of wood for the top rail and seat box support as per the plans, but I have not been able to find DF in anything less than a 4x4 post local. Not sure why. Also the cost to get the l...

Starting back on my 8' drift pram because the big boat has registration issues which need resolved first.. I figured that I would like to put the Glen L logo on it. One of the Burgee's would look out of place being a tiny boat and there are no decals available. Has anyone been able to make one?. My ...

Yep. Those Heartland Products flywheel puller/lift eyes are nice too.. I bought one for my Merc 650 and used my engine crane to put it on my stand. Biggest struggle was trying to get the old lift cylinder to work one more time.

I'm thinking more into this, except bigger, as in Console/ Cabin Skiff big. someone on a hotrod forum scratch built a 1933 Ford body out of cardboard and then wrapped it up in duct tape and laid 'glass on it, then ripped the cardboard out from the inside when it was done as duct tape does not stick ...

Cable/ drum controls have not been in production in a long time. Ebay or a boat yard is your only bet

Outboard brackets allow the transoms to remain tall and not use a splashwell. I think the first venture into that design by a manufacture was the OMC Seadrive which basically allowed an outboard version of I/O rough water boats for outboard fans and where they are practical like cold weather boating...

In the late 1950's Mercury bought/ sponsored a race car. The engine blew, and they switched it to a Merc powerhead ( Mark 55 IIRC ) run on it's side and cooled it with a radiator, so it could be done, but at a large cost.. The Force "L" drive was a configuration that I think only Bayliner used. Not ...

18" is still considered a long shaft. You can probably put it higher up on the trim pins and gain a couple inches, and it would work.

Transmission mounting will be no big deal on a V drive or straight inboard, people make stuff fit all the time. You would need to figure out a coupler ontop of a bellhousing adapter for an I/O configuration.. The Honda BF150 runs the way it does with a 2.14:1 gear case and the BLAST system which adv...

Marine spec parts come with the ignition, fuel and charging systems. If you run a closed cooling setup then you can use automotive gaskets. Most Inboards or I/O's run basic automotive engines with a few marine spec components.. I don't think it will work as well as a V8 will hp for hp as a V8 has mo...

what is the difference between ( payload ) and ( towing capacity )? Towing has to do with your gross combined vehicle weight rating, so that is your vehicles weight + payload ( onboard vehicle including passangers and fuel ) and the trailer weight. Usually you take your GCVWR ( gross combined ) and...

Years ago, my dad towed his 1973 Starcraft Chieftan 21' with his 1993 Nissan hardbody 4cyl, 5spd single cab pickup. It looked like the boat was pushing the truck but with the class 3 bumper installed it was weighed and verified legal ( no fuel or equipment at that time tho ) Truck towed that boat hu...