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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! More pic's - Both dash panels painted and sitting in place........Haven't drilled holes for mounting yet, will do that down the road. Removed the rub-rail to ease the painting process........thought about filling and finishing off the area under it and not putting...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Did some more work on the dash panels. Did the cut out for glove box........then glassed it....sanded with 80 grit,then 120 grit. Primmed and 2 coats of Rustolum ( Hammerd ) Gloss paint. After it dried i realy didn't like the gloss...So i went with Flat Black over...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Pics of the drivers side...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Now starting on the new dash panels out of wood....... I used 1/4" sanded plywood... I bought a new Attwood glove box to put my crap in.... Have to do the cuts outs and then glass the panel.... then Im going to spay it with gloss black... or i may do a black...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! More progress.......Glassed in the bow area.
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    Going to Thru hull exhaust

    Re: Going to Thru hull exhaust I put thru - hull on my Celebrity boat at the end of last year. And i hate it.... Tho my 22 yr old son loves it. Way too load for me! So here is what im doing over the winter to quiet it down...... All hand made and all i bought was the exhaust hose. Now i...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! More Pic's..........Glassed in the mounts and made and set the flotation boxes.......Glassed them in also.. Now to the bow area........
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Thanks for some great ideas on the bow area....... Glassed in the floor.....but i goofed........I layed down Cloth first insted of Matt. The Cloth is easy as pie! Matt can be very time consuming. So i layed another layer Matt over the cloth after i put down my seat...
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    Idea's - How To close in a bow

    Re: Idea's - How To close in a bow Rmoore - I like your idea. Something like this?
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    Idea's - How To close in a bow

    Re: Idea's - How To close in a bow Ok keepem coming...... I already have my resto thread on this boat, but it is 2 yrs old (LOL) when i started it and i have a hard time getting some answers. Let me claify....what im wanting is just a closed bow for the looks... but strong enough to...
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    Idea's - How To close in a bow

    Need some info, idea's - how tooo's Wanting to close up the bow and make it a cuddy. Pics-
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Back on the Mate - Been busy winterizing the other boats and put them in storage.... also the usual fall yard stuff. Got hair up my butt and cleaned out the back garage... moved Camaro to other side and put the Checkmate in so i can work all winter to get this...
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    My pontoon Adventure!

    Well...... went up to the lake to do one last outing with the pontoon and pull it out for the winter. Weather was great in the lower 70's. So.....just me and my son went tooling around the lake a bit and headed back to the loading dock and all of a sudden heard a big pop while we were making a...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Done some more tinkering on the Mate - Using Accro plywood. Nice plywood...This is the stuff to use,and not at a bad price either..... I used PL Glue to do the stringer and bonding of the plywood engine mounts. Used the Sherwin Williams paint on the underside on...
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    Rear window defoger not working

    2003 Chevy Tahoe It worked last year and now we are starting to have cold dew mornings. Well it's not working Push the button and light comes on at the dash...... Unplug wire and Check voltage on the plug going to tang on the pasenger side 12.7 volts. Plug it in and check tang again 0 to .5...
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    Aplha One cavitation plate busted - I am an idiot

    Re: Aplha One cavitation plate busted - I am an idiot Nope shouldnt need the old pieces.....A good fabricator can make his own. Check out a picture of mine and i repaired it myself....... Crapy pics but you get the idea.......
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    Hit my anchor. Dumbest thing I have ever done. Cracked Outdrive.

    Re: Hit my anchor. Dumbest thing I have ever done. Cracked Outdrive. Dont look to bad.... Aleast there are no chunks missing...... Can be welded with ease. Had some of the same issues with mine, we hit something last year! Here ya go...... Pics from my pontoon boat lower drive! Made the...
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    Pontoon Seat Repair?

    Re: Pontoon Seat Repair? Thanks all for the advice! Judge nice thread and full of useful info. Nice finish job and you could mount that set up in your living room and lounge right there. Fun in the shade??.. Also nice work Eric?. Sweet looking ride?. Ill have to put the Checkmate on hold for...
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    Pontoon Seat Repair?

    The pontoon seats are getting in bad shape, Just the burgundy color. I pulled some of the seats to get some estimates and the first one i recieved was $ 600.00 to replace the burgundy vinyl only. The foam is in good shape also. I dont know if this guy was in the ballpark or hit a home run...
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    81 Checkmate Restoration!

    Re: 81 Checkmate Restoration! Back at it again! I removed my steering hub last night thanks to Bondo. Here is some pics! I didnt think it was gona be a whole assembly like this, i was expecting it to be a flat panel on the boat with the gauges thru a cut out in the dash panel. What i am...
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