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    Bottom up restoration! MY FIRST BOAT

    Getting the bearing carrier (as it’s called) out can be tricky. You need to get or build a puller. There’s a couple videos on you tube about it. Next is penetrating oil, heat , and patience. Took me 2 weeks of that process to get mine out. depending on where the engine was salt or fresh water...
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    Where can we launch in the Chesapeake Bay?

    There’s many that can be used. From marinas (might charge you a couple bucks) but you may also be able to dump your trailer there for the day. I’ve used the local ramp in St Michaels. And you could park your trailer on the street. No cost! I Just had to contact local police and give them my...
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Update 3-19. happy almost spring… barely got to 40 today finally had a little time to put the last of the pulpit glass on. Little tricky building up the angled piece. Took a few layers. Bayliner just loaded up polyester resin ( no chop strand ). Almost 3/8” in some places. then added a final...
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Thank you sir!
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Final layer of fiberglass cut to fit. Getting the hang of how much epoxy to mix up the surface area needed to be wetted out. Next will be flip it over. Wet sand and compound the top. New nav light coming and reinstall the aluminum edge. Once the weather breaks I’ll take out and fit to the boat.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Added the final layer(s) of wood. The end that attaches to the bow is tapered. Stood my plywood of on end. Raised the table saw blade as high as possible and got a great angled cut.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Feb 26 2023 A little more progress. Had to build up the edges around the anchor chain area. Thickened epoxy an small piece of glass laid up with a plastic backer made it solid.
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    1988 mercruiser alpha 1 gen 1 steering issues

    I was told rebuild kits are out there.. old corvette and mustangs used these power steering units. Sooooo i looked on my google machine and have found some information. Im not there yet on my rebuild but my findings say yes you can replace seals and clean it up. Better than spending the bucks on...
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    60's Glasron boat

    Looks like a 1961
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    2022 Splash Of The Year Winner!

    Congrats! Well deserved. Love watching your build( and your still tweaking and looking at things to do).
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    More progress. Trimmed away the excess glass… a good sanding all around (my favorite part 😂). Set wiring in tube before putting second layer in….. laid in second layer of ply… set it with thickened epoxy. Clamped in for the night… Boom. Another step completed.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Thanks…. Indeed slow but sure…. Think and rethink before mixing epoxy… did make a bit of headway today. Post coming soon.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Happy new year to all. update 1-7-23 the holidays came and went. Made a bit of progress on the bow pulpit. Decided to beef up the anchor roller area and fill in all gaps around the first layer of wood with thickened epoxy. Still have to cut off excess fiberglass. I milled out the area for the...
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    Hey….we are having a heat wave in south eastern PA……it’s 21 here… had the stomach bug since Friday… couldn’t eat, drink, or merry… Grrrr MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !
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    1976 Mercury 1150 Yellow Fluid Leak (Steering?)

    You could try dissemble the steering components. Clean them up and inspect as you go. Work from the cable in. Make sure the steering cable is free before you start to mess the steering components. Many you tube vids out there. Good luck
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Looking good! Did you roll on gel coat and tip it with a brush? also looking at your sides it looks like you had some patch work. Will you be spraying gelcoat on the sides?
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Thanks! Agreed… I just wasn’t keeping track of the kick off time. Things were getting hardened up before I had a chance to make it smooth.. oh well. I’m good at sanding/grinding😂 I’ll be more careful with the second layer.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    The first layer of wood went in well. More sanding and grinding to get the second layer of wood to sit properly. Slow but sure progress.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Not really sure. Here’s a side shot of the pulpit. I also included a pic of the old piece that was originally there. A combination of ply and fiberglass.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Great idea… not sure it’s worth the building of the jig for one scarf joint. But I did watch several videos on the process. Always learning here.
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