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    Hull cleaning

    Yes, but the fumes suck. It wouldn't be a very nice thing to do to whoever is down wind.
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    If you enjoy reading about nature, check out books by Peter Wohlleben. He can quote research papers and get into some science, but still manage to be very engaging. He's really good at dumbing down some of the scientific stuff so guys like me can understand it, combined with his own decades...
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    Well clearly you didn't learn anything.
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    Favorite Star Treks. 1. Voyager. Hard choice over TNG, but Voyager didn't have to go through that weird beginning phase where they tried too hard to make aliens mysterious. It felt like it found it's stride much quicker, but later episodes weren't quite as good. 2. Next Generation. Early...
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    Boats from work.

    Regal is done. The kid sanded and buffed the tower, but he didn't take any pics of the bimini top before taking it off. That was fun putting back on! Oh well, I've done it loads of times. Even if you take 1000 pics, you'll still end up missing something that's just out of frame.
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    '77 Holiday Transom

    V jaw pliers, real creative name. They're made in Taiwan now. https://www.grainger.com/product/IRWIN-Locking-Plier-V-4NV38
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    Boats from work.

    Painted yesterday. Looks pretty splotchy in person.
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    thompson 240 transom rebuild

    Grind all of that leftover later of wood off. If you want to do any patch work, I would do it from the inside. It will be stronger and avoid bodywork and paint.
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    Should I add resin to the transom

    Any exposed wood needs to be sealed. Any penetrations such as bolt holes also need sealed. If I understand correctly, you're saying that one of the outdrive bolt holes is a bit oval now? If it's minor, I wouldn't worry about it, just reinstall the outdrive as normal. If it's a bit big, I would...
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    1998 Sylvan 1700 Blue, now Gold Fish exterior freshen up

    That's just custom paint 👍
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    1998 Sylvan 1700 Blue, now Gold Fish exterior freshen up

    Not bad, gold is a difficult color to spray, but why does the white stripe look wobbly? Personally, I think some blue would go well with the color scheme, maybe a bit darker but still doesn't look bad.
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    '77 Holiday Transom

    No, I mean what kind? I haven't seen those before. The jaws look like a big oval with a V notch.
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    '77 Holiday Transom

    The transom isn't glued in, should be lots of bolts. The usual method is to take off the motor, then the cap on the splashwell and pull the transom up and out. I don't see that sliding out forward with the brace in the middle. What are those funky vice grips?
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    1971 Silverline Comoro 16.5

    Sure, no problem. I would leave that open so water can drain along the keel. Make sure to cut drain holes along the keel in the bulkheads (the pieces running sideways between stringers).
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    Boats from work.

    Can't be mad about that, that's going to be a really hard color to match with paint, no way with gel.
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    Boats from work.

    The truck left this morning. The cab is very nice inside. Should've got a picture of the truck outside, but I didn't. Then I spent about half the day cleaning some stuff up, waiting on my next job to show up. A regal that someone else had tried to do a spot in but couldn't get the color.
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    1971 Silverline Comoro 16.5

    3/4 would be fine for stringers, it just gives you a narrow area to hit with the screws. Hard enough to hit a 2x that's really only 1 1/2". The foam you have is someone saying "screw it, good enough". Usually, the floor goes in, then a few holes are cut along each cavity and expansion foam...
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    1971 Silverline Comoro 16.5

    I would glass the whole stringer and floor back in. You have to fill all those cavities with floatation foam once the floor is back in, so the stringers will be covered all the way up the sides. The floor is also structural, and should be glassed all around the hull like it was. I also think...
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    1971 Silverline Comoro 16.5

    Sorry I haven't chipped in yet. The original thread was created before my time here, so I didn't get a notification until it was moved. Now, to give my opinion on some of your questions in no particular order. You can stand on the inside of the hull, shouldn't be a problem unless the glass is...
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