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    Such a Thing As Making the Hull Too Rigid?

    For what its worth, my old stringers looked to be bedded in PB and then encased in glass. It was in my opinion a very well built boat. I redid it the same way. Some people put small pieces of foam at spaced intervals under the stringers but I don't see the point if all the space between the foam...
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    1981 Sportcraft 270 repair underway - transom, stringers, & repower

    Whatever cloths you wear, if you don't wear a tyvek suit over it, you might as well throw out after your done. Washing doesn't get all the itchy dust out and they will drive you nuts everytime you wear them! Don't make the mistake of thinking you'll do some grinding in your garage on a rainy day...
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    1992 Rinker Captiva 186

    Are you sure you even need to remove the cap? I just finished tearing out and replaceing the transom, floor and stringers with the cap on and the boat on a roller trailer. No issues if you can get good access to the tansom.
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    Any tips on repairing a 1973 MFG Gypsy 14

    I would be VERY suspicious of that transom being good. If everything else is bad then almost guaranteed the transom is too. Make sure the engine is good and you know what you are getting into before you start spending money. Old boats can be a real money sinkhole!
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    Gelcoat

    I would say yes you can. If its completely hardened i would rub it down with acetone but not necessarily sand it. I have put on multiple coats this spring on mine, no sanding in between (or acetone), and they are still there! Most people here will tell you to acetone and sand so don't take my...
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    Gelcoat

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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    Yeah, I'll keep playing with it. Thanks.
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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    You can use a split screen where you can see the return from both freq. Still nothing. Large fish would be about 1 1/2 to 3 ft. I'll probably have to keep playing with it and get use to all the features. The old Humminbird finder I replaced seemed a lot easier to use, I still have it if need be...
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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    Its the dual beam transducer that came with it. depth is roughly from 70 to 130 ft.
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    Garmin stricker 4 plus issues

    Hi, does anyone use this fish finder? I am new to it and still learning how to use it. I'm having trouble getting it to "see" fish. I can see bait with it and have it set to show fish symbols instead of arches. The problem is it very rarely shows any fish symbols eventhough I know there is fish...
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    Editing video

    Thanks, I'll give it a try!
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    Editing video

    Hi, does anybody know a good app for cutting out parts of videos and just keeping the good parts? I have some videos my wife took with her iphone of whales we had close to our boat. There are a lot of boring parts of just water with some good shots mixed in. I'd like to shorten it by cutting out...
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    Too close for comfort!

    Yeah I realized that too late. Now the article is gone.....
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    Wood cost

    Prices here have started to go down but they were really high. Plywood is still high. I bought a 4x4 pressure treated post yesterday 8 ft and paid $21 CAD which I didn't think was so bad.
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    Marine plywood edging (cabinetry)

    I don't think you need marine plywood for cabinetry. Mostly thats used for transoms and stringers. For cabinetry inside a dry cabin I would imagine you use whatever you would use in your kitchen, I may be wrong, more knowledgable folks may have a different opinion!
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    Yamaha digital guage not indicating trim

    Further research tells me that the guage I have only shows the hours that the guage was in use, not the motor. Dumb idea, but what are ya gonna do? I suspect the trim guage is a faulty sender. How would I test this?
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    Yamaha digital guage not indicating trim

    Yeah, I checked that and the arm moves freely and the thing that moves the arm is in place and solid as it should be.
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    Yamaha digital guage not indicating trim

    Yesterday I noticed that the trim indicator started to work while I was on the water and today it doesn't again? Also on that guage the total engine hours is only showing the total since I installed it, not total lifetime hours. Its the 6y5 guage. Shouldn't it be able to get the total hours from...
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    Rust removal.🤯

    Thats pretty cool! that black painted part almost looks new!
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    Too close for comfort!

    I saw quite a few humpbacks today fairly close to my boat. I'll try to get a few pictures tomorrow to post. Are Right Whales bigger then Humpbacks?
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