Recent content by Lovetorestore

Thanks, billyttpd, I'll check out the Merc.

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No, I'm not going digital. I need my 10 year old niece to program the microwave oven, let alone deal with electronics with motherboards and other ready-to-fail workings. Definitely staying with mechanical, and the lighter weight Suzuki 90 is most likely the winner. And to JeffN's point, yes...

Right now it's a contest between Tohatsu (thank you for the suggestion PointedRose), Yamaha, and Suzuki, but I'm going to lean towards whoever is most available to service it, so taking into account fuel efficiency, price, and weight it's looking like Suzuki. The tank is definitely aluminum and...

I would have to replace all the innards....fuel tank, lines, bilge pump, cables, etc. It was covered for years, I think the cover blew off only the past 4-5, and there is no accumulated water, and the floor is solid. I walked around on it and did not detect and "give." The trailer will need two...

The 2 x 4 boards you see is a frame the previous owner constructed to tarp the boat, which has since blown off.

Some elbow grease (well, a LOT of elbow grease) and replacing cables....... the transom is 20 and 3/4 inches, so I think a 20 inch shaft for a new outboard would be fine.... I think.....

Thanks, DennisG01. I am in Waldo-Knox County, Maine, encompassing Rockland up to Searsport, and everything in-between. Many storied shipbuilding/repair coastal town operations to choose from. Most of them specialize in high-end yachts or vintage wooden boat restorations, but I think I'll be able...

WOW! I didn't expect such a speedy response! Thank you, thank you! This is great advice. I'll be towing this boat from suburban New York to the mid-coast Maine region, where there is no shortage of marinas, boat builders, boat repair facilities, boat salvage operations, yadda yadda.... so if the...

Good day, everyone. I am new to this forum, and I'm hoping everyone here with years of experience with GW's can offer insight. I am being given a Grady-White model 175 Duke, a circa 1978 (discontinued model). It is in need of major cosmetic (and I'm sure mechanical) restoration. I am looking...