Marinette Boat Forum

I have a scheduling dilemma between blasting my bottom and getting primer on. I know there is a way to either etch and seal after blasting, or clean and etch before priming. Searching google turns up way too many different opinions. Anybody delt with this?

Gear drives on std rotation engines have a drive gear, idler gear and cam gear. Cam and crank spin same direction. Gear drives on reverse rotation chevys only have crank and cam gears. Even on the chevys the cam is ground for the reverse firing order. If anybody needs 318s I have a pair in west mich...

If I was at a different point in my life I would jump all over that. It would be a perfect start for a 37 express with diesels.

I have mine wired with standard 5 pin relays separating upper and lower helm. The ignition always is turned on at lower helm. It can be started from upper or lower. The relay allows me to shut off and restart from the upper helm. But the main ignition is always killed or turned on at lower. This is ...

First thing, are you sure it is the cable. Most of the time, if the rudders have not been updated to stainless, it is the rudders not the cable. If it is the steering cable, don't waste your time trying to free it up. It will only prolong the inevitable. The entire steering assemblies ( new helm, ca...

The weight shifting would not be as dramatic as you think. The 1600lbs of engine and trans, plus another 150?lbs for shafts, struts, rudders, propellers is alot more than a couple of modern outboards. Plus you can move all the batteries, fuel tanks and anything else heavy forward to where the engine...

For those that need to use epoxy for coating the plywood, if using west system, make sure you use the "special clear" hardener. The other hardeners are designed for bonding or laying up glass. The special clear is for coating.

The original nautolex vinyl works very good. Probably the best bang for your buck, except they no longer make the original pattern. This is what I am going to use in my Thompson when I finish the interior. They make some pretty nice textured vinyl in various colors. On my 32 express, I replaced the ...

The toggle switches used for ignition on Ms, and many other boat, do not hold up as well as a high amp switch (like a key switch, push button or heavy duty toggle). I bet 90% of the starting and running issues I have seen in boats with the plastic switches are because of the switches. Voltage drop t...

If anybody wants to take on this project, I have both left and right hand complete (sans carb) 318s that I would part with very reasonably.