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These new props from Mercury sound interesting: http://www.boattest.com/engine-review/M ... a-ECO_2014

Just because you have water in there doesn't necessarily mean it is shot yet. I've heard that it takes a long time for saltwater to rot out the wood. If you jab and probe the hole with as ice pick, how does it feel? You could drill a few sample holes to determine the extent of the damage - if it...

Looks nice. For a 30 year old boat - you need to be careful, however. The wood core components, such at the transom and stringers could have issues. I'd check those out as best you can, rapping with something like a plastic screwdriver handle and checking with a moisture meter. Have him jog the...

I wonder if you could buy that solid hose from SIM and rip it down the middle on a table saw or similar to install over the wiring and lines in place. Put the seam down and hold it together with some black tie-wraps. I did something similar with a piece of waste hose to protect my hull from my...

tilewave - I resized them for you using Paint - that is a lot of space you gained. More than if you added some kind of cabinet.

For Evinrude parts, I use Barnacle Bills - his prices are well under list. He hosts the E-tec owners group. http://www.barnaclebillsmarinesupply.com/

Wow - that corrosion is nasty looking. How does it get so bad? Was saltwater dripping down on the tank? Does the bottom of the tank look as bad? I've got the panel of my 1994 at the moment and, although the tanks look filthy, I don't see any of that white corrosion. When I cleaned a bit with a...

The transom on my 1994 Sailfish was replaced in 2006 for $5000 by the previous owner. There are lots of posts and videos around on how to do this, for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oJnOm7v4Pw If I ever do one, I'm going to follow the method described by Dunk here using 1/4" luan...

The hull is almost 25 years old so you need to be concerned with any of the wood coring material in the transom, stringers, floor, etc. The gas tanks are likely near the end of their lifespan so at least sniff around to see if there are any signs of gas leaking from the tanks. The early 2000...

I think I'll try the Simple Green / pressure washer route also. (I like that back-up bilge pump arrangement on Fishbust's boat - suspended with a starboard bracket.)

I use my woodworking 5-inch sander attached to a shopvac. This is the kind with 8 holes in the paper. Since the hull is so flat, the suction from shopvac pulls the sander to the work so all I needed to do was guide it along. The shopvac collects all the dust. My boat wasn't too bad so I just...

Impressive list - and the boat looks great. How's the flat screen TV working out for you? I never thought of adding one of those - it might go a long way in my house for convincing the family to do overnighters or stay out longer on those slow fishing days. Is it 12V? What size is it and what...

That's impressive - especially when considering the foam block was only about 2" wide. I'll bet the normal deck forces from people's feet will not exceed the PSI of that test. (I don't think I'll be squirting Great Stuff into my transom anytime soon, however :lol:

I knew a guy 20-years ago who used to build his boats from scratch out of plywood - first a 26 footer, then a 32. They were nice boats and someone asked him the secret of his success at doing this, on top of his full time job, and he said that he tried to do something on his boat everyday. Even...

I don't disagree. Unfortunately the guy is a member of my yacht club so I can't go too ballistic on him. He does about half the boats at the club (at a discount). I think my boat was the last one he did for the year - one of the guys joked that he ran out of material by the time he got to me...

Last week I went to my first Grady Owners Club meeting a Baert Marine which is located north of Boston. They put out a nice spread and I had a good time - met and chatted with some folks, had some good discussions with their mechanics, etc. It was definitely worthwhile. Anyway, in addition to...

I heard it is the same stuff - but call it marine and charge ten times the price 8)

Sometimes those crack when the transom swells due to a wet core. While you have the screws out - you could do a little probing with an ice pick to see if the core is still solid in that area. Also, you could stick some toothpicks in the holes and check them the next day to see if they are wet.

I'd make sure you have the transom checked out thoroughly. I believe 1998 was the first year that rot-resistant Greenwood XL was used as coring material so the 97 won't have it. Not that Greenwood is a panacea - just make sure the transom is okay.

That photo looks like a nice job. I'm happy to hear you liked the Boat Covers Direct cover - maybe I will go that route. I will pay for itself after two winters in shrinkwrap savings. It looks like all you have to do is tell them the length - do you recall what length you told them for your...