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    Sailing Dinghy Hull Repair

    Hey Guys, looking for a bit of help with a project i am going to have on the go. My sailboat(Code 40) now has a nasty split after last winter(pics below). i am trying to figure out the best way to approach this as i do not have access to this spot from the inside, so the repair will have to...
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    Changing lower end gear oil

    Hey..... I changed my gear oil in my 1992 Johnson outboard and I noticed as I was pumping new oil in it there was a ton of air/bubbles flowing into it by looking at the tube connected to it. Will this hurt the the bottom end if I leave it for the winter, it goes extremely below freezing where I...
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    Scrape and bubbles on bottom of boat

    Hey Guys, just wondering if I should gelcoat/paint/cover up the scrapes on the attached pictures. I'm not really concerned about the looks of it, because it is all under the water line. Can I leave it as is, or should I cover it. There are no gouges in it, just gelcoat worn off etc. Thanks in...
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    Scrapes and bubbles on bottom of boat

    Hey Guys, just wondering if I should gelcoat/paint/cover up the scrapes on the attached pictures. I'm not really concerned about the looks of it, because it is all under the water line. Can I leave it as is, or should I cover it. There are no gouges in it, just gelcoat worn off etc. Thanks in...
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    Holes in Hull

    Hey, looking for some advise on how/ or what to fill these holes with. They are from the Pitot tube that I removed which was rusty around the screws. I would also like to put on back on, but would rather not drill back into the hull. Any advise at all would be helpful. Thanks. I Really enjoy...
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    Rusted Screws on Transom

    Hi, any advise on how to get these screws out. it is my speedometer indicator. Would like to take and seal the holes where the rusted screws are. I was think about just cutting the heads off then drilling the screw bits out and filling with epoxy or something similar, im afraid water may be...
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    is it worth going from a 8HP 2 stroke to a 15HP 4 stroke

    I currently have a 8hp 2 stroke on my 14ft aluminum boat. Boat moves along great with 1 or 2 persons, but once you add the 3rd she gets pretty slow. I am looking to get a 15hp 4 stroke. I think this should give me a lot more power and do the trick, however I have been reading that the 4 strokes...
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