you need a good block of wood and hammer to straighten the skeg. Then have an aluminum heliarc welder patch it up and sand it to perfection. a regular mig will work but it wont be as good.
and that's how we ride! we have a couple more rides scheduled for the year not to mention, "the occasional we just going ride" rides. living on the river definitely has its benefits!
its always hard to beat out original manufactures. just when i thought i was satisfied with what i had i see ill be spending more money in the near future. sure looks good.
that statement might be true if everything was exact. I have several 200hp engines and just by eye sight they are that 200hp, however the engines run at 6500rpm all the way to 10,500rpm and compression is different making them different in terms of how much horsepower is actually produced...
that is correct. it has no neutral or reverse. forward gear only , as lotus mentioned if a sportsmaster gearcase was offered then sales would surely increase
the motor should perform well on any boat that can carry the weight. however having only a straight drive doesn't make it to user friendly to use on your fishing or runabout boat and the midsection is too short. 12" if it was 15" it might be doable. if mercury made the motor for racing they will...