You lucky dawg! The biggest difference between love and herpes, is that herpes is forever..........................
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You lucky dawg! The biggest difference between love and herpes, is that herpes is forever..........................
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Another walk in the books. Will be doing a dry trim to finish out my day.
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I was the same way with a JC Whitney catalog. You could honestly build a complete model A Ford out of one at the time.
I use to like the Mongomery Ward book too
And Sears Catalog for picking out one Christmas Gift each
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I loved the sears too.
I bought my 1st aluminum boat from sears , Ted Williams 12 deep vee aluminum 3 seater, Great boat for me and my gang back then Had so much Fun.
I had an old 3hp engine I learned to fix I found in someone trash . I went to libary and took out a book at age 13 and fixed it all by myself.
The next year I used money from a lawn mowing business I started at 13 and bought a 7.5 ted williams outboard The boat flew. Sold it for more then I paid a few yrs later for a bigger boat.
joeb631a
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you were styling with that 7.5 outboard !
Best part was it was a 4 stoke or I just never added oil to gas LOL
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All our outboards were 2 stroke . I have a little 4 stroke i think a 5 for my canoe
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Done trimming .....oh joy. Tomorrow and the next day I get to do it all over again. I have a 6 hp Johnson on my fishing boat. Trowing motor on the front. I hope a 6hp is enough motor for the boat. Will find out in a few days.
I had a 5hp on my 12 ft aluminum and it pushed along at about 15-20
Boat weighed aprrox 150lbs unloaded .
I sure yours will get ya where the fish are unless you are going miles.
Mine would get use about a half mile in 10 miles or lil more wide open
I used the same 5hp 20yrs later to be a kicker for my 17 ft run about which was very heavy glass boat with all supplies and 2 people , 5hp still moved the boat at 10mph and could even steer with wheel.
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Thanks Hydra
Sometimes You can just change the carb from your 6hp to say a9.9 hp one and you have a 9.9 engine now
Refresh me what make and model is your 6hp is it evinrude johnson?
I can look for the info. Very easy to switch the carbs or pay someone to do so
Finding a used one on ebay maybe . See how the six pushes ya 1st
Should be fine unless you overweight the boat and JoeB is not fishing with you .
I can look for the info. Very easy to switch the carbs or pay someone to do so
Finding a used one on ebay maybe . See how the six pushes ya 1st
Should be fine unless you overweight the boat and JoeB is not fishing with you .
OK take that back only the 9.9 hp is on same block as a 15hp evinrude johnson motor
You can make a 9.9 into a 15hp very easily Sorry
joeb631a
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I saw that !
I had to buy a 25 ft boat just so it would not lean to the drivers side when under way LOL
joeb631a
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damm shame and sad too!
I have a floatila of canoes , a 17 gruman fresh water boat ,sit on top kayaks and 2 rubber duckys i rarely use. My ex -MIL lives right on a tidal salt water pond who still loves me. Tough to do by myself ,40 years ago i went every where with a 16 foot canoe on my car. not no more
