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I have a 1980 overnighter that is not named. I want to go ahead and name it. I was just wondering if anyone has experience on how to put a name decal on this because the sides are not smooth they are staggered. Thanks for any info

I had a simialr problem on my overnighter. It was the drain on the bait boxes/live wells. The hoses were rotting and when water hit the side of the boat water would fill the boat up.

yea im an idiot and just anchored near a beach in shallow water. We were swimming and fishing and never realized it. I will def learn from this mistake

So i have been having trouble with the outboard. Doesnt want to run higher than 3k rpms. Decided to do some fishing today with 3 other people. Wemt about 6 miles out for porgy. Fished for about 4 hours with some heavy waves. Didnt even realize the whole time the bilge pumps were not working...

I was out yesterday cruising for about 10 min then the power died off a lot. couldnt get it more than 2000k rpm then it started to shake and shut off. Looked and noticed the fuel ball was very soft and no gas in it. I pumped it a little and would turn on thn die with the same problem about a min...

wow that came out really nice. I think i will attempt something similar next week

Im thinking of attmepting to make a really nice cutting board to fit in one of the rod holders. Any one attempt this, possible pictures?

went out last night and noticed the engine went down atleast 5 inches further with the tilt and trim. It just went very slowly and i thought it was all the way down before. I went out with only one of ther person and about 30 gallons of fuel. I got on plane at around 3500 rpm and cruised at...

No bottom growth at all. It was trailered to the water by previous owner and it is on a rack now and no growth. Previous owner doesnt understand why i cant plane easier. Maybe it was overloaded but idk. Im not sure what pitch the prop is at all i know is its a new SS one.

motor was all the way down. previous owner had said " goes right on plane when you tilt the motor up a bit at higher speeds" Tried that and nothing. We had 4 people, 3/4 tank gas. Going out tomorrow with only 1 other person. Ill see if theres any difference

do you trim the motor at diferent speeds to get on plane. I think the angle of the motor is the problem.

I just recently purchased a 1980 overnighter with an original 175 mercury on it. The boat and engine seem in pretty good shape. I brought it out the first time yesterday and was having trouble getting it on plane. It seemed that i had to get it to about 6k rpms and once i let off a little i...