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    I know what you mean. Lost an umbrella rig with three of my favorite swimmers and two weighted spoons a couple months ago. Snagged trolling on a tree about 25 feet down. We could see them pulled the boat backwards with the rod all the way to the tree. Couldn't get them to come loose for the...
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    Here's my snap-on MT-460 just about a year ago when I installed new points in the dual-point in the Dart. That distributor is on the fritz again. Replaced the vacuum advance and leads this month. Put an HEI distributor in its place while I find the rest of the parts it needs.
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    I've still got quite the floppy selection, even windows 3.2, and 95 and NT, plus OS2 and Os2 Warp installs. About ready to ditch them. Old install CDs are next, for anything I no longer use. Or that I don't have an OS to run them on. The old supermac with a huge software set installed...
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    Building a fishing boat.

    @mr 88 your post prompted me to look at guage sets. Will plan in a 7 guage set for the dash we build. A lot of nice looking inexpensive sets out there with GPS speedometers..
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    Building a fishing boat.

    Thanks for the suggestion. The boat came without a dash or steering wheel. Looks like it was removed a long time ago. Have a wheel and linkage, throttle, wiring and switches for lighting, kill safety, etc that were in the boat we pulled the engine from. Planning for a couple of guages...
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    Building a fishing boat.

    Thank You, I appreciate the input. I actually have a Johnson 30, out of a 71 boat in my dad's shop a state away. It's the other option we have. I just need to get it here. Dad wants it gone, just need bring it back on my next trip up there. It's a lot heavier than the force in my garage...
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    Building a fishing boat.

    If the outer hull is down to bare metal down the rivets and seams, there are no issues applying gluvit to the exposed rivets and seams prior to painting an aluminim boat. Yes, if leaking, people usually apply it to the inside, but why not seal it where the water comes in, versus the inside...
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    Building a fishing boat.

    2 coats of rustolum topside enamel. Will be a good base for the white gatorglide. I know GG is expensive, but with the conditions at the lake, dropping 1-2 feet a week, with new rock hazards on every trip, it will be worth it. The unseen rocks cause worry. A lot of sunken boats out there...
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    Just a meme from someone who said they complained. But, it does give me a good idea for next year's decorations. 😈 👿
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    For me lately. OMG, he spent more on paint than the boat cost... o_O
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    In that meme, My eyes saw the "F" is silent, didn't get it, and showed my wife. She laughed and said th "P" is silent and called me blind. Glasses are in the other room. Hehehe
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    Building a fishing boat.

    Since the last post, made a lot of progress. A whole Lotta sanding. Then applied gluvit down the seams and on every rivet. The next week, scuffed up the gluvit, etched, washed with simple green a couple of times and applied zinc chromate primer. Last few days, Scuffed up the primer and put...
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