Awesome little project, & great vid! I really enjoyed this one. Great job on the boat, & getting it back rolling. That 40 is perfect. You don't need anything more than that.... on that boat. Perfect, for what it is, & pushed that thing right along with ease. That Johnson 70 is going to be perfect for another project, with something a little heavier. I can't wait to see how that 70 turns out!
Well said. How quickly it planes, and how it handles, how it steers, everying about it just makes it a comfortable boat. I was really quite impressed minutes into my firts trip.
I wish I could find something like that I just need a River flat bottom for my 1956 30 hp Johnson everything around here is crazy money for crap what is the part number for that tool twin gas line O rings thanks for your videos
If myself got an old boat keep thinking am gonna have longevity. Then covid hit & the news paranoia plus no gym & feel like I’ve age 10 yrs. now I see all the gear still in that boat it really plays on ur mind.
Just flop in a Terminal board and hook the leads for the accessories up to it, and a bus bar for negative near the battery/s in the bilge. 2 leads for the accessories, 2 leads for the starting circuit for the motor. done. then you can be satisfied cutting the rats nest out:)
Man…….I lose track of time watching these videos…..lol. That was a steal but only because you are capable. In the wrong hands that would be a $3K minimum money pit.
I like how you used a crescent wrench as a hammer! Thats some funny shit! You probably would have 10 times the subs if you answered some of your followers. I had a question for you but can not expect an answer so will move on. By the way you live in a beautiful region of the earth.
@@BrandonsGarage I have a 1995 15hp Johnson outboard and I was trying to get it to run normal. Couldn't figure how to test the power pack so I just bought a new one hoping it would fix the problem. I also bought new coils and plugs rebuilt carb and new fuel lines. I even checked fuel pump for gaskets and dirt found a bunch behind the screen. The motor runs and idles good now! Had questions for you but don't remember what I wanted to ask. Enjoy the outboard and boat videos though.
Oh, man. What a sweet deal you made. And that 70hp 3-cylinder OMC is about may favorite motor of all time. Hope it turns out to be a good one. Thanks for a very entertaining and informative video.
Don’t feel bad I cut out my fuel tank too, I love the old OMC metal portable tanks, I bring them back after I leave the river house and return with 35 dollars in fresh fuel.
Wow nice 👍 ! Tracker outboard on a Tracker boat makes sense ! Lol. You are forgetting the outboards ! Granted you owned them but they at some point cost money ! I’m jealous I cant fish outside year around ! By the way that troller is a lake troller not a river one ! Haha. I have some odd stuff I’d like to send you but I don’t have address ! Also with a bass boat you need 2 depth finders ! It’s the law here in Minnesota ! Not really but looks cooler ! Looks like I’m going to have to come down there and teach you how to fish and cast ! LMAO ! Plus you need anchors ! I figured your traveling about 35 mph which is respectable ! Who the hell would paint everything GREEN !!!! Up here I just put a mechanics lien and get a clean title , easy pessy ! Again nice rig ! Have fun !
I’m in CA also. Fishing that Colorado River is pretty sad compared to Minnesota lakes. I’ve gone there a few times for walleye. The only negative were the mosquitoes. I came home with 1000 bites.
The mosquito? That's hilarious. There is a Vietnam joke that comes to mind: The mosquitoes are so big, one landed on a helicopter pad and two guys ran out to refuel it. Send me an email and Ill shoot my address on over evinrudegarage@gmail.com The boat had 2 fish finders, so I guess its standard here too. A mechanics lean works; but the owner can contest it, and it takes 30 days. Usually, the item has been sold 15 times and never registered. Then, a lien comes along and the owner who sold it long ago gets the ability to buy it back (minus storage and repair fees) that happened to my buddy on a Buick Skylark, owner from the 90's came back demanding his car back (which he sold long ago) he even came to pay the storage fees, expecting it to still be in near mint shape. Recovered abandoned method comes back same day, you leave with paperwork.
Awesome little project Brandon. It should make a great test bed. It looked like it was scooting along pretty well with a 40hp, that thing would be capable of flight with a 70.
@@BrandonsGarage For some reason this video didn't show up in my cue right away. I turned on the notifications now so that won't happen again. Pontoon is coming along great. The Yamaha I found is a much nicer motor that the Force that came with it. The problem is that the Force was driving a lot of traffic to my videos. I am looking for a suitable project boat to put the Force on for next summer. Remember the big gear from a year ago? I tried floating it a couple of weeks ago. My self designed lift bag wasn't quite up to the task but a small redesign should fix the problem. I have lots of lift capacity its just that the bag didn't lift quite straight so the pillow wanted to pop out of the straps. I'll be doing a video on the bag build soon.
Went fishing in Blythe a long time ago, in the early 80s. Frog giggen and fishen , Covered in brush and cat tails so thick you couldn't see a flashlight through. Good times my friend, good times. What does it look like now? Good buy
Hello I am out of Fairfield California i have a 89 70 hp evinroude. Videos of it on.my page . You seem to have great knowledge . Would you give my motor a listen. Some hard starting issues.
Not quite yet, going to wait until winter to do more. I made a video about the plumbing. as I had to finish it myself as the plumber bailed. the video was so bad and boring that I stopped filming
Your lucky to get it in your name.Try doing that Pa. and you won’t get close to getting the title for boat and trailer.I tried.Some states don’t title boats,(Pa) does post 1987 ,but dmv requires titles for trailers.
Brandon I just picked up a 1957 10hp Johnson. what would you say the compression should be before a person put any money in it restoring it. Good by on the boat.
@@BrandonsGarage I'm just below 80 on my tester it just a Harbor freight one. Have you found that new head gasket and sanding the head flat seems to help or not
Not a bad deal for ya! I paid $900 for the fiberglass bass boat I just got. I only needed to clean the carbs, adjust the timing, and rebuild the tilt&trim cylinder. The wood floor does need some love, but I’ll run it for the rest of the season first before I tangle with that. I’d love to get some help from you if you’re close to the Lake Mohave area, not for free of course. I just don’t want to wait 3-6 months just to have a shop fiddle with a couple screws.
@@BrandonsGarage I called a shop in Prescott which is closer to home when I was looking for parts, and they said they had a 6 week wait just to look at anything.
Ok so you are in CA, what is the process for registering a boat, jetski without paperwork? Yeah it might be old but some TLC and it would make a great deal to get out on the water.
Should have left that pole in the water. Somewhere there's a UA-cam channel, guy picks up fishing poles that others have abandoned, he fixes them up, and sells them. Good stuff.
40:52 - "the goal here is to make it work better than Musties".
Heh, nice :) Enjoyed the video as always Brandon
Awesome little project, & great vid! I really enjoyed this one. Great job on the boat, & getting it back rolling. That 40 is perfect. You don't need anything more than that.... on that boat. Perfect, for what it is, & pushed that thing right along with ease. That Johnson 70 is going to be perfect for another project, with something a little heavier. I can't wait to see how that 70 turns out!
Well said.
How quickly it planes, and how it handles, how it steers, everying about it just makes it a comfortable boat. I was really quite impressed minutes into my firts trip.
Nothing like a cheap aluminum center console with a good motor. It looks like lots of future water fun.
I freakin love this channel :) your humor is fantastic too
I wish I could find something like that I just need a River flat bottom for my 1956 30 hp Johnson everything around here is crazy money for crap what is the part number for that tool twin gas line O rings thanks for your videos
search ebay. complete kits available, but also kits to convert your motor to a traditional non-pressure fuel pump so you can simplify things.
Your tolling motor is 24 volt. Itll run way better if you hook up 2 batteries to it.
good deal 300 into a great craft to enjoy and a testing platform awesome
If myself got an old boat keep thinking am gonna have longevity. Then covid hit & the news paranoia plus no gym & feel like I’ve age 10 yrs. now I see all the gear still in that boat it really plays on ur mind.
Just flop in a Terminal board and hook the leads for the accessories up to it, and a bus bar for negative near the battery/s in the bilge. 2 leads for the accessories, 2 leads for the starting circuit for the motor. done. then you can be satisfied cutting the rats nest out:)
Man…….I lose track of time watching these videos…..lol. That was a steal but only because you are capable. In the wrong hands that would be a $3K minimum money pit.
The fishing scenes 😅
Low hr's and maintained vs green spray paint.... I get that....lol
you any tricks to maybe free up the rings looks like they may be a little stuck?
hey thats my boat
I like how you used a crescent wrench as a hammer! Thats some funny shit! You probably would have 10 times the subs if you answered some of your followers. I had a question for you but can not expect an answer so will move on. By the way you live in a beautiful region of the earth.
Actually, I do reply to the ones I am alerted to.
This comment I was not, I found it while replying to another. Whats your question?
@@BrandonsGarage I have a 1995 15hp Johnson outboard and I was trying to get it to run normal. Couldn't figure how to test the power pack so I just bought a new one hoping it would fix the problem. I also bought new coils and plugs rebuilt carb and new fuel lines. I even checked fuel pump for gaskets and dirt found a bunch behind the screen. The motor runs and idles good now! Had questions for you but don't remember what I wanted to ask. Enjoy the outboard and boat videos though.
Do you always throw junk into the water ?
keep watching
where are you based out of?
If you ever have to remove paint again try Aircraft Paint Remover it works really well especially on aluminum, you can almost just wipe the paint off.
You have to watch his video where he takes the paint and decals off his cheap pontoon boat he snagged, you'll love it.
Running low hour vs Green spray paint.....lol a pragmatist always.
Please do a video on that 70hp johnson 🙏
oh I will! soon hopefully.
@@BrandonsGarage ok great 😁 can't wait
Ugg, I'd HAVE to swap the blue and red switches, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. LOL. So glad that you did. Great Video, one of your best!
Oh, man. What a sweet deal you made. And that 70hp 3-cylinder OMC is about may favorite motor of all time. Hope it turns out to be a good one. Thanks for a very entertaining and informative video.
Fingers crossed!
Don’t feel bad I cut out my fuel tank too, I love the old OMC metal portable tanks, I bring them back after I leave the river house and return with 35 dollars in fresh fuel.
Wow nice 👍 ! Tracker outboard on a Tracker boat makes sense ! Lol. You are forgetting the outboards ! Granted you owned them but they at some point cost money ! I’m jealous I cant fish outside year around ! By the way that troller is a lake troller not a river one ! Haha. I have some odd stuff I’d like to send you but I don’t have address ! Also with a bass boat you need 2 depth finders ! It’s the law here in Minnesota ! Not really but looks cooler ! Looks like I’m going to have to come down there and teach you how to fish and cast ! LMAO ! Plus you need anchors ! I figured your traveling about 35 mph which is respectable ! Who the hell would paint everything GREEN !!!! Up here I just put a mechanics lien and get a clean title , easy pessy ! Again nice rig ! Have fun !
I’m in CA also. Fishing that Colorado River is pretty sad compared to Minnesota lakes. I’ve gone there a few times for walleye. The only negative were the mosquitoes. I came home with 1000 bites.
@@josephm40 that’s our state bird ! Lol
The mosquito? That's hilarious.
There is a Vietnam joke that comes to mind:
The mosquitoes are so big, one landed on a helicopter pad and two guys ran out to refuel it.
Send me an email and Ill shoot my address on over
evinrudegarage@gmail.com
The boat had 2 fish finders, so I guess its standard here too. A mechanics lean works; but the owner can contest it, and it takes 30 days. Usually, the item has been sold 15 times and never registered. Then, a lien comes along and the owner who sold it long ago gets the ability to buy it back (minus storage and repair fees) that happened to my buddy on a Buick Skylark, owner from the 90's came back demanding his car back (which he sold long ago) he even came to pay the storage fees, expecting it to still be in near mint shape.
Recovered abandoned method comes back same day, you leave with paperwork.
Awesome little project Brandon. It should make a great test bed. It looked like it was scooting along pretty well with a 40hp, that thing would be capable of flight with a 70.
I hadnt heard for you when the video was posted, I was getting worried!
Hows the pontoon?
@@BrandonsGarage For some reason this video didn't show up in my cue right away. I turned on the notifications now so that won't happen again.
Pontoon is coming along great. The Yamaha I found is a much nicer motor that the Force that came with it. The problem is that the Force was driving a lot of traffic to my videos. I am looking for a suitable project boat to put the Force on for next summer.
Remember the big gear from a year ago? I tried floating it a couple of weeks ago. My self designed lift bag wasn't quite up to the task but a small redesign should fix the problem. I have lots of lift capacity its just that the bag didn't lift quite straight so the pillow wanted to pop out of the straps. I'll be doing a video on the bag build soon.
btw that 40 horse runs great. like new
Running, low hours, maintained.....green spray paint. 👌👌👌🤣🤣🤣
True story
Nice boat. Rebuilt one myself but took me a lot longer.
Well, I was 5 months into the first one and never touched it.
It was a drug boat. Check the hollow part of the hull for cocaine.
Thats the first thing I do on every boat.
No luck yet!
(kidding of course)
Great new project. Thanks for taking us along.
Don’t think we ever saw the condition of the Bimini
It has 4 or 5 tows let in it.
The higher wind while towing is really taking its toll on the old material; but it was fine when I first opened it.
Get you 3, 50 pound bags of gravel put the in the passenger seat. Boat no lean.
Good job 👍
Went fishing in Blythe a long time ago, in the early 80s.
Frog giggen and fishen , Covered in brush and cat tails so thick you couldn't see a flashlight through. Good times my friend, good times.
What does it look like now? Good buy
Hello I am out of Fairfield California i have a 89 70 hp evinroude. Videos of it on.my page . You seem to have great knowledge . Would you give my motor a listen. Some hard starting issues.
Nice find! A little citrus chisel would clean that engine right up.
So, how did you manage to get it registered eventually?
How do you get the paperwork in your name without titles? Can’t do anything with one I have in Illinois.
How far are you from Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, or Indiana?
The big question is : Is the house finished? Been waiting for a update. has felt like this is an unfinished series. 😁
Not quite yet, going to wait until winter to do more.
I made a video about the plumbing. as I had to finish it myself as the plumber bailed.
the video was so bad and boring that I stopped filming
Your lucky to get it in your name.Try doing that Pa. and you won’t get close to getting the title for boat and trailer.I tried.Some states don’t title boats,(Pa) does post 1987 ,but dmv requires titles for trailers.
Wow, for someone who knows so much about boat motors you are clueless about trolling motors and fish finders. Lol
@chrisbergeron860 no argument there!
I own a fishing boat, but never been fishing.
Brandon I just picked up a 1957 10hp Johnson. what would you say the compression should be before a person put any money in it restoring it. Good by on the boat.
80ish?
@@BrandonsGarage I'm just below 80 on my tester it just a Harbor freight one. Have you found that new head gasket and sanding the head flat seems to help or not
Litter bug!!!!!!
My built-in tank is easy to get in and out. Just take out all 3 batteries and unclamp the hoses
Not a bad deal for ya! I paid $900 for the fiberglass bass boat I just got. I only needed to clean the carbs, adjust the timing, and rebuild the tilt&trim cylinder. The wood floor does need some love, but I’ll run it for the rest of the season first before I tangle with that. I’d love to get some help from you if you’re close to the Lake Mohave area, not for free of course. I just don’t want to wait 3-6 months just to have a shop fiddle with a couple screws.
I think Lake Mohave is a dozen miles away; is there a waiting list to get into a shop??
@@BrandonsGarage I called a shop in Prescott which is closer to home when I was looking for parts, and they said they had a 6 week wait just to look at anything.
Ok so you are in CA, what is the process for registering a boat, jetski without paperwork?
Yeah it might be old but some TLC and it would make a great deal to get out on the water.
are you in california, and are asking how to register one of your things?
@@BrandonsGarage I am searching for a project, and I know many don't have slips, so yes
@@dan8402 When you find one, ask me then. I don't want my loop hole closing up by making it mainstream.
@@BrandonsGarage No worries 😎😎
Should have left that pole in the water. Somewhere there's a UA-cam channel, guy picks up fishing poles that others have abandoned, he fixes them up, and sells them. Good stuff.
I have a knock-off GoPro, which I absolutely hate, I want to toss it in the water and see if someone gets excited to find it. Soon enough!
Is that the needles launch ramp?
Jack Smith!