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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Moved the boat to the marina since theyre starting to grade the side yard for the pole barn. Pulled off the winter tarp. Supposed to be in the 70s the next couple days so I figured it wouldn't hurt to air out for now after sitting. May end up out on it. Who knows lol.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I'm fat... so the seat is nearly all the way back to start with anyway. :p I like the little "you are driver one for radio presets and seat and mirror positions" message though. Does still seem like more stuff to go wrong though and isn't really necessary.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My 03 escalade has the easy move seat for entering and exit. Take the key out it moves and step out. Unlock the same thing. Thought it was pretty trick back in the day.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I have no issue with 5x7s. They work way better than people give them credit for. Coincidentally the tails were fine. I suspect it was a combination of how fast it was coming down plus how much was on the ground... Don't know how much rain-x would have improved the situation... My 8 mile run...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    During the last blizzard, found a new hate for LED headlights. Not warm enough to self defrost in whiteout conditions. The HIDs in my truck were perfectly fine. The F-150, denali, and expedition... not so much. (we were testing the trucks in the compound at work. Luckily that type of snow...
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    projects other than boats

    You ever get to test the aluminum brightener on the... was it a transmission?
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    Laminating 3/4" Coosa to make 1.5" transom

    us composites lists their 1708 as epoxy compatible. (No binder/coating just glass fibers) Not the regular csm though as it uses a binder to hold the fibers together. Or am I missing something and my side project is going to come apart? :oops:
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    Laminating 3/4" Coosa to make 1.5" transom

    Scott, you sure about the 1708? The ones I've seen and used are stitched meaning its good to go for epoxy. No styrene needed. (This would be us composites and whatever my local place sells....)
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    Whats a rivet? Do they smell like polyester? Asking for a friend. :LOL:
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    2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O

    The 250 is heavy and long... it's only real drawback. I think there is a ~75 lb difference between the 350 and 250. I imagine the intake/exhaust manifold is a pain to cast too. Dad had one in his invader. It did 50 per the brochure with the "165" the base "228" 305 did about 60 and the 350 was...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    If you ain't cheating you ain't trying.
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    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    I noticed the transmission dip sticks first. Seems the US manufacturers still give you an oil dipstick. But those darn Germans have been cheating us for almost 20 years. :LOL: (have a BMW i take care of without any, pain in the ass)
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    Or in my case a wee bit incorrectly.
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    I feel that. While I wasn't exactly bursting at the seams with cash to do my resto, the project creep hurt after a while. That being said I got to the point where I had to decide if I wanted to cut corners now or deal with again down the line. To save on resin and glass I did not coat and glass...
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    2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O

    Looks clean. Nice pickup.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    which laminate is that again... you know, since you're using so many. :p I know what you mean with the resin though. One of the buckets I got from us composites was totally different than the other 30 gallons and a somewhat different tint even. Worked fine just behaved like gravy vs a motor oil...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    I used a wire cup brush the diameter of the hole in the deck to knock the foam down and floated the wood pucks over top with peanut butter. PB in hole, press in puck, PB over top with plastic putty knife to trowel flat. Worked great. Then I hit them with the DA quick before glassing the deck.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Mamma says foosball is the devil.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    We used to beat the ever loving **** out of eachother playing ping pong. :LOL:
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    My us composites order alone was almost 3 grand. I included tools in mine and still came out ahead of a new boat though.
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