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After allowing the coat of primer to dry / cure...did you then wipe the primed coat down with acetone before the finish coats? Additionally, should you wipe down with acetone between every additional coat?

Looking for some tips / advice. I have a Tracker Sportsman 18 Jon. The original paint is adhering fine (normal scratches, wore places...with no flaking around those edges). I'm going to repaint the boat (camo). I've purchased the Parkers Duck Boat Primer and Parkers paint for the base coat...

So...I take it a new prop comes with the hub and I can just change out the prop? Thanks!

Thanks. I read some online about that. Sounded like shop would need to do the repair. $$$ :(

Yes it revs up fine. What is a "spun hub"? High winds got me pinned to the bank, can't even get anyone to tow me if I wanted too. Sux. Worst camping trip in a while. Thanks for the input.

I have a '97 Merc 25 HP shift on the handle / throttle. Here at the lake turkey hunting and last night went to shift it into gear and nothing. Took cover off, can see all parts moving freely, shifting in forward and reverse. Actually, it now shifts into forward and reverse more freely now...

I had assumed I would use SS self tapping screw so that I could take it back out if I ever needed to.....and because I have no experience with rivets. People seem to recommend the rivets over the screws. Are they easy? What if you have to remove? Would they a be a little more trouble then?

I am leaning towards flooring my boat with aluminum with closed cell foam beneath. Did anyone else have concerns with screwing the aluminum sheet goods to the aluminum ribs? (From a vibration standpoint). I found a website that sells rubber sheets or rolls fairly cheap and had the idea of...

Thank you sir

For whatever reason I can see the pics on the phone rather than the computer. That motor looks GREAT! Did you do that with spray paint from the can? Any tips on how to get that smooth even finish instead of looking like I spray painted it? Did you spray with clear coat after painting?

I'm going to repaint my jon back to original jon boat green. Was going to by the Parker's duck boat paint in the hunter green. What should I do to prep? If the original paint from the mfg is not really coming off, do I really have to strip? Do I need to use primer? Can I just pressure wash...

I'm trying to make the same decision with what to floor my jon with. I get blood in the boat from deer and hogs. I was leaning towards closed cell foam insulation and the aluminum idea. If it's closed cell insulation, will it really inhibit that much water drainage? There are channels in the...

Don't know what the deal is. I checked the user settings and same is set to display pics in the messages. Internet connection is good. Oh well. Thanks for the advice. I'm new to the forum. I put another post out there about my upcoming boat project in general with no responses. :(...

PS - thanks for the advice

Any idea why I can't see the picture of his motor? It's not in the reply, nor a link to click on. :shock:

I have a '97 Mercury 25 HP outboard that the sun has taken a toll on. I'm not too worried about the shaft or foot...area below the cowl, but would appreciate any advice on the proper way to repaint (myself) the top cowling of the motor. I found a replacement decal kit on Ebay of which I have...

I used to have pretty good luck with blue back herring in a 104 qt cooler. Ice in the water, bait saver (the blue stuff), little rock salt and a corner aerater. Don't have the water level so low that the aerater beats the crap out of the surface of the water. You'll fight foam if you...

I unhook my fuel line and run my carb empty everytime I put the boat on the trailer. But I also work for a catastrophe team and never know when I'm going to be away from home for an extended period of time. I put fuel stabilizer in every fill up and I also add a couple cap fulls of Mercury...

Good morning, Brand new user to this site, but I've been reading through the posts and seems like a great forum with alot of help / advice being offered. I wanted to post some pics of my boat with my plan and see if I could get some advice on the correct procedure I should use on this...