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    1980 Glasply 19 1/2 foot - Stringer repair and restoration

    Re: 1980 Glasply 19 1/2 foot - Stringer repair and restoration OK, it was late last night when I took my pics and I forgot the crack was behind the trailer bunk. I moved the boat and found the crack. You can see it from this photo. On the left side of the exposed fiberglass are several layers...
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    1980 Glasply 19 1/2 foot - Stringer repair and restoration

    I acquired a very nice 1980 Glasply 19 1/2 ft runabout OUTBOARD boat hull that has a cracked or broken middle stringer on the starboard side. Up here in the Pacific Northwest these boats are highly valued for their quality, workmanship, and design that is uniquely suited to the unstable waters...
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    80's Calkins 20ft trailer restoration

    Re: 80's Calkins 20ft trailer restoration I stayed up most of the night last night cutting metal and building bunks. I stripped it down to its bare element and bolted a 2x4x10 down on each side in 3 places and cut another into four pieces and stacked between the bolts. I screwed them down with...
  4. nphilbro

    80's Calkins 20ft trailer restoration

    I picked up this 21' Calkins trailer today in trade for a drum set and and two speaker cabinets I haven't used in years. It is in really tough shape but the frame is solid. I think it spent quite a bit of time in and out of salt water and was never rinsed off. Earlier today I pulled all of the...
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    Service and Maintenance on '77 Johnson 85hp

    Re: Service and Maintenance on '77 Johnson 85hp I just checked the compression - as best I could. I couldn't get the flywheel moving fast enough with the starter connected to my car battery to get each cylinder past 25 psi (each one went that high and stopped the flywheel) but when I hooked a...
  6. nphilbro

    Service and Maintenance on '77 Johnson 85hp

    I just bought my first outboard- '77 - 85hp Johnson to go with the boat I will be restoring. It was $250 on Craigslist. When I picked it up it was lying on the grass under a covered carport. Outside of a bit of moss/mildew on the outside (typical for anything kept outdoors in the PNW) the engine...
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