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    Boats from work.

    I wish I could've shown the waterfall that came out when I lifted the fronts up.
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    Boats from work.

    Three Sea Doos. Spraying the whole top of one, one side of the top on another, and a spot in on the third. Also, the owner of the two grey ones left the drain plugs in.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Of course there are variables that could make a diy project actually cost more. You could use more expensive materials, have more waste, have to redo stuff, use more difficult designs... But, if we assume those variables are identical (same materials, no redos, no giving up and taking to a shop...
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    N Not necessarily. It's usually cheaper, but takes way longer because you aren't devoting the entire work day to it. Just paying for materials is way cheaper than paying a shop for materials, labor rates, and overhead costs.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Worse. That's a big change in weight distribution and you're moving the point where the engine pushes higher. Nice. I'm doing my kitchen thanks to a water leak. It's really screwed up my plans.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Going off of google search pics. If it was a flat rear then maybe, but not with the recessed outdrive and built in swim platform. That would be some serious structural modifications. Stuff that comes to mind. Transom - You would have to either extend the center out to the pods, or cut the pods...
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    Bildge pump removal

    The screws are probably under some blobs of silicone, which will be covered in bilge muck.
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Good to see you back at it. Nice work space. Just use degreaser, skip the acetone. It's a bit aggressive for automotive paint. For this, it's basically just serving as another degreaser anyway.
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    '89 Arriva 2050 Restoration

    Have fun :) Two bits of my opinion. 1. Using stainless fasteners in the structure really isn't worth it. If everything is sealed, they wouldn't rust anyway. If water gets in, the wood would rot anyway, and stainless fasteners still wouldn't be holding anything together. 2. Once you get used to...
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    Storing splash wings on boat?

    Hmmmm, storage rack on the T top?
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    Fuel vent question

    It could be plastic glassed to the boat. I saw one like that once. I think it was the Skeeter I did the floor and stringers in.
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    Fuel vent question

    This is what your fuel vent should look like. There shouldn't be any valves in it. There are other styles, and newer gas fills have the vent as part of them.
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    Fuel vent question

    I've never actually seen one do this, whether it's an older boat with a seperate vent or a newer one with a vented cap.
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    Hole from foam filling -cap popped

    Good enough.
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    Fuel vent question

    I agree with Bondo. That doesn't look like a proper fuel vent. A fuel vent should be as he described, an elbow with the opening facing down and a fine screen in the hole. That looks like some kind of one way valve intake or output. If that's what your vent line is hooked up to, it's likely the...
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    Strange boat disease strikes.

    It's all how it's taken care of, just like a car. One that's kept inside, washed regularly, and all the maintenance done can outlast the owner, barring any accidents anyway. Of course, very few people put that much care into anything, and not just because of laziness. So they rot in
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    Partial transom repair

    Not trying to be rude, but the way you're making up the repair method makes it unlikely anyone can give advice that they will stand behind. It's just impossible to say with any certainty that what you've done so far has done any good. This should really be a full replacement. That being said...
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    Boats from work.

    Does anyone remember those old stop smoking commercials with the fake energy drink Splode? It's the one where people bungee jump from a bridge and grab a can from the ground, then the third guy explodes. This reminds me of that for some reason. Like it could be in a second version.
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    Hole from foam filling -cap popped

    Dig the foam out a little bit, like 1/8 of an inch, and sand the edge of the hole with some 80 grit.
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    Birds in the boat . . .

    I meant they nested in the ladder because they don't have enough of their natural habitat.
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