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Oct 2, 2013 | 09:04 AM

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senix

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I have had good luck in the past with Moog.

Great write up and trip. Our trees are changing now as well. It is pretty.

Oct 2, 2013 | 10:21 AM

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dkf - If there isn't a warranty on the moog joints, I'll definitely try either the Motorcraft, or Raybestos. Is there any preference for one over the other? I'm definitely glad I got the boat! It'll be a fun project and a great fishing boat when it's done. He has another one that is 2 feet longer, and narrower as well, but would need a lot more work. It's been out of the water for several years longer.

Moogs will have a warrenty, just hope they honor it no problem. The cost of the BJ is not a biggie really, it is the labor it takes to replace them.

I don't know what manufacturer is making Motorcraft but they have a good rep. The Raybestos professional and Napa Premium were (and still are) to my knowledge reboxed Spicer ball joints.

I have always admired and wanted a wood strip boat and same with my dad. Even though they are high maintenance. I actually have a mint 57' 18hp Evinrude that would work nicely for a small wood boat. I was vacationing in Ontario the other week but Nippissing was quite a bit to the NW than where I go.

Oct 2, 2013 | 12:27 PM

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dkf - took the receipt in to O'reilly, and they will replace them no problem. The only issue is that unless I take the bad BJ out and take them in, I have to buy the new ones, then be reimbursed later. Which makes things a lot more complicated when I have no time.