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  1. tpenfield

    New DIY Learning Curve

    Nice work . . . I have yet to do much of that type of work. Forced Hot water heating in my homes. The only time I had problems with the ducting on the exhaust vent of the oil burner (heater) I contracted the repairs out. :cool: It cost about 2X of what I thought it should . . . :rolleyes:
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    Need a floor fastener for fiberglass, screws all stripped

    Are we talking stripped out of a solid fiberglass floor/deck or a fiberglass/wood core floor/deck? It might make a difference if there is wood core and it has become wet/rotted.
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    Reseal cabin door frame

    It's OK with me . . . but . . . make sure you have determined the exact source of the leak and are addressing it appropriately. I suspect that in a heavy rain, the water ducting around the door perimeter is overflowing and the seals are not holding the water back. Maybe you can use the garden...
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    How to Remove Several Coats of Bottom Paint?

    Media blasting as suggested or as a DIY, you could try a product called "Peel Away" which will soften the paint and make it easier to remove with a putty knife / scraper. I would avoid any significant sanding as that approach could result in damage to the gelcoat. Expect it to take a...
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    Should I buy a boat that has been sitting in storage for 15 years?

    Does it have the proper paperwork? 15 years sitting in storage is something that would warrant some further investigation. Have a Marine survey done and make sure the boat is the dealer's to sell. See what the title requirements are for your state and if the title was transferred when the...
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    Bowrider

    10 people, comfortable, water sports, day long outings . . . I'd be thinking 28 foot bowrider with twin engines. Not sure you could actually do water skiing with 8-10 people in a boat. Tubing and maybe wake boarding . . .
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    Hull stringer material

    Here are a couple of pictures of the engine bay of a 2004 Sea Ray 225 Weekender . . . The structural areas (stringer, battery tray, etc) look to have laid-up fiberglass based on the texture . . . . . So it would be fair to say it is not a molded fiberglass stringer grid (which would be...
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    Hull stringer material

    2004 and thereabouts was a turning point for the boat building industry. The manufacturers who used wood and desired to stay with wood went to KDAT types of plywood . . . product names like 'Perma Panel' and 'Greenwood XL' may appear in their promotion materials. Their products are pressure...
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    Relocating Axels

    Yes, a few of us have. There are a few threads on the task and what you will need to do. If you have some weights (guesstimates of boat & trailer will do, along with current and desired tongue weight) and some dimensions of the trailer & axle position, then you can 'plug and chug' into a...
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    Buying a 15 - 20hp outboard

    marineoutboardmotors.com (plural) domain is for sale. marineoutboardmotor.com is based in Singapore . . . the odds are not in your favor. :rolleyes: :unsure:
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    Replacing gear lube hose between transom and bell housing

    Removing the drive . . . or disassembling the bell housing from the gimbal? I'm not thinking videos about removing the outdrive would even mention the gear lube hose. Got any links to those videos??? Now that you are in a heck of a mess, attaching a new length of hose is a PITA . . . BTDT...
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    Boat Restore

    Nothing very strong about chopped mat. So, go for the 1708 cloth (or similar).
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    Prime Rib?

    Tenderlion roast is what scares me . . . You cook it in a hot oven (450-500˚ F) for not very long and there is a fine line between medium rare and too medium :rolleyes: 🤪
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    Prime Rib?

    We cooked a prime rib roast yesterday for Christmas dinner. We used the 'salt-crusted' method of cooking. Started out with the oven at 500˚ F for 30-40 minutes, then turned the oven off and let it continue to cook on the residual heat for another 2 hours or so. It came out medium-rare...
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    08 Chaparral 220 ssi graphic

    Welcome to iBoats :) . . . Your best bet would be to talk with Chaparral Boats. Otherwise, it would be Googling "Custom Boat Graphics" shops. . . . possibly Great Lakes Skipper would have something.
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    Gas seeping from fill cap

    Combo gas fill & venting cap? :unsure: Don't fill the tank (y) The vent line probably has fuel in it from being so full, and the combination of vapor pressure and temperature expansion is forcing the fuel out of the tank.
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    Seized outdrive

    You will not know if it is going to be worth it until you open up the drive and see what the internal parts look like. If the outdrive has the correct amount of oil in it, then that would be a good sign. If not . . . :rolleyes:
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    Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays

    Wishing all in the iBoats community a Happy Holiday season - Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year :cool: . . Wishing you all the best for 2021.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Interesting . . . We have not seen such creativity all that often . . . usually folks just double up the wood at the joint area. It will be interesting to see how that works out (y)
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    Trimming with Outdrives and Trim Tabs

    Same here 😀
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