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    paint prep advice?

    I have 2 boats - a 17.5 bowrider I/O that I am keeping (put in new stringers, transom, floor, motor mounts last year and looking forward to putting it in the water very soon)<br /><br />the other is a 14' or so fiberglass basic fishing boat - bench seats across, no steering. The hull on this...
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    engine date cast in block???

    I have an allegedly 1969 K&C Thermoglass 17.5 bowrider and OMC power (GM I4 120hp)<br /><br />On the block, there is the casting 1-17-71.<br /><br />Could this be the date it was cast? (therefore indicating it was repowered at some point)<br />I can't imagine they would cast an actual day in the...
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    looking for ANY info on 1969ish OMC 120 I/O

    My rebuild is almost done! glasswork is all done and the engine is in. Now I have to hook it all up, check seals and get her in the water.<br /><br />Does anyone with a similar unit have any information they could share with me?<br />Specifically, I am wondering what rpm I should be running at -...
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    so close I can almost taste it.....painting question

    my 17.5 bowrider I/O is coming together nicely. I have replaced stringers, transom and floor, holes are cut in the transom and sealed with resin and I'm doing the last of the glassing of the floor in the next couple of days. The motor is prepped and on the hoist, ready to go in.<br /><br />Now...
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    putting in new floor....need info, please

    my patient is a 69 Thermoglass 17.5 bowrider I/O<br /><br />serious rot in the engine mounts, transom and stringers resulted in complete gutting of the rear 3/4 of the boat (front quarter was good and I didn't want to lift the top off)<br /><br />new transom is in and glassed<br />new stringers...
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    the more I learn......

    ....the more I don't know.....<br /><br />there's some great advice and info on this site and it is serving me well. <br />My project is a 69 17.5 I/O trihull. New transom and stringers are in and the engine mounts are finally in too. Woohoo! might be boating by the end of August.<br />I was...
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    getting paranoid about new engine mounts

    up here in BC the last couple weeks have been unbelievable - all this week, every day - pure sunshine, no clouds. relatively cold -15 C at nite rising to +2 or 3 in the afternoon.<br />This has me thinking about getting back to my trihull I/O rebuild. last fall I put in a new transom (2 layers...
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    losing couplings due to transom?

    I've seena couple references to this in talks about rotted transoms on I/Os. I don't get it. how will a rotten transom affect your coupling?
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    ready to do glassing - 1 final question

    I did my first glassing this weekend. used "kitty hair - (long strand fibreglass mixed in with resin)" as a bed for my stringers. It went well although in retrospect I think it was overkill as that stuff was not cheap and doesn't have to be exceptionally strong there.<br /><br />Now, I'm ready...
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    Opinions on my strategy, please....

    Hi everyone. I've been lurking for a while now, having bought a 69 17.5' K&C Thermoglass I/O bowrider earlier this year. The engine bed was seriously rotten and exploration turned out a needy transom and some stringers too. So, over the summer I have removed the transom from the inside (outer...
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