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  1. JASinIL2006

    Bolster seat

    That's what I did. I just bought a taller pedestal that is adjustable.
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    1989 Sunbird SPL 150, standing water in ski storage compartment

    Are those nails protruding down from the deck on the right side of the picture? I'm wondering of someone did a half-a$$ed re-deck over a rotted deck. Given the look of the stringers and bulkheads, I fear you have some bad wood under that fiberglass.
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    Convertible Top

    That's odd. I've never heard of those being referred to as Navy tops. Every reference to them I've ever seen is as a convertible top.
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    Gas tank access panel

    When I restored my boat, I decided to fiberglass over the tank panel, leaving only a circular access port to get at the sender. I decided if I have problems sufficient to remove the tank, I've got bigger worries than cutting through the floor. If I do have to cutout the tank panel, I'll just...
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    First boat is it worth it?

    Did the owner say why a 30 year old boat only has 65 hours on it? That's pretty unusual, unless the engine was replaced. I'd be very hesitant about sending anyone money - even a deposit - for a boat I have not seen or touched. It would be very easy to pull pictures of someone else's boat and...
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    Transferring fuel from truck to garage to dock to boats (PITB)

    I'd be concerned about a build up of static electricity from running gas through a long hose. It seems like a pain, but the 5 gallon cans are probably safer. We run a boat for skiing/tubing on a lake in Canada without a fuel dock, so I feel your pain. I also considered a fuel caddy but the...
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    Keel Guard Question

    Absolutely it will help. If you want, you can buy a small can of gelcoat and cover the exposed fiberglass before applying the keel guard.
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    Keel Guard Question

    The longer, the better. Mine extends up well past the waterline, too.
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    First boat is it worth it?

    I don't think Larson started building boats with fiberglass stringer until the mid-90s and they had wooden decks and wooden transom cores even beyond that. That wood is the stuff that you need to be worried about, as the stringers are the skeleton of the boat, and the transom core supports the...
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    Mercruiser Identification

    I think that just means parts for your engine will also fit the 5 L engine.
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    1996 Trophy Bayliner - Inspection?

    Impossible to tell much from pictures. You can tap around the hall as much as you want, and it won’t tell you a thing, unless you are very highly skilled. Even then, probably not. if you cannot get someone experienced to look at it, then you are just going to have to take a roll of the dice and...
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    Mercruiser Identification

    If it’s a 350 Mag, it built with the 5.7L GM block, which sounds consistent with what you found.
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    Larson VEC transom core material

    I don’t know if my ‘97 Larson is VEC or pre-VEC, but it has heavy engineered fiberglass stringers (foam-filled) and a wood transom core. I thought I read, when I was researching my boat, that the true VEC hulls had no wood,, but I am not entirely certain of that.
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    Wood cost

    Our local lumber yard is charging $15 for an 8’ 2x4. Normally, those are about $3. Crazy prices.
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    Nightmare of a first time boat buying experience. Comments and advice appreciated!

    The key phrase in all this is “he is a car mechanic/used car dealership lot owner”. It wouldn’t surprise me if he hadn’t owned the boat that long (got it in a trade?) and actually didn’t know very much about it. In any case, it sounds like he certainly didn’t disclose the boat’s actual...
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    Transom Leak Help

    You easily could have a bottom strike that causes a leak to start without tearing the outdrive off the boat, if only the bottom part of the transom around the keyhole is rotted. It's really easy to check the transom yourself without incurring any cost from a shop. (I also have never heard of a...
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    Transom Leak Help

    A 2000 Larson would have structural fiberglass stringers and bulkheads - no wood. It's only too bad they continued to use wood in the transom.
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    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    How much fuel do you have in that gas tank in the bow? That could make a huge difference in tongue weight.
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    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    My F150 has a payload of 1977 lbs. With me, my wife and two adult friends riding in the cab, we already have used up about 800 lbs of payload capacity (assuming the passengers are some of our larger friends). If our trailer has a tongue weight of 450 lbs., we would have only 727 lbs. of...
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    Varnishing an oak swim platform - need advice please

    Red oak is like a sponge. I'd coat the heck out of that sucker with varnish, and be ready to reapply regularly.
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