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  1. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Wet sanded the glazing putty and re-primered those areas. I also chiseled out the area for the stern light as well as sealed it with resin. I'm going to try and paint the transom tomorrow afternoon.
  2. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    I decided to primer the transom and glad I did. It's amazing after wet sanding the primer you able to see all the little small flaws. I used glazing putty a few minutes ago and will wet sand in about 30 minutes and re-primer.
  3. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Guess I'm down to the next critical step of painting the transom. Gotta check the temperature specs for best results. Cold front has moved in and is a little cool outside. Roll and tip is the painting method I will be using. I guess in the mean time I could crawl down into that dark hole...
  4. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Now that I'm woking by myself, sorting out all the issues in the engine compartment is going to be a big "issue" for me with bad knees. I guess taking a double dose of Tylenol and getting after it will be the way to git-r-done!
  5. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Little by little getting there. Put two layers of fiberglass over the CSM I layed yesterday. Sealed the transom scupper holes and electronic line holes with resin. Pretty sure the doom of my old transom was caused by three areas. First was improperly sealed scuppers, 76 holes in the transom cap...
  6. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Finally found four strong bodies with weak minds to move my gazebo/carport onto the driveway. So now I can work inside the boat without banging my head on the rafters. "I smell paint fumes!" LoL
  7. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Cut up CSM this morning and added it to my resin sauce! Everything seems to have worked out great. Thought it was kicking a little slow but turned rock hard after about thirty minutes.
  8. LX Kid

    '82 Grady White, Just Wondering

    Does anyone know what the dry weight of a 1982 Grady White, 24 foot I/O is? I've been wondering what it weighs for a long time. Can't find out anywhere and thought it might be on the title but isn't. As a guess I was thinking 5000 lbs but I'm not a good guesser.
  9. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    I was hoping no one would notice. No, and I don't think the Kitty Hair is going to stick to the bare wood. Means I gotta peel it off and seal with resin and then put the Kitty Hair on again. (B00-Hoo)
  10. LX Kid

    Posting Issues

    Maybe someone can help me out. When I make new posting the forum always goes to "WORKING" when I save it. I have to get totally out of iBoats and then reopen it to see my saved post. Also my Daylight Saving not working even though I have it turned on. What ya Think?
  11. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Yea! I put the motor back together and it works perfect. Now the only thing left is to find or mill a motor to pump union. I found it broken when I took pump off motor.
  12. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Guess I'll to go over to St. Petersburg and buy some Fairing Compound at the Fiberglass Store. Still not feeling well but maybe by this weekend I'll be ok.
  13. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Thank you! Of the three partners, I was the mechanical person and the senior "go get it" guy! Fiberglassing is a new beast for me to slay! LoL[/SIZE]
  14. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    I think I've pretty much decided to do as "Chevymaster" has suggested using CSM and sand it down smooth. Should I primer it after getting it the way I want it to look and fine wet sand that? This severe cold and sinus condition I've had for the last 3 or 4 days has knocked me on my butt. Going...
  15. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    I was thinking of 1/2" and using a 1" bottle brush, saturated with resin, to coat the holes. I made a drilling jig for drilling the transom 90 degree. The transom has a slant of approximately 12 degrees.
  16. LX Kid

    Built in failure rate.

    I like my Grady because it's heavy and takes waves very nicely. I can't even imagine a light weight aluminum boat beating your kidneys to death. Different boats for different purposes. I'll keep my glass and keep it going. Still putting new transom in and rebuilding the gimbal assembly. If...
  17. LX Kid

    Built in failure rate.

    Over my life of 70 years I've owned four boats that I can remember. I've never bought new but rather older used ones. All of them had deck or transom failures. Do boat manufactures build boats guaranteed to fail in a few years? Do they do that so you would be willing to buy another? Agreed...
  18. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Here's a home made tool used for "pulling" the bellows onto the bell housing. Found this on a video on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcCbmSDwscU
  19. LX Kid

    "It Happened!" Transom has to be replaced! (NOW W/PICS)

    Today the engine compartment is going to get painted with white Topside. I will put some more putty on the transom to fill in a few, ( a lot), of imperfections. Making a long sanding block, from wood, to make better leveling of the putty when wet sanding. The little 3M sanding block is causing...
  20. LX Kid

    What reducer for Polyurethane

    I bought a quart of INSL-X, Sila-Thane Polyurethane Enamel paint and was wondering what reducer would be good for rolling and tipping on my transom? "They" said to just use acetone and that would be fine. After doing a little research it seems that's not the best choice for polyurethane and...
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