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    strange sound coming from boat or my engine

    I have a noise that sounds like I have a boat dock bumper under my boat. When I'm driving my boat at 5 knots or so, a noise that sounds like a dock bumper on a 4 ft rope banging on the bottom the boat is what I hear. The boat is a 1960, 16 ft mahogeny runabout with a 40 hp outboard. The motor /...
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    brush storks in varnish

    I'm putting a varnsh finish on topside of a 14 ft. 1960 mahogony runabout. I keep ending up with brush stroks in varnish (Interlux brand). do i thin the varnsh to give me more time ? do i need 2 people to make job go faster. Thanks Mike
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    removing paint from of wood boat

    My 16ft 1961 merrell wood boat (Portland,OR)<br />needs to have the paint removed from the whole bottom of the boat, I want to use a brush on paint remover but i don't know whats under the paint (fiberglass or what) There is a green tint clear coat and then plywood, I do not see any fibergass...
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