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    Beginning of 1979 Cobia Sportster 18vbr Restoration

    You'll be fine with 3/4" ACX plywood in place of solid wood for stringers. Your stringer glass layup of 2x 1708 tabbing layers and 1x 1708 cap is what I did - I think you'll be fine. I'm a newbie so I wasted some materials because I was learning as I went. I've got my stringers/transom/deck...
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    I don't think you can run bearing buddies on EZ lube spindles...I could be wrong though.
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    Before I redrill the front mounts...

    If it's anything like my Alpha One Gen 1 transom plate, the inner transom plate has a slot that holds the nut captive while you pull the bolt out. Once the bolt is out, you can slide the nut forward towards the bow and out of the slot in the transom plate. I'm new to boats though, so I'm not...
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    That is pretty genius. I may modify mine to do this now. I sometimes use a tow dolly to haul my race car to the track and always just throw a backup hub for the tow dolly in the truck. Having it mounted on the spare tire carrier would mean it is always there.
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    Super stuck gimbal bearing in Mercruiser Pre-Alpha -- is there a clip?

    Yeah that will probably work. Here is the one I ended up buying. Also got the alignment tool and gimbal bearing driver from the same company/seller.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Truck is back up and running...I can finally get back to the boat now!
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    Super stuck gimbal bearing in Mercruiser Pre-Alpha -- is there a clip?

    I spent the money on a puller tool and had my gimbal bearing out in 10 minutes or so. It was in there pretty good too...I wouldn't have wanted to try to get it out with a slide hammer.
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    I was in the same place you were 7 months ago - never touched any fiberglass before then. You'll pick it up pretty quick.
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    Stringer Cleat Board Question

    You can get 40 ft of 1x1.5 cleats out of a 6" - 8" wide four quarter (1 inch thick) board that is 10 ft long. You're looking at about 5-7 board ft of wood there, so at $5/board-ft, $25-$35 before tax. If you don't have a planer and table saw, most hardwood centers will plane and cut the wood...
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    1998 Bayliner Capri floor.

    Just FYI, I got ~0.050" per layer of 1708 when laying it up. YMMV.
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    I mean you can let the PB set, and you can let the first layer of glass set, but you may need to go back over it with some sand paper to knock down any hairs or high spots. I like laying things wet on wet when possible because it drastically reduces air bubbles from uneven sub-surface, since...
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    Stringer Cleat Board Question

    I built my cleats from mahogany - it's a hard wood that will take a screw very well and is also very rot resistant. It honestly wasn't that expensive either (under $5/board-ft...I think I have only about $40 in mahogany for the cleats. I cut/planed them to ~1" x 1.5", coated them with...
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    1998 Bayliner Capri floor.

    Did you measure your old transom thickness before tearing it out? Mine was 1 7/8" thick. I rebuilt my new transom to the same. I figure if there is an issue with the transom assembly bolting on, I can easily add a few layers of 1708 around the keyhole to build it up. I'd just add 1708...
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    Water in gear lube

    Nice. I've got a custom plate on my car too to let the folks know what just gapped 'em.
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    Lay the PB in and make a fillet. While the PB is still wet, wet out and lay down the ~6" wide strip of 1708 with ~3" on the deck and ~3" on the hull. While that's still wet, wet out and lay down the ~10" wide strip of 1708. You have to work in sections to keep everything wet. If you try to...
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    Replacing mercruiser 485

    Good sir, where can I get said sponsors to help me with my race car? I'm coming out of pocket for both race car and boat, so I'm doubly stretched financially, lol.
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    Water in gear lube

    I don't have an answer to your question, but please tell me your custom plate is a reference to Dude, Where's My Car? :cool:
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    Gimbal Bearing ID

    Post a pic. My non-greaseable bearing had no hole in the outer race, so I'm guessing your is probably a greaseable one.
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    Use PB as a "glue" to attach the deck to the stringers and the edges to the hull. Also use PB to make fillets for smooth transitions between the deck and the hull. Ideally while the PB is still wet, lay 2 layers of fiberglass tabbing across the deck/hull joint - the first layer cut to strips...
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    Determining Whether or not to Rebuild 1990 17' Larson

    There was a guy on one of the FB groups trying to convince someone who just bought a boat project that he could do stringers, transom, and deck in a weekend or two, lol. I was just SMH.
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