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    Will this work?

    I’m going to try to make a panel for a spot in my boat’s cockpit. I want it to look like it is fiberglass and from the manufacture, but I don’t want to mold it out of fiberglass.<br /><br />Will this work?<br />Take a piece of thin plywood, sand the plywood smooth, paint the plywood with...
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    yellowed fiberglass

    Hey everyone,<br /><br />I removed a panel from the side of my cockpit (wood covered in vinyl). I want the bare fiberglass to show instead of the vinyl. The normally white fiberglass underneath where the panel was has yellowed. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the yellowed...
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    need truck bedliner info -& opinions

    I'm going to be taking out the carpet that is stuck to the sides in my cockpit area. I'm debating on what to replace it with. I don't want to put carpet. Should I put a gelcoat over it? I've been reading about people using truck bedliner. Would something like that work well?<br /><br />Where...
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    Trying to get to the inside of my hull

    Hi everyone,<br /><br />I have a 19’ bowrider. V-hull. Last summer, I hit a rock (at a slow speed) and it caused a pretty good sized ding in the bottom/center of my boat. The ding is a few feet from the bow – just after the V in the hull (if that makes sense). If you would look at it from...
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    boat carpet adhesive

    Hi all..<br />I'm going to be putting new carpet into the interior of my boat. It has the marine backing on it. What adhesive should I use to glue it down? At Lowes they had an adhesive for carpet, but it said that it was more for putting carpet onto concrete. Will this stuff work? It's...
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    stringers

    This is going to be an odd question..but, I read on here all of the time about rotten stringes…. And I must ask. If a boat has rotten stringers that don’t get repaired, what happens?? Does the boat just become a little bit less flexible so it handles worse? Does the boat break in half? Do the...
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    thermostat assembly removal problems

    Hey everyone…<br /><br />1985 Mercruiser. Chevy 350 V8 engine. 260hp.<br />I was trying to remove the thermostat housing assembly (the whole thing) and one of the bolts broke (the bolt on the port side of the motor – if facing into the engine compartment, it’s the right bolt). I was able to...
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    Boat Surveys

    I see posts on here all of the time advising people to get a boat surveyed before they buy it. Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to have a boat surveyed?
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    trying to make my teak look better and for longer

    I have some teak on my boat that was looking very shabby. So, last year I sanded it down and then applied a stain to it called Cetol. Actually, I have no idea what Cetol is (whether a stain or a varnish). Anyway, I loved the way the teak looked after doing this. Unfortunately, now it is...
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    radar arch

    I’m getting a 1985 Searay Sunbridge. It doesn’t have a radar arch, but I think they look sharp. Anyone know of a place to get a fiberglass radar arch for this boat? If so, how much would I expect to pay? Would maybe a salvage yard be a place to look?
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    Can 165 & 3.0 swap?

    This may seem like an odd question.. but, if you have a boat that has the Mercruiser 165 MCM (4 cyl), is it possible (or a lot of work) to swap it with a 3.0 liter? Would you want to? I’m under the impression that the 3.0 liter is a better engine than the 165. They don’t manufacture the 165’s...
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    Is this a stringer transom?

    I've read a lot of discussions on here about the OMC Stringer and I wanted to be able to recognize one.<br />I don't know how to pst a picture on here, but, could someone look at this boat on ebay and tell me if this is the stringer? (if the link doesn't work, it's ebay item # 4588559709<br...
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    Looking for opinions/boat comparisions

    I’ve been looking into the possibility of buying a larger boat as a weekender. I don’t have much money for one, so my search has been for 24 – 26 foot fixer uppers that were built in the 1980’s (mid 80’s)<br />I’m hoping to get some opinions and comparisons of 2 different boats that seem to be...
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    alpha one trim tab

    Hey everyone. I have a 1987 Mercruiser Alpha 1 outdrive.<br /><br />I'm trying to adjust the trim tab on it but don't have the right size allen wrench and need to go and get one. Does anyone know that correct size allen wrench I'll need for this?
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    Mercruiser outdrive installation questions

    Hey everyone, <br />2 quick questions regarding the installation of an Alpha One mercruiser outdrive:<br /><br />1. Are the 6 bolts long enough whereas you can put the outdrive onto the bolts, then install the driveshaft, and then slide the outdrive up the bolts? Or are they too short and the...
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