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    68 AristoCraft 8-teen off and running

    Re: 68 AristoCraft 8-teen off and running Just a couple of picks of some of the stuff we do. A very small bagging operation on a graphite composite: A littler larger Metal to Metal repair requiring all of the inner skin to be bagged down: The same bagging showing a pleated tape line in...
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    Vinyl Trim Boards

    Re: Vinyl Trim Boards I threw together a sketch real quick to depict what I mean:
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    Vinyl Trim Boards

    Re: Vinyl Trim Boards You should be able to get just about any bolt diameter "T" nuts and there should be just about any barrel length that you require. I know that they make a 3/8" length barrel and on 1/4" plywood the would protrude enough to bush the hole in the fiberglass without the bolt/...
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    1974 Glastron

    Re: 1974 Glastron My boat is an Inboard Sterndrive but it should be basically the same. In the bilge recess, at the end of the hose, will be the pump. Mine is directly below the Trim Pump in this photo (at the bottom of the photo) and has a white screen top: My outlet is on the starboard...
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    1971 17' Invader Tri-Hull Restoration, The Madness Begins

    Re: 1971 17' Invader Tri-Hull Restoration, The Madness Begins Morning! Happiest of Fridays to you GT and all my iboats family! Tanks are Murax tanks, manufactured in St. Louis Mo and either moved or was bought out and are now located in NM or AZ. I have sent them several emails and they...
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    165 Sterndrive Broken Bolts - Help

    Hi guys! Hoping someone out there can help me with some issues I have with an old boat I am restoring over on the Boat Restoration Forum. The boat is a 1971 Invader Marine 17 BWV Deluxe Runabout with a 165 MerCruiser I/L6 and a 165 Sterndrive. When I got the boat it was in pretty bad shape...
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    Dilly of a Trailer Question - Stern Rollers 1971 Dilly Trailer "Help"

    I have a boat trailer manufactured by Dilly Trailers, by Green & Green Mfg. Co., Lancaster, Texas and now defunct. It is a DO-18 Semi V and sets under my old I/O Tri-hull I acquired. I have found all types of information concerning the location of the keel rollers and just probably haven't...
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    1971 17' Invader Tri-Hull Restoration, The Madness Begins

    First I'd like to Thank iboats for all the insiteful and talented people that hang out here. I joined back in September of last year and have learned so much here I feel pretty confident on my rebuild. People like friscoboaer's Sea Ray restoration, Decker83's Deck Boat resto, and all the help...
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    Official Business of the 3V Club ( aka tri hull club )

    Re: Official Business of the 3V Club ( aka tri hull club ) I've got an old 17ft Invader Tri-Hull I got by accident and I have decided to restore it. :facepalm: :faint2: iboats was the only place I've found any information on the boat at all and I just wanted Thank You all for being there in...
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