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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Haha, I asked her repeatedly if she was fine and she kept saying yes and refused to switch seats with my wife. Glad to know I'm not the only one to drag the skeg!
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    Soft spot on boat floor that I may buy?

    Nope. That would just be a band-aid of the worst kind. It will require replacement, and if the floor is rotten, you've got a high chance of finding rotten structure under the floor and a rotten transom.
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    New member - deck install panga

    Are you trying to fair it all in to where you can't see it? Tear (don't cut) some CSM so that you have a "hairy" edge, then while your tabbing is still wet, lay the CSM over the edges of the tabbing by about 2-3 inches (hairy edge of CSM up/on the hull) and wet it out. This will give you a...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Today we had our first day on the water this year. We took the boat up-river 25 miles and then back (50 mile round trip). It did great. Wife did good backing the trailer up, and I didn't forget to put the plug in! Full disclosure...I did forget to trim up as she pulled the boat up the ramp...
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    Glad it worked out for you, Jim!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks man! I've really grown to love this boat. I wish I could say I sought out an XLT-185, but I was just looking for something cheap to get me on the water and my brother found it on CraigsList and said I should get it, so I did. I feel lucky to have ended up with such a cool boat, when I...
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    Sea Ray 180 sig series termite/water in ski locker rot

    Not sure why it posted the wrong link. I meant for it to link here.
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    Sea Ray 180 sig series termite/water in ski locker rot

    My boat had water under the ski locker floor. See here.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Took the boat and wife to the ramp today and spent about an hour letting her practice backing up a trailer. She did great, but we confused a lot of fishermen by backing the boat all the way to the edge of the water and then pulling out and going around for another shot. 😂
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    😕 that's a bummer
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    My shoulders are hurting just looking at your pictures!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Snow in May? Brutal! Hopefully 3-4 more weeks and you'll be able to fire it up!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    There's always the slight chance of a cold snap again by the end of April, but I couldn't resist. I'll re-winterize if I've got to, but I think we're good. Hoping to practice at the boat ramp a few times on weekdays in the coming weeks.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Washed and waxed the boat today, got the trim limit switch and trim sender set (trim up button works now!), and since the 15 day forecast shows a low of about 39F for my area, I decided to de-winterize. It's so nice to hear that rumble again:
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    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    Your shop vac filter will clog in no time at all. You'll need to get a dust cyclone attachment to keep from having to stop to clean the filter every minute ot two. I bought one called a Dust Deputy. I also got a long (13 ft?) hose for my shop vac and a remote controlled outlet to plug the shop...
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    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    Angle grinder with 40 grit flap discs. I bought cheap Amazon discs (about $1.50 each) and went through 3 or 4 10-packs on my 19ft hull. You'll want to do this grinding outdoors and cover as much of yourself in Tyvek / goggles / respirator / etc. to protect yourself. I did mine indoors and...
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    My 10-pin switches are for my nav/anchor lights and my trim tabs. They are DPDT on-off-on switches with backlighting, hence all the wires. You can see the details here: https://newwiremarine.com/product/nav-anc-rocker-switch-contura-v/
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    what's one more boat ? - 1979 Sunfish

    Angle grinder and 40 grit flap discs....and a respirator, tyvek suit, and goggles. Prepare to get itchy!
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    I've got a few 10-pin switches in my boat - those are busy on the back side, and took some head scratching to figure out how to wire.
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    Procraft 1900 bass boat restoration

    Thanks! Hoping to enjoy the fruits of my labor this summer. It just shows that any old joe with enough time and money can restore a boat...especially with the help of the intelligence housed on this forum.
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