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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    It is plenty of motor, room to spare at the top end. I've had four adults (including me) in the boat several times now. It takes a few seconds longer to get on plane, as the load gets heavier, but once planing, don't notice much difference, top speed is about the same (~25 knots in calm...
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    Deck padding for Sunfish or similar sit-on-deck dinghies?

    Thanks for your input all...I just ordered some 3/4" white minicell T200 EVA from here: https://www.foambymail.com/closed-cell-foams.html They have a lot of options, thorough descriptions, spec sheets linked, and their prices are better (much better in some cases) than several other online...
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    Deck padding for Sunfish or similar sit-on-deck dinghies?

    Thanks, yeah that was one of my thoughts. Looks like it comes even thicker from many suppliers but I am thinking 3/4" or 1" would be good.
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    Deck padding for Sunfish or similar sit-on-deck dinghies?

    What has anyone here used for deck padding (in other words, butt padding) on a Sunfish or similar sit-on-deck dinghies? Like a Laser, Force 5, Hobie One, etc. etc. I have a few ideas but curious what others have done. I've seen a few ready-made products from e.g. Sunfish direct but they are...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

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    Fixing up old AMF Sunfish/ Minifish boats

    These boats just keep on keepin' on. I used to help teach people to sail on them. Today I had my first sail on a '77 Sunfish I bought from a guy I know earlier this summer, he'd had it for decades, hadn't used it for a long time. It was in good shape, stored inside, pretty much ready to sail...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    Well I finally got this squared away...bought the 30 hp Tohatsu. Just picked it up from the dealer install last Friday! Have had it out twice so far, I'm in the first 10 hrs of break-in so no more than 3/4 throttle, but with just me on board that is more than plenty. Probably haven't gone beyond...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    I have joked with friends & family, this is the kind of boat I wish my dad had bought back in the late '60's! Instead we had a boring aluminum cartop jon-boat (12 ft I think) with a used 6hp outboard. Some years later he upgraded a bunch, relatively speaking, and bought a 14' Valco and an...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    Thanks, I agree! I think it will look good 'enough' with a modern motor too...retro with a twist at the stern. There's a vintage fiberform of similar type I've seen around here with a Honda 20hp on it and the combo looks good.
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    Yeah I've been looking at the vintage brochures, many of the models look almost alike. The Arrow and Mustang in 1965 only differ in transom height, max load capacity, and seat style/layout) for example. Identical measurements otherwise. At first I thought this was an Arrow until I saw that...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    Here's a few pics from the ad where I first spotted it.
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    I will do that - at this point it's going to be the 30hp is my thinking. More hp per $$ and per pound, and if I want a slightly bigger boat at some point it can transfer over as there's a bit of power to spare. Some of the 4-strokes are much heavier even in the smaller sizes..Yamahas are the...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    Appreciate your thinking thru this. Agree with light, nimble runabout, that's why I was thinking maybe a modern 20hp would do. I've already looked at weight comparisons. The '62 Johnson 28hp is spec'd at ~127 lbs (mine has electric start so ~4-5 lbs heavier if the spec is for manual start)...
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    Thanks, that was my original plan if the old motor was solid enough to use, but it's not. The boat itself is mostly sorted out and ready to go. There's small stuff I'd fiddle with or improve but it's 100% usable, while the motor isn't.
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    Appropriate HP outboard for '65 Starcraft Mustang?

    When you say a modern 25hp is basically an old 30hp - you mean the modern 4-stroke EFI 25hp is going to have power comparable to an old two-stroke carbureted 30hp? Or 28hp as my case may be?
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