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    What Happened to the Comic?

    What happened to the comic?
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    Value of 1948 Scott Atwater?

    My local fishing site has a classified forum & this is for sale. Wondering what it's worth. Anybody have any idea? The guy is asking $200.00. I thinking that's too low a price. I think I know the guy & would like to see him get a fair price. Pretty sure I sold him some items I had last year...
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    Anode Question

    I have a question. I have an anode mounted through my fiberglass hull under the gas tank with a ground wire running from the tank to it. Is that a good idea? Makes sense to me to have the tank grounded whenever the boat is in water. Just wondering if I should reconnect to it when I finally get...
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    Why won't anything show up when I add a signature?

    Why won't anything show up when I add a signature? I can't get it to show at the bottom of my posts. I use a fishing site that's structured like this one & it works there. Any info would be appreciated. I want to add the following. My 16' '75 MFG Restore...
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    Forum View

    The appearance of iboats forums changed somehow in the last 5 minutes. When I'm on Forums it no longer shows all the forums. The top one, General Boating Topics, is now on a menu. below that is Engine Topics. I can't get it to go back so I can see all forums on 1 screen. Is it Bill Gate's fault?
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    MFG Gypsy Restore Thread

    I started a thread on restoring my '75 16' in the Restoration Forum. I'll update here every so often if people want to see how it's going. Here's a link: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=448087
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    Sitting Here With Itchy Forearms!

    I started it. After 4 years of good use my $100.00 16' 1975 MFG bowrider is rotted. I was going to put a casting deck over the bow seats & discovered when I pulled the butt seat from the front deck that a big piece of the deck just broke off with the pedestal. I cut a hole between the front...
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    Roll & Tip?

    What exactly is that method? I see it referred to often but have no idea how it's done. Thanks, Fisherball
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    OEM Manual

    Where can I get a OEM manual for my Johnson? iboats sells Seloc, I have a Clymers which seems to cover everything I've needed to date but I have to rebuild mine & want Johnson's book on the motor.
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    Cross-Flow or Loop-Charged?

    How do I tell if my 1981 70 HP Johnson model#J70ELCI is cross-flow or loop-charged?
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    Delaware, Ohio Poster & Restorer!

    To the guy from Delaware that posted his rebuild, I read almost all of your thread & decided I was going to do my stringers the same way you did with styrofoam in sheets & little 1/2 pieces of pvc through drain holes & now I can't find your thread! Could you please respond with a link, it will...
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    Fiberglass over plywood

    Maybe I'm nuts but I just checked resin/glass prices for a casting deck I'm building & I can't justify spending $75.00-$100.00 to protect an $18.00* piece of wood. Maybe if it was something that would be in the water or at least get wetter than than my deck it would make sense to me. Either way...
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    Wood for Livewell?

    Can I use the 3/4" oak plywood I have from a 25 year old entertainment center to build the sides of my livewell without problems? It was finished with oil based stain & polyurathane applied by wife & I when we got it. She worked in an unfinished wood furniture store at the time so it's a good...
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    Where should I put glass on a flat surface? (& why?)

    Maybe a dumb question but why put glass on a flat, supported surface of plywood that's sealed with resin? Just curious because I know structurally the plywood will deal with the weight on it. I'm planning on building a live well from plywood, sealed with resin & glassed over inside, especially...
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    Plywood Casting Deck

    I decided to install a plywood casting deck on my 16? Gypsy (bowrider) over the seating section of the bow. I also want to add a livewell I can make to fit at the front most area. What is the best way to treat the wood for no rot for a long time? I?m thinking epoxy resin w/ glass cloth over...
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