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  1. JASinIL2006

    Fiberglass Repair with big patches? Or fill with CSM and resin?

    If you look at how much of an outdrive is submerged, even when the boat is on plane, you'll see that it's really not possible to run the drive in a bucket. You need the muffs to force water into the intakes.
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    Need help with transom repair...

    PC-11 works well, too. https://www.amazon.com/PC-Products-Adhesive-Two-Part-Marine-160114/dp/B008DZJJGU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=196NPTHCHA0Q9&keywords=pc-11&qid=1645556502&sprefix=pc-11%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-3
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    Hey Newbies

    It seemed like the forum software version used by Iboats when I first joined displayed a red banner (for old topics) that warned against replying. Seems like something similar could help. I know of other forums that do allow posting to old threads, so I can see how this could be confusing to...
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    1990 Bayliner Capri 2050 5.0 V8 200hp

    Looks like a fun boat! It should get up and go.
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    Trailer Brakes or Not

    No, I would not. F250 or not, a kid on a bike darting into your path when towing a boat that size would probably end in tragedy. Plus, most states require them over 3000 or 3500 lbs. And if they don’t, they should.
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    Olympics

    Those two don’t bother me, but I find figure skating to be a bore. Not a fan of “sports” where you determine the winner by a vote…
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    bimini top

    For a bimini, you have a lot of flexibility on sizing... most ask you to choose a width, the length and the height (usually measured from the top of the gunwales). For the width, just measure the distance from the port gunwale to the starboard gunwale. I think I added a couple of inches so the...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    I guess I'll be the lone voice favoring white. The red looks nice, too. Not a big fan of the black.
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    Olympics

    I don't think that's it... focusing on the human interest stories of the athletes, rather than on the sporting events, has been a growing trend for the last 20 year. It's just getting insufferable; I don't want to watch a 20 minute segment on an athlete's journey, I just want to see the competition.
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    Olympics

    Too many ‘up close and personal‘ segments, too little broadcasting of sporting events.
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    Will OMC Engine/Drive Match Mercruiser- Plug & Play?

    Run, don't walk, from this boat! Run!
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    fixing rotted floor

    I'm kinda surprised your '97 has wood stringers. I thought Larson had transitioned to engineered foam&fiberglass stringers and bulkheads for all their boats by '97. Do you know where the water intrusion came from? I'm asking because your rot may be more extensive. In any case, sandwiching...
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    Laying the Deck Questions

    Miscalculating the amount of foam seems about par for the course! Sounds like you did well given the challenges with temps, etc. Nice work!
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    A few questions from a learner

    I found that replacing my aluminum, 3 blade prop with a stainless steel 4 blade prop gave me much better holeshot at the expense of a few MPH of WOT speed. You'd need to adjust some prop parameters (esp. pitch) to account for using a 4 bladed prop, but a good prop shop (or the fellas in the...
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    Laying the Deck Questions

    I used a heat gun in the holes, lights underneath to heat the hull, and I tented the cockpit with a tarp and put in a space heater. I was able to foam that way in cold Midwest winter.
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    17ft Bayliner Capri bowrider project

    You do have the paperwork needed to properly register the boat, I hope? Otherwise, I wouldn't spend another minute of time on it. Don't mean to insult you or anything, but we see lots of folks who get a free/cheap hull but have no ownership paperwork and cannot register/license the boat.
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    Options for water sealing wood

    Got this from Woodonglass; credit goes to him.
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    Freezer door not freezing

    Hope it's a cheap fix!
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    Freezer door not freezing

    I think it would need at least 6-8 hours to get cold.
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    Windows 11 yes/no?

    I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you don't like Windows very much.
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