Finally got time today to finish painting the motor.

Here's the before. 1985 70hp:










Same motor, after. '2000 paint and graphics. Almost ready for it's maiden voyage to the tiki bars

man you're good! that motor looks awesome!

You Sir!
Now if I can get it to run as good as it looks.

more pics !!!!

I've been having a heck of a time w/photobucket lately and took me for ever to get the last pic to load. I made my album private too but you should still be able to see all the pic's of this thread correct??
Or what do you want more pix's of?

Being the anal goof ball that I am......, I had to do this. The motor originally had the trim relays/harness in the boat but the newer ones are on the powerhead. I saw pix's of the newer versions of these motors with it all in a small box mounted on top of the p.head, right behind the top of the air box.
Of course, I could not find that so I did what any good red neck would do. I went to Walmart.
Bought a Plano fishing lure box and stopped at Auto Zone on the way home and picked up two relays and made my own.
Looks factory.

Nice

Just splashed it the first time and the motor runs like a top. Need to scrape the nasty ass barnacles off the bottom though as the motor spun 6200 @ 35 mph's Knew they were bad but yikes. Going up 2" pitch as well and should be a great little booger for around here until it sells.
Mean time, plenty of room for dogs, beach chairs, coolers etc, etc. It's fun having a boat to take to the beach that you just push it up till it stops moving and then climb off.