[Monkey Wrench]

I have a 19 ft speedboat with a force ( mercury) 85 HP.
Bought it running, fixed it up a little to try to get it "lakeworthy" but the thing would idle fine at the dock, run flat out for a mile and die then it would fire a bit but no power. no overheating , I dont think the carbs are an issue. compression seems fine.
I think it's a bad coil or trigger and I got some spare parts, but it's been a project in wait. I rebuilt the cylinders as it has a hydraulic lift. in the meantime the raccoons ate my seats.. the trailer had brakes so I rebuilt those ...it's probably still worth what I paid.. I bet it can really gobble up gas fast. I saw some videos on checking the stator coil and trigger, I think they get warm after a few minutes then go open circuit. for 5 years Ive been meaning to revisit the issue..

we had a shallow V speedboat like the one above that 911 rod posted.. it had no windshield, a "cobra" my dad and brother took a course and made it from a mold. we used to ski behind it as kids with just a 18 HP OMC. it wasn't fast but man we had a lot of fun. once I caught a nice fish that just happened to jump at the right time, talk about fish stories.. but it did happen and it was yummy too. with no windshield it landed on the bow and slid right up into the boat..

we have a 21 ft sailboat , my dad restored it but it's been a bit neglected , some is a bit weathered but it's a nice boat and getting quite rare. probably from about the 30's or so.. professionally built with the old techniques. lots of clinched nails etc. square nails.
the thing is all Honduran mahogany. Im in the midst of selling it to a carpenter who is retiring. hard to make a price so I think we will just et him have a deal on it... its really hard to put a price to it as it's so rare its hard to find any parallel comparison.
It's a beautiful boat but I found I dont really care too much for sailing. Best it gets loved.