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  1. Clint KY

    Boat without front deck???

    Does anyone know of a manufacturer of aluminum boats that builds a model with NO or a very low front deck? I am looking for an open boat with a Vee bow and a Semi-Vee (or Vee) hull boat in the 16' to 17' range. I have an older Monark Bass boat and am looking for a bare hull I can move my OB with...
  2. Clint KY

    Pin style seat pedestals

    Looking for an offset seat pedestal and notice different style pins. One is just a plain pin (as I have on my present pedestals), one with threads on the end and one with a retention clips. My question is are they interchangeable? My bases are not threaded and I don't know if they are short...
  3. Clint KY

    Mounting the TM close to centerline?

    In mounting my trolling motor, how critical and/or advisable is getting the motor head closer to the centerline of the boat. The motor I removed was mounted two inches away from and parallel with the gunnel. The motor I am installing has a longer base and has many more available mounting...
  4. Clint KY

    Trolling Motor size question

    I have an ?85 Monark 16? Bass Type boat that I am rebuilding. It has an Evinrude Foot Controlled Trolling Motor on it and the manual says it is ?15 lbs of static thrust?. I got it running and just listening to it I compared it to the sound of my 50# Minn Kota transom mount and it seems somewhat...
  5. Clint KY

    How to remove rubber carpet backing and glue

    Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove the 30 year old rubber backing and glue from the metal panels on the side of the boat? I tried a heat gun and a scraper but it did not seem to work at all. I was afraid to use too much heat as there is foam flotation behind the panels. I am not...
  6. Clint KY

    Replacement live-well aerator question

    I removed the transom mounted live-well aerator pump today as it had died. The pump, which has been there for 30 years, had a pair of plastic spacers, one inboard, and one outboard that made the pump sit horizontal in the bilge of the boat. None of the replacements I see has this ?feature?. Can...
  7. Clint KY

    Evinrude trolling motor?

    My recently acquired '85 Monark has an Evinrude trolling motor. I got the Owner's manual and it states it has "15 lbs static thrust". Does anyone know what that would equate to in today's specifications? I have to believe it must be more as they used the same motor on big bass boats. In their...
  8. Clint KY

    1985 Evinrude VRO opinions please.

    I am confused about the VRO on the new to me 1985 50HP Evinrude. I read in many places that the earlier VROs, as mine is, were very unreliable and should be bypassed. Further reading and viewing videos offer conflicting information as to if I should, and if I do how to go about it. Some say...
  9. Clint KY

    Evinrude Trolling Motor Specs

    The boat I just acquired has an Evinrude EBF2H Trolling Motor. I have Googled it and while I found lots of sites with parts, I have not found any with specs. The motor has 3 power wires, two red and one black. One reference said it was a 24V motor but the motor is wired with only one of the red...
  10. Clint KY

    Fuel line connector confusion

    I picked up a Johnson 6 gallon fuel tank and noticed the connector on the tank has 3 large and two small pins. The connector on the tank I originally got and both my Johnson and Evinrude outboards have 2 pins. I have googled it and am still very confused. There is a two-hose pressurized system...
  11. Clint KY

    Add controls or buy a different boat?

    I have a Monark 1648 with a 1975 Electric start Evinrude tiller steer. I would like to add controls to the boat. Adding this would include a console, steering assembly and a motor control. Would I be better off just finding a different boat with all this included? Clint Far West Kentucky
  12. Clint KY

    Motor flushing attachment 1975 Evinrude 25HP

    I have an 1975 electric start Evinrude 25HP and the water intake is just above the prop. I am looking for an attachment that I can hook up the garden hose and flush the motor. My Johnson 135HP had the intakes on both sides of the lower unit and I had "muffs" to get water to it. I have searched...
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