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    Found me a project trailer...

    I've only seen a few of the turn buckles. Yeah, it's old stuff. Mostly what I see with more current stuff is a second shorter strap as a safety. Sometimes it's a second short strap and hook stitched onto the main winch strap, sometimes an independent strap going from bow eye to an eye on the...
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    Found me a project trailer...

    Just swap the old bow stand to the new trailer. You need to be able to get the eye up against the roller or it will bounce while towing.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    "What gun?" Solid rivets take an air hammer with a concave bit that cups the head. You hold a solid metal block on the shank end, while someone good with the air hammer hits the head and the rivet mushrooms. Pop rivets, the ones with the hole in the head and the shaft running through, have...
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    Found me a project trailer...

    I've used this a little bit working on my truck. You might want to get the trailer sand blasted and spray with this if possible. Just respray any welds or grinsing work as you go...
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    Found me a project trailer...

    If you're interested, I work in a boat repair shop in Indiana. For your trailer, we could paint it, replace bunks, do some welding and dent removal, maybe lights and wiring. The boss might be able to find a set of fenders, but to have a matching pair you will likely need to replace both. We dont...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    For the pop rivets, just get a tiny pin punch or a tapered punch and knock the mandrels back before you drill the heads. Than once the heads are drilled off, you can punch or drill the body out.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Oh man, that one is going to suck. You should be able to slide the floor pieces out, because all of the metal was assembled and painted before everyrhing else was installed. The worst part is you'll have to slide everything under those boxes. It's going to make that job really tedious. You...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Depends on how much support the plywood will have, but I would probably use the 3/4 with some good waterproofing.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    "Bottom panels of birth", so wall pieces? If so, 1/2 would be fine unless you plan to hang stuff from them. If you plan to have something like a grab bar, I would bump it up to the 3/4. The indents on the bottom I would leave alone unless it looks damaged. About the windshiled trim, Scott...
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    Transom replacement.

    You're on the right track, but screws by themselves aren't enough. You need to distribute the clamping force, otherwise you'll just be clamping the area around the screw head. Screw through some boards to clamp it. Coat the threads in some wax to help with removal. You can add a layer of glass...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Pics please.
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    Ideas for using scrap fiberglass.

    Sounds like this might be the only way to get some use out of the scraps. Thanks.
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    Ideas for using scrap fiberglass.

    I work in a repair shop, and we inevitably make loads of little scrap pieces of roving and byply that we can't use on anything. My local recycling place won't take it. Is there a shredder or something that could chop this up into strands? Like csm, but loose strands. It would be great if we...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Tnt you say?
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Lots of work for no gain. Also, dielectric grease is an insulator, not a conductor. It's meant to seal water out, and keep stuff like spark plug boots from bonding to the ceramic.
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    Transom replacement.

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/fiberglass-repair-guide-ready-for-review.777948/ Here is a link to the walkthrough I wrote. I thought there might be some sort of review this would go through, but nobody seems interested. Sorry about the pictures. It seems like copying and pasting turned then...
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    How Do You Utilize Sliding Rear Window on Your Pickup

    Mine leaked, so I cut it out and replaced it with solid glass. I don't seem to have the pics from after it was finished.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    For the glass or otf?
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    Decking tearout & replace, 96 Klamath

    Under the floor are supports running length wise along the boat. Those are called stringers. The spaces in between will be filled with floatation foam. Is this an aluminum or fiberglass boat?
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    FYI, I don't know about the whole country, but self etch primer has been phased out for direct to metal primer. It doesn't have acid in it, but still bonds to metal. No need for sealer after unless you sand through or want a smoother finish.
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