Power Cat Boat

Hi Danny, Been working on my 14c. Took and added 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood to the inside of
my existing short transom and made it 21" high. Of course its now twice as thick also. Added 2 big knees and stringers
to stiffen and replaced all the bad plywood in the bow. Also added some plywood to the forward part of the
bow to stiffen and so I could put in a bow ring. Am going to use a jack plate to hang the motor
on so I can adjust the height. Working on my 1965 90hp Merc. Hopefully the lower unit I have with low water
pickups fits OK and the motor runs good. Also included a photo of the bottom of the cat hull with the deflector
the person I got the boat from had installed. My intent is to remove it but I want to try the boat first to
see how it goes and handles with the shortshaft. Still have to glass in the plywood bases for the seats
and a little more reinforcement for the stringers and clean up the outside of the transom. Deck needs
some cosmetic work before it is painted and goes back on.
Gary Larson, Niantic,CT

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23 Sep 2007
Well I gave up on my Merc 90 and bought a 1977 Merc 1500.
We took the powerhead and put it on my 1500XS mid and lower unit.
This was a freshwater motor that came out of Mich and had been stored for about 7 years.
Runs pretty good but needs the cobwebs blown out of it. I'm having problems getting it up on plane,
but once its up it goes scary fast. So far I have not opened it up.

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June 2010
Here's a couple of pics of my 14C that now has my pseudo Merc 850XS
We built up last fall. It's a 4 cyl 85hp with tweaked carbs , a short 15" mid
and an 850XS lower. These are all parts of different motors we had lying around .
Decided I needed the 150 for the 15C, so I needed a replacement. You can also see
the plate I built last year to get it up on plane faster. Has not been in the
water since 2008, so we anticipate getting in next week to see what it does.

Danny, Here's a couple of pictures of my previous 15T as it appeared 35 years ago when I first had it.
It was very basic and had two fiberglass swivel bucket seats, was powered by two Merc 50 hp
manual start outboards and had two 6 gal gas tanks. No electrics at all. It was simple, fast and trouble free.
Hope you can use these with the rest of the photos of my boats. Thanks and have a great New Year.