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    Help with transom.

    Start reading from here. -Multi-tool to cut the skin around the perimeter. I like the squared-off cheap blades from Amazon. -Chisels, screwdrivers, and pry bars to peel off the inner fiberglass skin. -Circular saw to cut most of the way through the transom wood and make smaller chunks that are...
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    Transom replacement- need glassing advice (caution - fun inside)

    Agree with the above - looks nice. I paid someone to do my upholstery, but if there is a next time I think I'll buy a machine and do my own.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Today I ground down the welds on the trailer frame extensions and shot some primer over the raw metal. I've been picking up tools for a tool kit to keep on the boat. I settled on this Pelican ammo box to store them in, and today I made a custom foam insert to help keep things organized and...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Sure - guess I did leave that out!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I've done a few things since my last update. Got the new tires mounted on the new wheels. They look great! But the wheel offset is slightly different and the tires touch the leaf spring hardware when bolted down. :rolleyes: So I'm going to have to run some wheel spacers. Today a buddy and...
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    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    That's not going to tell you anything. Drill some 1/4" holes at the bottom of the transom near the drain hole. Drill through the inner layer of fiberglass into the wood core - do not drill all the way through the outer fiberglass skin. Evaluate what comes out - you want light colored, dry...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 Vortec Backfire and no start

    I've still got this same light I use, and yes, the dial has bit me before. I'm praying for it to die so I can go buy an Innova, lol.
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    Mc-1 wont go all the way

    https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisa660
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    what's one more boat ? - 1979 Sunfish

    I sailed a Sunfish as a teenager - it was a blast.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Spare tire hold-down?
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I'm trying to not spray, because that's gonna be a big mess. I do have that hardener already though from when I painted my gimbal housing.
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    Q. Factory : 2022 Mercury 565 racing engine.) & ( Mercury 496 Mag H/O bravo one ) boat spd (Q).

    It's physics - as you increase speed it takes more power to overcome the drag caused by the increased speed.
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    Q. Factory : 2022 Mercury 565 racing engine.) & ( Mercury 496 Mag H/O bravo one ) boat spd (Q).

    Yep, it costs exponentially more to go incrementally faster
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thinking about using Rustoleum. @Reserector_ used it with good results.
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    Maxum 17' carpet removal

    If it works (and I don't think it will), you're going to have to use a TON of gelcoat to fill the carpet fibers, which I think will be cost prohibitive and it will add a lot of unnecessary weight. I would pull up what you can by hand then buy 3-4 boxes of cheap 40-grit flap discs for your angle...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    No worries! I got to thinking "maybe they galvanize all trailers before painting them to protect them". Appreciate your input, as if it were a galvanized trailer, I would have just painted it like normal.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    How can i tell if it's galvanized? I mean it's already been painted and other than where its rusted, that has lasted 35 years (it's original paint). I'm not planning to strip it other than the rusty areas.
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    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    I paid $20 for an aluminum straight edge on Amazon. Dead flat. Just don't drop it or bang it into anything and it works well. Good cheap alternative to a steel straight edge.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Haven't thought about it being galvanized and needing special treatment. I was just going to clean up the rusty areas, sand the rest, prime, and paint. Is this not how it's done?
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Amazon. They are American Racing brand.
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