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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Port mount got the glass trimmed and starboard mount got the glass laid last night.
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    ...and I'm looking forward to writing a check to have a pro to do it on mine. :LOL:
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    1969 Mako cut and gut project by Lectro88

    I'm certainly not doubting that it's possible this can happen, but does anyone have a link to a thread or some first-hand story of someone actually rebuilding a boat with no cradle and the cap not being able to be put back on?
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    New to boating, first restoration

    I thought knocking or tapping stringers was the way to go as well, but it isn't. If there is enough glass over the wood core, you won't be able to tell a difference in the sound. When I did my full tear-out, I was surprised to find areas with total rot that sounded solid when tapping on them...
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    ‘73 Bee Craft

    Buy laminating resin and a separate container of finishing wax. Only add the wax to the last layup, or when you know you need to sand. You can lightly sand unwaxed layups to knock down hairs and sharp edges, but it clogs up the paper very fast.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    I'm going to have to do this on my ski locker once I put the deck down, as when I cut the height of my stringers I didn't cut them very straight.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    You may find yourself trying to squeeze down into those compartments to seal them up, haha. What about setting it in position but blocked up on some pieces of 2x4? You may be able to reach down through the hatches and pipe PB on top of the top edges of the bulkheads, then having someone give...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Got some work in on the boat today. I got some CSM down on the area around the ski locker where the glass had delaminated, and I glassed in the round corners of the ski locker opening, since there won't be any mahogany along these areas. While that was curing, I laid out and cut 2 layers...
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    Mercruiser 350 and Alpha One Gen 1 - maintenance recommendations?

    I'm rebuilding a 1987 Power Play XLT-185 that has a Mercruiser 350 (260 hp) with SN 0B651656 and an Alpha One Gen 1 drive with SN 0B612075. The hours meter on the boat says 260 and I have old registration cards from 1995 - 2014. This is my first boat with an engine. Before I pulled the...
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    ‘73 Bee Craft

    This was a confusing concept to me too when I started - I think people explain it wrong, but I'm a newbie, so what do I know. I think the point is, you don't want a hard contacting spot (raw stringer, PB, whatever) immediately next to an unsupported spot (air gap) underneath the stringer. The...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks! Not sure I've got another boat restoration in me after this one, lol. Thanks. I do sleep, but when I do I'm dreaming about the next steps on the boat. :ROFLMAO: I'm just really motivated to get this thing splashed this season...for my family's sake, and so I can have my garage/shop back.
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    Restoring/Converting a 1994 Bumble Bee bass boat to a Center Console

    The restoration will likely be more expensive than any comparable used boat, however any used boat you find is likely to have similar issues with rotting wooden structure. All that to say, don't do the restoration to save money - do the restoration for love of the work involved and for the...
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    Do these annodes look like they need to be replaced?

    Forgive my ignorance on the issue, but I'm new to boating. So as long as there is still plenty of metal on the anode, regardless of how chalky it looks, it's good to still use?
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    1965 Glasspar Seafair - Floor replacement

    I agree with Scott. Days of reading and watching YouTube videos, but you'll start to get the feel for what needs to be done. Take notes. BoatworksToday on YouTube has a link to their Amazon cart where you can see a lot of the consumables they recommend. US Composites is a great place to buy...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    The front holes are kind of hidden in the shadows. :) Each chamber has 2 holes. The long chambers just outside the ski locker just span about 7 ft. It was similar on the ski locker and it worked out ok.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got all the screw holes drilled, and am happy to report that all my painstaking triangulation and pencil lines drawn on top of the deck worked out and I didn't miss the cleats (15/16" wide) for any of the holes! I also drilled my foam-pouring holes. I had one spot at the edge of the ski...
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    1998 Cruiser 3650 Aft Cabin Yacht

    www.boatwindshieldrepair.com - Taylor Made. Be ready to open your wallet.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got 1 layer of CSM down on the back of the deck pieces today. Next, I gelcoated the ski locker. This was my first time using gelcoat. I think I was pushing the roller down too hard on the first coat, as it was splotchy in places. For the last half of the first coat and all of the 2nd...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    It's about 6" deep at the front and about 8" deep at the back.
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    Correct carb?

    Hey...I resemble that remark. :cool: In my defense, the car makes over 400 hp, so it's not just a big exhaust slapped on a stock car.
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