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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Really clean work, impressive! Love the bubble. I epoxied my deck to my hull/stringers in a 50 degree warehouse and I did a plastic bubble too, got it up to 85 degrees with 4 plug in heaters, love a good bubble!
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Sweet boat! Awesome project, and it looks like you're doing all the right things. Get ready for the tyvek suit and lots and lots of grinding. Following along excited to see it progress.
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    1980's Hydro Glass Restoration Project

    Hey folks! Been a few years! Ordering some fresh oil to get my boat ready for spring and wanted to post some updates, maybe motive some people on the forum to keep chipping away at their own boat projects! Want to say, WoodOnGlass's paint technique using the Tractor Supply Rustoleum Tractor...
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    1980's Hydro Glass Restoration Project

    Hey everybody! Hope you all had a great 2021 season either boating or building/repairing your dream boat! Forgot to give updates when I finished my seasonal projects! New seat bases, all sealed and carpeted up, very stiff and provide great storage space now! View of the cockpit and bow, I...
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    Non skid floor help

    That would work fine I reckon, you'd still end up seeing some form of fiberglass strands, just less of a defined weave. Honestly I think it'd be easier to just trowel out a thin layer of TotalFair over the 1708 and non-skid over that. As far as applying CSM with poly resin over Total Red, which...
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    Paint Recommendations please

    This. If you gave it a good bath (maybe use a proper boat acid wash mix on the stains) then wet sand and polish - that boat will shine pretty well with results probably better than your average quality paint job, but with far less effort.
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    Non skid floor help

    If you're looking to get a smooth substrate, you're gonna need to fair it out. You could mix up a less viscose PB like mixture, using poly or epoxy (personally I'd use epoxy, bit easier to work with at this stage, and stronger results). I'd etch the surface, lay out a smooth layer or two of...
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    Glad to hear you're taking it on! Here's a great 'tent' for making an outdoor workspace. https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-62860.html I keep my boat stored in it, I work on my boat in it and used it a paint booth. If you do get one, I recommend making it far more...
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    The odds of being able to see it as a project are low, unless you price it really really fair, even then you'll probably sit on it for a while (or could sell it in a week, really hard to tell). I'd definitely winterize the engine if it's gonna sit in the cold, I'd just make sure there's no...
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    Well, the good thing about that is you're pretty much already out the money at this point, cause nobody's buying a rotten boat lol
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    If you build her right, you should be able to sink it, drain it, and not worry about water intrusion in any structure, but some prep work and a good bead of 5200 and that rub rail won't leak again. For some support ideas, here's what I did: Just get some weight on some equal supports on each...
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    What a nice boat, great condition all things considered, but yeah it's a full gut job below the deck. Screws into wood stringers below deck is a bad sign typically, not that you don't already know she's due for fresh wood. Honestly I think it would be a great project, but in my opinion ya gotta...
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    Restoring a 1990 Larson

    Nice! I'm in the Newburgh area not to far from there. Though it's a bit of a hike for you, boating on the Hudson River is spectacular. Been wanting to get my boat on Lake George one of these years though! My boat was a hell of a project, I absolutely love this thing though, perfect size to go...
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    Expect it to take 3-10x the amount of time you think it will, and cost at least 3x. Don't let the sunken cost fallacy make you think you NEED to fix it cause you're X dollars into it already - if you're going to take on restoring it, you have to WANT to restore it, cause it's a tedious and...
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    Restoring a 1990 Larson

    Wow, just read through this (been a while since I've logged on here) and the quality of work vs. amount of time you got it done in is seriously impressive. I like to think I did good work on my build, but god damn it took a few years! Great job, hope you enjoy it this summer! Also: Greetings...
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