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  1. BWR1953

    Ach! I'm bahd at this.

    So, I'm painting the bathrooms this weekend. Well, I started painting them anyway. LOL Got the guest bath about 2/3 done. Haven't even started the master bath yet. But, I tellya whut, I am NOT good at this blue-collar stuff. Gonna be a REAL challenge for me when it finally comes time to...
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    Project Merlin

    Okay! Today I got started on the project to refit and repair my 15 foot, 1973 Dolphin fishing boat. The first thing I did was to commission a neighbor kid to weld up an engine stand for me, so that I can remove and safely store the 115hp Mercury that?s currently hanging on the transom. I have...
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    My 2 projects

    Reference this thread for my decision parameters. As mentioned in the thread above, I recently acquired 2 boats, an overpowered 15? and a 23? with no engine, neither of which is truly water-ready at this time. I?ve decided to work on the small boat first because it gets me on the water...
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    Household objects as fiberglass molds?

    As I'm perusing marine and boating catalogs and see 14 gallon baitwells for $200 and 20 gallon baitwells for $300, I can't help but think that I could save a ton of money by using a plastic 20 gallon trashcan as a mold and make my own. Same for stowage compartments. The plastic is smooth and...
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    My $40 project boat

    Yup, I got this 1979 North American boat just 2 weeks ago for the equivalent of forty bucks! The asking price was $100, but I traded an old personal item that I had that I'd only paid $40 for a few years ago. :D SCORE! LOL! The plan is to do a thorough cleaning followed by mounting the...
  6. BWR1953

    Hello everyone - new guy here

    Hi all! I'm new to this forum, but not new to boating and fishing, etc. Lessee... I'm 55 years old and in my life have owned 10 boats. I currently have TWO project boats going... but that's another story! LOL :D Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself. Glad to be aboard! -BWR
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