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    I need computer help...seriously!

    If the cortana banner is asking you to sign up then i'd suggest you sign up, then disable it as per instructions above. Not sure this will work but the problem might be that the update is detecting that you don't have cortana and it REALLY wants you to get it!
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    Smoke Free, Day 2,572

    try electronic cigarettes. I know a few people who quit using them. Even if you smoke them the rest of your life, its way better then the real ones!
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    Smoke Free, Day 2,572

    Quit cold turkey when my wife found out she was pregnant on our 2nd kid. My daughter is going to be 18 next month. My wife quit too with the help of nicotine gum, 19 years later she's still chewing, but not smoking! I work in a lab diagnosing cancer every day and when i see patients that are...
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    Any home brewers out there?

    i used to home brew, but i found the taste awful. thought i was just doing it wrong and gave up. Later tasting some expensive different craft beers, they tasted like my home brew......awful. i realized i was probably making decent beer, just didn't have the sophisticated taste buds to appreciate...
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    Fog

    I remember as a younger kid (12 ish) going out in a fishing boat with my uncles in fog so thick you couldn't see the length of the boat. My older cousin at the helm would keep a close eye on the compass and his watch and eventually tell us to look out for the net buoys. They would quickly appear...
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    Fog

    Even with gps and compass etc., i really don't like being out on the water when I can't see land in any direction. A lake i could handle, but the ocean ain't so forgiving. I almost hit another boat one time in those conditions. I was concentrating so much on my gps trying to get on a good...
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    The new guy

    Likely whatever you find for free will be in the same shape, rebuilding ain't so bad. Its pretty satisfying once you start to make progress.This website has all the info you need and lots of helpful advice.
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    That sounds like a good idea. As for the house wiring, sounds like it won't pass an inspection before sale? May be time for an electrician, wouldn't want to sell a house that could have an electrical fire and kill someone.
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    gelcoat question

    Thanks for the info.
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    gelcoat question

    It also is very flat, IE not shiny, I thought gelcoat would be shiny when cured. I don't really care about where i am now as nobody will see it but later when I do the outside and other things I'd like a nice shine. Is this something I need to do by buffing and waxing etc. or is there a shiny...
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    gelcoat question

    Hi, i put some gelcoat on the inside of my new transom today. it is waxed and in a few places it seems a bit too thin, i can see marker lines and such thru it. I'd like to put on a second coat and am wondering about the wax. Is it ok just to wash it off with acetone and maybe a light sanding...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Actually i was talking about the steel pipe, not the insert. Not so bad if the chimney goes up thru the middle of the house and only a short length exits the roof, but yeah not as good looking as brick if going up full length visible on side of house.
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Would it be easier to use a stainless steel prefab insulated chimney? Those things aren't to hard to install and are very sturdy and safe. They are very common around here.
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    Pro or amatuer hull repair?

    You might have to cut an access hole in the floor to see the inside, but is it possible to contact the previous owner and ask him about it? Might be that all it needs is a touch of gelcoat and forget about it. Is it flush with the side of the bottom of the boat?
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    81 Sea Squirt Restoration

    Make sure you wear a mask of some kind, that dust will do a number on your lungs. I would leave the side walls, are you sure there is foam behind them and that its wet? Running cooza stringers down the sides of the ski well is no problem and likely in the original construction they were there...
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    How many gallons of resin?

    The floor alone would probably get done with about 3 gallons, maybe a bit more. But like was already said, keep digging, you will likely find more rot. I'm on my third 5 gallon bucket of polyester resin now and have the transom done, stringers done and floor 1/2 done. I figure i'll need a forth...
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    Flooring HELP

    Yeah you may be right about PL not sticking to aluminum, i'm working with wood and cooza, but OP did mention aluminum didn't he. Maybe rivets would be the way to go.
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    Bayliner 1600 rotten floor

    I think that's the worst part, I hate taking out my grinder put sometimes you can't avoid it.
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    Flooring HELP

    That picture of the plywood looks like all one piece. Is it possible that that was originally 3/4 inch and got wet and expanded? I'm doing the floor of mine now too and the original was only 1/2 inch marine plywood with a good bit of fiberglass on the top side only. I have put in today a new...
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    surface tissue

    Yeah, should of known it sounded too good to be true!
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