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    Sapele marine marine plywood

    Thanks for the reply’s should be ok by the sounds of it 🤞
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    Sapele marine marine plywood

    Hi I’ve just bought some sapele marine ply (a type of mahogany I’m lead to believe?) to replace part of the core in my front deck around the anchor winch and front cleats , I’ve bought this grade because it’s ment to be the best grade they sell and it’s more dense than the cheaper version...
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    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    Thanks for the advise mate much appreciated 👍 When I said foam i was referring to the divinycell pet foam I plan on using instead of using the end grain balsa , my fault for using the wrong terminology, one more quick question I appreciate the need to put some chop strand into the mix to fill...
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    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    Thanks everyone for the advise, I’m definitely going to cut then prime with neat epoxy what would you expect it to take 2 coats or is it case of keep putting it on till it won’t take no more ? , also if I could stuff the foam and the wood into the lip poss by grinding the edges of the wood and...
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    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    I’m a bit reluctant to trim the lip back as there wouldn’t be enough to tie into when I put the inside skim back on, it would mean fiberglassing right back to the hull joint it’s just to tight up there to be trying to get the fiberglass to conform to the shape , it’s going to be hard to do it...
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    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    Hi I’ve got 1976 storebro 31 biscay twin diesel motor boat in the uk , im currently In the process of repairing the fore deck core from the inside ,only the front 1/2 of the fore deck around the winch and the cleats etc , this is originally made up of ply and balsa ,I’ve used Moisture meter to...
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    Hi couple of questions from the uk

    Hi ,after I’ve washed the blush off I assume I will still need to sand it to create key for the next coat of epoxy and mat ?
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    Hi couple of questions from the uk

    Hi I think the combi mat supplied in the uk is compatible with epoxy , also how do I get to the links you have supplied
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    Hi couple of questions from the uk

    That’s what I initially thought ,and that’s exactly where the hinges for the hatch are screwed from above but the fiberglass is so thick the screws don’t penetrate the aluminium,so it’s not really doing anything and the screws in the hinges are holding fine , I don’t think the ally is adding...
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    Hi couple of questions from the uk

    I’ve got 1976 Storebro biscay, Swedish boat, ive got windows out to change the seals etc and there is a wooded support glassed In very badly, it was bit rotten and was actually bonded to pice of 4/5 mm aluminium strip that is in turn bonded to fiberglass first , this is original it’s not been...
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    How to tell if a second hand 5.7 short block is crack free

    Going to be buying a second hand 5.7 short block soon is there a way of telling if the block is ok , I will be having it re bored and balanced and re grind on the crank as a mater of course but don't want to do this on a bad block , is there anything I can look for myself and is thre any tests I...
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    5.7 1989 will these heads fit

    Hi all I have a very internally rusty 5.7 v8 1989 mercruiser with 4bb rochester carb that needs a rebuild I don't want waste my money on having this block thats been In salt water all it's life rebuilt again , so I'm after heads and a block that's come out of a car/truck that's never been...
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    Is an older 5.7l block the same as a 1989

    Hi there I'm from the uk and Used v8 blocks are rare over here , I need a used but re buildable block for my 1989 searay With 5.7 engine , I want a used block from a car or a truck as I don't want one that's been near any salt water , that's what killed the one I've got , i dont want to chance...
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    Not been started in 5 years

    Hi all My 5.7 1989 mercruiser that has not been started In 5 years "a house build got in the way, I winterised it when I left it, when I tried to start it was seized so I put some wd40 in the bores and left this for a few hours and it unstuck it ,then just to be on the safe side I...
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    Can you join a stringer (searay 230 cuddy cabin 1989)

    Hi everyone I have a 1989 searay 230 cuddy cabin with a moulded in fiberglass cockpit floor I'm not talking about a wooden floor with gel cote on 'I mean a proper fiberglass floor with none slip moulded into it that drains under the engine , The two outer stingers run the full length of the boat...
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    UK boat restoration category ???

    Hi every one as you prob guessed I'm from the uk and love this forum ,but I wondered if we could have somewhere on the forum That us Brits could chat about things like , where to get materials etc , or maybee a section for restorations done in the uk? you guys from over the pond can tell each...
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    What's this glue type bondo stuff searay have used to fix my stringers to the hull?

    My 1989 searay looks like its stingers are pre glassed up on the work bencj and then glued in with car bodywork type filler /bondo? Is this the way it's done in the factory? If so where can I get this product from the uk? Also Do I need to use this glue or coud I jus glass the stingers in place...
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    What book should I buy

    Hi there I'm I have some stringer repairs and some outside gel cote repairs to do what would be a good book to buy ? I know there is loads of IMfo on here but don't want to keep asking silly questions ,also I think it would help with some of the terminology you use on here , I would like to buy...
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    Help in uploading photos with iPad and photo bucket

    Hi I'm rubbish with computers and I'm having problems uploading photos firm photo Bucket using my iPad help ,sorry I'm so thick
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    Why is my foam not wet ?

    Hi there I've got 1989 searay 230cc with a rot problem at the stern of the boat after findin the rot and doing some diging I've found that all the foam is bone dry even right next to the most affected and wettest part, all it seems to have done is wet the surface of the foam and at worsted 1 or...
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