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    how many layers of glass

    howmany layers of glass should i put on the stringer of my 14 ft tri hull. i know that i should use 1708 but i didnt have that much money. i ended up buying 15sq yards of 8.2oz cloth and i have some about 9 sq yards of chopped strand i can get more of that it was cheap. the glass that was on the...
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    fiberglassing the stringer

    what is the general rule on fiberglassing the stinger in. how far should the glass go onto the hull. each layer farther than the last one
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    fiberglass repair kits from walmart

    how thick is the fiberglass cloth in the kit. i have a kit my dad gave me when he heard i was working on my boat. wondering if it is good for anything structual. thanks
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    poly resin and blue board foam

    i did a search on here and i read that poly resin will eat up the blueboard foam that you can get at home centers. but i think that was when they pured it on the board. will the poly eat up the board if it has cured. because im using poly to do all the fiber glassing. trying to do this as cheap...
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    fiberglass repair of a hole

    i did some grinding yesterday on the hull and found bondo used for a repair of a hole. it still leaked. i want to fix it with fiberglass. i got a repair kit from walmart. i was going to use the epoxy out of it to seal up the edges of the stringer and use the fiberglass for something else. will...
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    pics of my boat project

    well that didnt work
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    took the stringer out today

    i took the stringer out of my 1976 14ft tri hull. it was made out of a 2x8x12. that surprized me. i figured i was going to pull out mush being ply wood. there was only one stringer in the boat (down the center). now when i make a new one should i use the same thing 2x8x12 or use plywood doubled...
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    fiberglassing the boat deck?

    i have done alot of reading on this site and was wondering.... poeple on here said when putting a new deck on your boat you have to first fiber glass the edges. that part i understand now here is the question. they say next to put 2 thin layers on the deck to cover the wood. does it matter if...
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    stringer for a tri hull and cross members

    im putting in a new stringer and cross members in my boat. do i have to glue them in place before i glass them, and if i do what kind of glue should i use. thanks
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    replacing the floor on a tri hull

    i am replacing the floor on my boat mainly because the foam under it is water soaked. so im going to pull all of the foam out and fix the leak. my question is should i replace the foam or not. and if i should what sould i use. the foam that you get in a spray can or is there something else i...
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    primary pick up and follower

    i have a 1975 40hp johnson the follower touches the primary pickup at idle but at full throttle it doesnt touch it anymore is that right.
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    ? about seafoam

    i have a 40 johnson 1975 im im useing deepcreep sea foam spraying it into the carb and into the combustion chambers will it stop smokeing when all the carbon is gone or will it keep smokeing everytime i spray it.
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    rpm at idle

    what should the rpms be at when engine is a a idle? i get it to about 1,000 before it stalls. should it be lower?
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    just used seafoam

    (johnson 40 hp 1975) just got done using seafoam. i didnt go with the extra tank i got a can of the spray. i sprayed it into the intake let it run for about a minute then turned it off. took the plugs out and sprayed some in there. and let it sit for about 5 minutes. then i started it. let it...
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    1975 johnson 40hp outboard motor flooded?

    took the boat out today got it to the water ran good at low idle. then i got out of the no wake zone. i gave it all she had. we were going at a good pace. got about half way across the lake then the engine spit and sputtered and stalled out. tried to start it back up again and it turned over...
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    prime and paint

    i have read on here that once you fix a hole with fiberglass that you should prime and paint it what kind of primer and paint should i use
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    solenoid wireing

    i have a white wire on the s going back to the key then i have another white wire fron the t or i of the solenoid going back to the nuetral safety switch. looks like something else can be pluged to the nuetral switch. there are 2 slide connectors on the nuetral switch the wite wire is on that...
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    johnson 40 hp wir problem

    i just bought a 15ft with a 1975 or 76 johnson 40 hp outboard motor. im haveing problems with the wireing at the key. i found the power wire that runs to the switch there is an inline fuse that was blown i cahnged it then i tried statring it. and the fuse blew. so that makes me think the switch...
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