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  1. matt167

    Roller To Bunk Conversion

    I do boat until November. It is a little chilly then. I might try running the trailer a little more shallow next time and see what it does.
  2. matt167

    Roller To Bunk Conversion

    I kinda find it refreshing. The reason the trailer works is because the bunks catch the strakes and bring it straight on. I probably don’t need to run it so deep
  3. matt167

    Boat trailer leaf springs+hubs

    If this is a smaller boat trailer. Calculate cost of renovation vs buying new. I was in a similar situation and found a new trailer for about the same cost as renovation
  4. matt167

    Roller To Bunk Conversion

    yup, because I float the boat most of the way on. It's easy and quick
  5. matt167

    Bow mount fuel tank. Balance?

    I have just a small cooler for a few drinks. But no alcohol on the boat.
  6. matt167

    Roller To Bunk Conversion

    I bought my venture bunk trailer brand new and it’s absolutely the best to launch and retrieve. I back it in until the bunks are just above the water to retrieve and pull it on. Always straight. Water is knee high or so doing that but it works perfectly
  7. matt167

    Bow mount fuel tank. Balance?

    I didn’t think of doing that. I’ll have to try it. I really don’t want to use a whale tail
  8. matt167

    Bow mount fuel tank. Balance?

    My boat could use some stern lift for the 25hp to work better. Would moving 6 gals portable from the stern to 12 gal permanent tank in the bow help?
  9. matt167

    Delta Dawn- ‘72 Chieftain

    My dad had the I/O version of the same boat ( even color ) when I was a kid and it sat on a tandem Shorelandr trailer. I think tandems were more common then. As for the fuel tanks. The twin tanks under the seat boxes are original location. If original tanks they will be Mirax brand
  10. matt167

    Painting a boat trailer

    Rust oleum with linseed oil mixed in is what my boss puts on his service truck frame every 3 years in the NY salt and it holds great. I’d use some rusty metal primer for sure though. For a gloss pro finish use hardener and reducer at 4:2:1 ratio. Mineral spirits works as a medium reducer or...
  11. matt167

    Evinrude 35 vs new Johnson 30?

    Evinrude Johnson switched in I think 86 and the 35hp became a 30hp
  12. matt167

    1966? Evinrude Big Twin 40 help

    I sold a running big twin 40 short shaft for $250 and nobody was beating my door down to get it.
  13. matt167

    1966? Evinrude Big Twin 40 help

    Just trade for a short shaft. Majority of those motors were short shaft. You will have more into it than it’s worth swapping
  14. matt167

    How to determine if a shaft length is right for your transom?

    Spend $100 on a jack plate
  15. matt167

    Steering bracket help 1959 lark 35

    What is the range in motion? The cable drum setup on my boat can turn the motor nearly sideways but if you turn it anywhere near that it turns so sharp it’s actually scary
  16. matt167

    Steering bracket help 1959 lark 35

    There are steering tubes available for motors without one. They attach to transom
  17. matt167

    Towing over rough terrain with outboard down?

    Motor down is less stress on the transom and under normal circumstances the trailer has the clearance
  18. matt167

    Towing over rough terrain with outboard down?

    I think there is 8” at the hitch
  19. matt167

    Towing over rough terrain with outboard down?

    It also says that a boat of this size needs floatation even though I don’t think it ever had it. I think stuff does get grandfathered just like cars safety systems. This doesn’t mean I’m not looking for a solution but I haven’t found what I need yet
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    Towing over rough terrain with outboard down?

    I don’t like it either but a marine battery box does not have clearance where it is. The only thing I could do is put in a universal hotrod type battery hold down screwed to the floor. But it’s a 66 so i don’t know as all the regs were in place then
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