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    1988 bass tracker auto blend question

    Hello, like it reads, I'm in the middle of fixing up a recently bought '88 bass tracker tx17. this has the auto oil blender on it and after reading a lot about these failing, have decided to try and buy pass it. my question is this... can these be bypassed by simply plugging that part of the...
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    calling FG guru's!...I'm gonna do it right!...can I get a parts list please?

    Re: calling FG guru's!...I'm gonna do it right!...can I get a parts list please? here's some more pics... so now some questions...it seemed to me and the boys, there would be nothing wrong with re-using the stringer channels. I was thinking that if the channels were cut down to about a quarter...
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    calling FG guru's!...I'm gonna do it right!...can I get a parts list please?

    Re: calling FG guru's!...I'm gonna do it right!...can I get a parts list please? hey thanks woody for all that info! that's exactly what i needed! I do have have pics posted on the link by my signature. my problem was that I was asking a question and didn't get any response, so i figured i'd...
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    calling FG guru's!...I'm gonna do it right!...can I get a parts list please?

    ok, after trying in vain to come up with other ideas on how to fix my 19' water-loo, I've decided to take the advice of all who have responded to my posts and do this right. I have spent hours going over all these posts and still am a bit confused as to what I will need to get my project done...
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    spray foam versus pour in foam?

    I have a friend who owns his own spray foam insulation business. He was saying the spray foam is of the 2lb variety and thus more closed cell than the pour in foam. This he said would mean a better chance to shed water than the pour in foam. He was thinking that spraying a hull with about...
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    Removable deck and removable foam for glasser?

    First off let me say I'm no rocket scientist, but this whole foam thing has kept me up for more than a few nights. I see all the work people have been putting into their glass hulls, what with removing foam, grinding glass, laying glass, figuring out various ways to keep water from pooling here...
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    bulkhead idea? good or bad?

    Hey guys, I have a project that i am working on and it should be linked in my sig if i did everything right.... anyways, plan on doing what i need to do to fix her right, however, at this point, my funds and time are limited, not to mention the wife doesn't talk to me about the boat purchase:(...
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    19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more.

    Re: 19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more. thanks for the encouraging words Texasmark, they are greatly appreciated. At this point some friends and I are trudging along. Hoping to find where the moisture stops. I think i need to re-do the rubrail as well and...
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    19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more.

    Re: 19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more. I conducted a very brief test by drilling into what i thought was a deck. turned out to be only fiberglass. As soon as the drill broke through the glass, there was just mush. spent most of the day prying out foam...
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    19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more.

    Re: 19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more. well I went out this morning and here is what I found! :facepalm:
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    19' 1985 invader runabout transom repair...maybe/probably more...lots more.

    hello iboats! I need to figure out where I should start with fixing my boat. I was installing transom tabs and found dark brown moist pulp on the end of a drill bit i had used to drill holes for screws to hold the tabs. my heart sunk and i was very disappointed. my biggest issue is cost. i...
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    rotted transom, can be braced?

    hello and this is my first post! Recently bought a 19' 1985 runabout (Invader) with a mercruiser I/O 140-Alpha 1. I bought it knowing that there would be issues as the boat is 27 years old. It runs great, but has some issues of course. I have a thousand dollars I can sock into it now, but was...
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