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    Fix here, or go all in...

    Well I think it's safe to say you have the tools and ability. I think you should be fine doing everything but the glass. That's a lot of glass to be doing all at once, and it's not very forgiving. Once you catalyze the resin, you're there until you're done, and it doesn't care if you're ready...
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    Fix here, or go all in...

    Sorry I haven't been chiming in here, the site has been down for me all day for some reason. I don't mean to be a buzzkill, but I guarantee that if you take this on yourself it won't be ready by spring. If, for some reason, you absolutely have to have a boat by spring, look for another one in...
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    Fix here, or go all in...

    *Done. Internet is garbage today, couldn't edit in time.
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    Fix here, or go all in...

    The old floor was fone wrong. If you take it to a shop, don't cut anything out. They need everything in to measure from.
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    Fix here, or go all in...

    Do the entire stringer and transom. If you splice it, the rotten section will make the new stuff rot faster. When you remove the cap and floor, the hull will relax out. You need to hold it in it's original shape. You can build a cradle to prop it from the bottom, but I would leave it on the...
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    Looking for old fasteners

    Looks like these...
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    83 Tracker rebuild

    +1 on replacing the wood, it's done. Maybe a bigger cleat too, just to fit a second hook strapped to the trailer. Unless the one on the winch has the second strap attached to its hook.
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    Recommended reading?

    We don't actually use much epoxy. The only thing we use from West is their Six-Ten epoxy on keel guards. I was just looking up boat repair books and that came up. I've learned a bit from it, and found stuff I would never do. I've also subscribed to the restoration section to help when I can...
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    Recommended reading?

    I've been trying to learn more about my work lately. Boat repair is a career for me, so any knowledge can only help. I've been doing this for 11 years. I knoe how to do the work, but I don't really know much about the materials, design, or anything related to the industry. I'm almost done with a...
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    Vintage Larson jet boat project

    Cool. One thing though, I've been doing some reading lately, and from what I've read the epoxy resin isn't compatible with fiberglass. It has something to do with the adhesive used in the chopped strand mat, and it's not compatible with the polyester or polyvinyl resing used in the original...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    I started writing before you had the pictures posted. I was looking at the phone just as I got the notification. When/if you do the transom, have a shop do the cut out for your outboard. There is a bracket that has guides for the drill bit to keep the bolt holes straight. It also has pilot hole...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Ok, I'm going to try to address all of your steps here. 1. Bracing: should be pretty simple. Do the blocks of wood on the outside edge of the hull like I said. Take measurements from the cap for your width, it shouldn't change much while off. Use ratchet straps to pull the hull to match those...
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    Painting drive with delfleet

    I've never heard of alodine, and had to google it. Reading this article ( https://www.gabrian.com/what-is-alodine-finish-vs-anodizing/ ) it doesn't really seem great for your application. Ppg makes good quality paint, although I've only sprayed it I think twice. As to the part about your...
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    Bottom paint

    @Chris1956 I'm not trying to sound like a know it all or anything, but this Bullet I'm working on shows what I'm talking about. It's a bit hard to see the little ones at the front of the bunk, but they're all over the bunk areas.
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    I found this in a boat once. I don't know how long it was in there, but it still smelled strong and no signs of mice.
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    1969 holiday

    The water is coming from somewhere. It could be a loose rivet in the hull. The transom also doesn't look good to me. Scrape and poke around with a flathead screwdriver. If anything peels off or feels even a little bit soft, consider getting it replaced. Look around the bottom for dents. If you...
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    Big motoe + tiny transom

    Just now saw my typo in the title. 🤣
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    Big motoe + tiny transom

    Luckily, for me anyway, that's not what it's in here for. Just lots of chips on the bottom.
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    Big motoe + tiny transom

    Yep. I see it all the time. A long time ago I saw one, a Skeeter I think, that was starting to rip the transom off.
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    Big motoe + tiny transom

    Bass boats love this combo of huge motors and little transoms. Nice open cracks on both sides of transom and wiring boot. The ones at the boot could just be screws that aren't counter sunk, they never are.
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