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    Am I Crazy????

    its 7 pm, new years eve. and all i wanna do is go work on the bote!!! i even asked my girl is she wanted a quiet nite havin fun just putzin with the restoration proj. she replyed.....(edited befor the mods saw what she said!) :eek: so i guess were doin what she wants .......right now...
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    any naval archetects on board?

    i lucked out and found two very experienced, glass men. capeable of full hull fabrication and alteration. one is a west coast salty dawg thats done many extentions, the other is a glassman that fabricates the hulls (plugs to gell) as a project, we wanna extend and add a "step" to the hull of an...
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    merry christmas to all

    merry christmas to everyone! have a super day:) oops
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    anybody else's body sore?

    i dont know if this post should be in stupid human tricks or what..... im doin a re fit.....stringers floor and transom.....then gelcoat. im currently doin destruction..... man is my body sore! my back aches. legs are numb. and hands are like sandpaper (according to my girl) speaking of my...
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    old posts???

    whats with all the old posts comming back up? some are really old. 2 years? not that its a real problem, its just confusing, some of the tech stuff is great, but when u reply.... the poster is long gone! just wondering oops
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    leather vs vinyl seats

    i saw a riva boat on that brighten your day thread, beauteful boat! they said riva was using leather seats in the boat. has any one used leather? i know cows and pigs stand all day in the rain but would a leather boat seat hold up? we use vinyl as the standard cause it stands up well and is...
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    avoiding a mechanical bond

    is there any way to avoid a mechanical bond to glass? (old glass) i know that acetone helps..but....can it be done properly? thanks oops
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    cant find thrifties at i boats

    can i boats add a link somewhere to get to "thrifties" i went thru boat classified, boat motors and couldnt find a link. did i miss sumthin? thanks oops
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    whats that black stuff???

    68 sea ray. in the bilge and on the transom (inside) it is covered with a waxy black coating. looks like a fiberglass/wax mix. or an early version of rhino lining! thanks
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    quick advice, transom, stringers, cap

    Im about to do the whole shabang floor, stringers, foam, transom. i have a book that says to redo the floor with the cap, (deck) on the reason stated is, when you refit the cap, the new floor might warp the sides of the hull, making the refit of the cap difficult, (kinda like putting the wrong...
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    alpha or volvo drive

    im going to go over 300 hp i/o 325 to 350 hp my boat mech, (the best round these parts) is a volvo guy. he has suggested a volvo drive, rather than swap to a bravo1 i have only had mercs, and have not even given the change a second thought. am i missing somthing? is this the ol ford vs chevy...
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    shipping a boat. how much?

    im looking to purchase a cuddy 25-31 foot. most aval are in flor/tex/ or the eastern sea board. has any one ever shipped a boat really long distances? ive seen quotes from a buck fifty- to two fifty. thats truck. (dont know about hot shot, pilot car) i was thinking train. florida-seattle? i...
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    crazest thing i ever saw!

    back in the seventies the whole family used to go camping at lak la nonne. (central alberta canada) we had huge tents and left them set up all season. we were launchung our trusty wooden 14 footer with a 30 johnston on it. it was a one lane boat launch so we launched quick tied the boat up out...
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    i need to understand gear ratios.

    in doing a re fit, and dont fully understand drive gear ratios. 350 hp, b1 or b3 drive. engine 5000. rpm (it looks like b1 at this point!) approx 3200 lbs i want to get an even ratio.... that means i dont want to overload the motor and underdrive the leg. or vice versa! i want high enough top...
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    what is the best exaust? thru or prop?

    19 footer, 350-383 (either one) i/o will i get more power with thru hull? ive heard that a stock setup is very good at letting the motor exhale. whats the truth? thanks oops? p.s. mods. i thought i posted this quest earlier but cant find it. so if this is a double post please forgive me
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    Guestimate the hours!

    19 footer, i/o (out) closed bow. solid fiberglass. from start to finish deck off floor, stringers, foam, transom, one man, inexperienced, some times two, mostly one. approx how many hours? oops
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    alpha,bravo hp ratings. fact or fict?

    im refitting my boat. 19 foot fish and ski 3500lbs loaded shooting for 330-350 hp. i have an alpha 1 gen2 i know the alpha is rated for 300 hp and down, the bravo III 300-400. will the alpha handle up to 350? ***normal operating conditions. no salt, no wave jumping, no driving like a jerk...
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    I want to go FASTER !

    this is a loaded question so ill try to keep it about the motor/drive. im running a 68 sea ray 19 foot closed bow (src 190). approx 2500 lbs dry. 3500 loaded. 4.3 merc 2bbl. (normally asperated obviously)/ an alpha 1 w/19inch 3 blade alum. dont know what kind of prop or the width. 4600 WOT= 44...
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    sound proofing I/O

    im restoring a 19 foot older sea ray. 4.3 merc I/O. alpha one drive. standard marine exaust manifolds. the boat formerly used a "dog house" type motor housing. with two jumper seats on each side of the housing. i intend on building a fiberglass dog house and sound enclosing the whole motor. in...
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    What is rock????

    anyone heard this term? was reading on a post (cant find it at all) someone suggested to "add a little rock" to the hull. (near transom??) he said "you would be suprised at what this does for your top speed" was he talking about sail craft? i was under the impression he was talking motor...
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