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    What are these black spots?

    Does anybody know what these black spots are on a 1960 aluminum boat? I am removing white paint and the primer that I think is the original 61 year old paint from the hull with an orbital sander and when get to these black spots it's like gunpowder coming off. They're flat with the rest of...
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    Lonestar Aluminum Hull Restoration

    Good point, not sure why the owner gave me the two motors. I'll part them out on Ebay. The separation between blue and white paint doesn't seem to be the waterline, it's just an awful paint job. I've been sanding it off the last couple days. Looks like this El Dorado in the picture has a...
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    Lonestar Aluminum Hull Restoration

    Thanks for the reply, this is why I'm asking because someone mentioned the biggest recreational outboard manufactured in 1960 was 80hp so that's all they had to go by. I believe this boat originally had two 1960 40hp Evinrudes, so I'm trying to figure out the weight of these rigged up. Two...
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    Lonestar Aluminum Hull Restoration

    Good morning everyone, I am looking for some advice if anybody has time. I bought a 1960 18ft Lonestar El Dorado to restore that will be 100% trailered and used in saltwater. It was the perfect hull style to fit on our limited-space sideyard with a little cabin and about 7ft of standup room in...
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    16' 1976 Invader Intruder Rebuild

    Hey everyone, I have been a member for a year but I think this is my first post. I'm looking for advice on a sentimental boat I am rebuilding, and can not find much of any info on this Invader Intruder tri-hull (manufactured out of Texas). My uncle used to take me out on it in Galveston and...
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