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    Inherited boat, how bad is this?

    Huh, must be something on my end. Pictures in other threads are showing fine.
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    Inherited boat, how bad is this?

    Your pictures didn't work for some reason. Iboats has a file size limit, so try reducing the size/quality of the pictures. From the descriptions though, you're looking at a total structural rebuild. The stringers are a total loss, transom will be too, and the floor will have to come out to do...
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    1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto

    Hmmmm, must be doing something wrong. It's supposed to be in and out about 30 times for trimming and swearing at, and then have a big gap on one side...
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    Random

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    Boats from work.

    I don't know what happened to this one, but this trailer doesn't have guide bars so can't be that. Cobalts look nice but they seem to be getting harder to work on. More stuff that was only meant to be accessed while the cap was lifted for assembly, so harder to reach or just have to cut a way...
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    Boats from work.

    Working on a cobalt while the paint is curing.
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    New project

    Nice! You know it'll be better quality too.
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    Opinions on this welded aluminum hull

    You can see the same thing on this 2024 cresliner I'm doing. You'll have to zoom in a bit, but you can clearly see regular straight lines.
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    Opinions on this welded aluminum hull

    That's just where the interior structure is welded. Nothing to worry about, every welded boathas those.
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    Boats from work.

    Only took about 5 days to strip it and paint. Pretty good time.
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    Osmosis in gelcoat

    Blisters happen because gel is porous, and water can eventually seep through and become trapped between the glass and gel coat. They're usually happen where bunks sit first, because those areas don't dry as well, so the water has more time to work in. I somewhat agree with Chris, if you're...
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    Boats from work.

    This thing, a '91 Kawasaki Jet Ski, is going to be all done up in pink flake 🤮
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    G3 Boat

    Sure, but then he'll just have a big hole drilled in the dash. Beckoning, the crack needs ground out, filled, and sprayed. I'm guessing it either starts at a screw hole that wasn't countersunk or an air void at a corner. That would need to be fixed as well. I wouldn't have thought of that. It...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    My guess would be that is the side that saw the most sun. Those are cracks in the gel, but likely not the glass. Don't try to sand them out.
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    Random

    I have two similar stories. 1. A guy had a heart attack (I think that was it) while out boating while the throttle was wide open. He rammed another boat side on, his bow went over the side and hit the other boater. Neither survived. 2. Last winter, during one of the big snow storms, a local...
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    Boats from work.

    I skipped a couple small jobs, but here's a Crestliner aluminum boat that I'm stripping the paint off of the bottom and repainting. The paint was flaking away in several areas, and didn't seem to be sanded where the metal was exposed.
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    Weathered Werner fiberglass ladder delaminating

    I've never worked on a ladder, but it would still need prepped. Sanded, cleaned, sprayed. I don't know if the splintering/shedding would be a bad sign structurally.
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    Bearing buddy issues

    You mean a cap to cover just the grease fitting? A vacuum line cap would probably work.
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    Bearing buddy issues

    By bra, we're talking about the plastic cap right, I find those around our lot all the time, they constantly fall off. As for the grease fitting, I don't see why you couldn't replace it. They all just thread in right?
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    1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto

    FYI, a DA, or dual action sander, is a random orbital sander with the ability to lock the shaft, turning it into a straight circular sander. That makes it much more aggressive, basically a grinder. What you have is probably a random orbital sander, which is plenty for the job. Those windshields...
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