I'm nearing the end of refurbishing my motor and am a little confused on what lubrication I should use.
I have a 1973 50373r electric start.
My book calls for:
OMC Sea-Lube Anticorrosion Lubricant (formerly OMC Type "A")
Lubriplate 777
OMC Sea-Lube Gearcase Lubricant (formerly OMC Type "C")...
So I spent the week manually turning the motor and fogging the cylinders with Sea Foam - Deep Creep. Today I did my first compression testing. I like the numbers I'm seeing but I'm not an Evinrude expert. I managed to get an original 1973 Service manual for my engine - a 50373R - but I can't...
So I spent the week manually turning the motor and fogging the cylinders with Sea Foam - Deep Creep. Today I did my first compression testing. I like the numbers I'm seeing but I'm not an Evinrude expert. I managed to get an original 1973 Service manual for my engine - a 50737R - but I can't...
And here is a picture of where I am at today. I hunted down replacement stickers (including the 1970's leaping bass and Ouachita Indian) and have applied them after working out some of the oxidation in the fiberglass.
Next up:
-Finish up polishing/waxing the outer hull.
-Start investigating...
A good view of the new rear light assemblies after the trailer was finished. I had it powder coated - new wheels and tires. Rebuilt the hubs and springs. And sand blasted and painted everything else myself. I also fixed the tilt trailer (it was welded shut) so that works again now. All new...
My Dad made these rear light mounts for the boat back in 1972 - they had been damaged a few times so I decided to make my own (I hung the originals up on the wall of my shop).
While working on the trailer I found a pretty nasty old weld repair my uncle did - I decided to save the original work and just fix the bottom which they left open.
before:
after:
Thought I would start a thread here on my ongoing efforts to restore my family heirloom 1969 Ouachita bass boat. My dad bought it in 1972 and we fished it up until 2008. It has sat untouched in his barn since then as he passed in 2012. I have twin boys of my own who are 11 now - so I'm working...
