Marinette Boat Forum

Thanks for the paint/primer advice. I have seen the 10.5k number for the sedan. I guess I should have asked what the fisherman weighs. I rolled across the scall at almost 14.5k with almost empty tanks and a 3k trailer. 14.5k is much more than I expected. I had the 360's in at the time, but these sho...

Anyone know the weight difference (roughly) between a 32' Fisherman and a 32" fly-bridge sedan? Thought it was 1,500 lbs or so but cannot verify as of yet.

I think I will bypass painting the bilge if I can get it to come clean and look half way decent with an acid wash. I figure after that I can keep it clean with something like purple de-greaser carefully applied to the subject surfaces only. I'm taking her down to bare aluminum wish me luck! Thanks f...

First question: Once I remove all this nasty tar and paint in the bilge, is there any reason that I need to paint the aluminum? I will be putting this thing in Florida for a few months out of the year so it has to be ready for the salt. My understanding is that the extruded aluminum is all 6016 and ...

Well, much time has passed. I was planning on working on the boat all summer but was not able to start work until the last few weeks. I have ripped out the floor and gutted the bilge. I am in the process of removing the nasty tar gue and silver paint (what a mess!). I am afraid this job has turned i...

Hello, I have all but convinced myself to replace my tired old 360s with a pair of Cummins 6BT 210s. I plan to couple these with ZF 63As 1.2:1, run my 1.25" shafts with a set of 16X21 wheels (and adjust from there). I figured the boat to be loaded up around 13,000lbs The cummins 210s make that ...