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    Chemical to remove oxidiation from gel coat.

    Re: Chemical to remove oxidiation from gel coat. The Nuvite route works for me overall, since I can use it both on the boat, as well as the Airstream, which means I only have to purchase the one thing for removing oxidation. Here's the Airstream after I polished it for the first time... Lots...
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    Chemical to remove oxidiation from gel coat.

    Re: Chemical to remove oxidiation from gel coat. I own a 14 year old boat with dark green gel coat sides. Recently, it sat through three summers without polishing, and as a result the sides got pretty oxidized. I also own a 17 year old Airstream, so I'm definitely no stranger to it. The...
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    In search of... a Blue Streak 28'

    I'm looking for a 28' Blue Streak. It was manufactured in the 70's by Blue Streak Industries in (I think) Chalmette, Louisiana. They were a deep vee, all aluminum hull designed for offshore fishing. We had one when I was a kid, and now I hope to find one of these boats for myself. If anyone...
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    Blue Streak Boats

    Blue Streak Industries, a division of Halter Marine, once tried their hand at manufacturing aluminum hulled offshore fishing boats in Louisiana. There were, to my knowledge only two Blue Streak sizes; the 28' center console, and a 44' sportfisherman. Halter Marine itself released a 60' and...
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    Evinrude FICHT ECM to Johnson FICHT ECM?

    Hello, first time posting on the site. I have a question. Will the ECM from a 1998 Evinrude FICHT swap over to a 1998 Johnson FICHT, or will there have to be a lot of flashing and reprogramming? The part number (586237) is the same for both. Thanks, bake315
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