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    2025 Splash of the Year Nominations!

    I told the girl all said and done, including engine parts, cabin upholstery and the rest of the crap it neared 20k to fix everything. At first she was apprehensive that I spent that much of my money. (Not engaged, yet) so I then took her to the boat show and showed her what it could be replaced...
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    2025 Splash of the Year Nominations!

    So I had a spread sheet for a lot of the supplies pre covid. The glass, foam and resin didn't change all that much. The rest changed quite a bit. And that's where the cost came from in my case. The us composites order was 3 grand. Woof another grand. I somehow managed to accumulate another 10...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    The one the Nazis helped put there. :)
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    Trailer tires.

    I was just saying on my work trailers in general. (Which are 16s and 17s) The ST tires still typically have higher carrying capacity in the same size.
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    Trailer tires.

    Last set I put on the boat trailer was hercules which are made by Cooper out in Ohio. My guy reccomended them and they're popular in the over the road and commercial application. See them on a lot of the trucks that come through with chemical so that's good. I've used the goodyears, Kenda load...
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    Been a little cold.

    My daily boots are 5.11s. One of the few reasonable priced boots that have a blood borne pathogen rating. I love their gear.
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    Been a little cold.

    511 like 5.11?
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    Been a little cold.

    It was 85 and I waxed the boat Wednesday. It was a high of 39 thursday and a raining mist all day. :LOL:
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    Rotary Steering Cable.

    More so, when measuring the way they suggest, do listen to that. I went from a detmar to a seastar and while I used the printed length on the old detmar, the new cable could easily have been a foot shorter and been fine. Measuring how they reccomended to do, the shorter one would have been what...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    So then shell shock is also goop. Got it.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Wait... I thought goop was goop? :LOL: Kidding aside, there is more complex thought in the last 10 posts than my entire engineering department at work is capable of...
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    I HATE AUTOMATIC BILGE PUMPS!

    Being I can stand in the majority of the bay that wouldn't be too terrible. :LOL: Years back dad tore the camper back on the boat. This was before we had the cockpit cover so we used that for in water storage at that point... No rain forecast so he dropped it by our friend to repair it, maybe a...
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    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    Should be like 20$ used on fleabay Edit: I may still have mine off my 84 140 which may be the same. It's yours if you want it and I can find it.. :ROFLMAO:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I'd imagine a VE based filler/fairing material is easier to work with other than a shorter working time. Are the higher end gelcoats poly or vinyl based? Seem to recall them being VE. There is allegedly an adhesion promoter for putting gel over epoxy... I've never used it nor would I be willing...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    350 correct? 12mm should fit the hole. Its a 1/2 pipe which is about 7/8 inch in diameter or so if memory serves. I'd inspect the oil pan carefully. The steel ones can and do rot out if you have one. Engine mounts if theyre original too I'd replace.
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    2025 Splash of the Year Nominations!

    When I have a little more time to sit down and get everything together, I'll message you.
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    Thinking about making a trailer cover... Opinions wanted.

    So I returned the carver for another carver. If I didn't have a swim platform you'd have thought this thing was fitted perfect to the boat. But alas with the over rail mount for the platform I am about 6 inches too short. (Never heard that one before) So I exchanged for the next size up...
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    2025 Splash of the Year Nominations!

    So @redneck joe I think you've won? (Shows how busy I've been, didn't realize it was the 26th until I looked at the log book!)
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Sorry, 1708 for example is 17 oz biaxial cloth stitched to 3/4 ounce csm. 1808 is 18 ounce and so on. CSM is chopped strand mat and is sold by weight.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Fedex still has a gear of mine out for delivery... been that way for 6 years.
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