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    Fiberglass Repair with big patches? Or fill with CSM and resin?

    I would still fix the keel first. I had similar damage and softened the jagged edges with a dremel, filled with thickened gelcoat, then applied gelcoat over a larger area. It doesn't look the best since I didn't color match the gelcoat or do any fairing, but I'm putting a KeelShield over it...
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    Fiberglass Repair with big patches? Or fill with CSM and resin?

    Your stringer and transom tests are not accurate ways of detecting rot unless we are talking complete rot to where the wood is completely gone to a liquid state. You need to drill test holes near the bottom of the stringers and transom and look at / smell what comes out. Light colored saw dust...
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    Need help with transom repair...

    This is Araucoply Radiata plywood. Look it up. It's really good stuff and is rated for exterior.
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    Need help with transom repair...

    I would use ACX: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Cabinet-Grade-Plywood-Panel-Common-23-32-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-688-in-x-48-in-x-96-in-1077486/302610611
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Drill a test hole (2"?) in the deck. If there is water logged foam down there, you've got to pull the deck up to get all of that out.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got the bench seat installed today. That's the last of the upholstery pieces to install. I also installed the speakers. I had to wait to do this because to install the bench seat, I had to reach through the speaker holes to put the screws in. I didn't get as far along as I'd hope...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks man! It seems like yesterday I was pulling rotten wood out of the hull. I owe a bunch to this forum and a few YouTube channels for giving me the knowledge and confidence to tackle this myself. I'm watching your thread too. 👀
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Nice weather, so I pulled the boat out today to work on it. No pictures, but I fixed the courtesy lighting in the engine bay. Basically I had originally tried to just peel and stick the LED strip to the raw fiberglass - that didn't work and it fell down. I bought more of the aluminum channel...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Samer, before you jump in you need to make sure the stringers and transom are good. Can you get to any of the stringers and low on the transom to drill test holes? A 1989 boat with a plywood deck with no glass that had carpet over it but was not rotten sounds suspiciously like a relatively...
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    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    Clean it up good and check it with a straight edge and feeler gauge. I don't know what the service limit is, but I've gotta assume it's in the manual. Can't tell from the pic if only the HG got torched or if it got a little of the deck also.
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    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    Post a picture of the block where the head gasket blew, without the gasket in place. Make sure there is no damage (fire slot) to the block deck in that spot, or you may just blow another gasket.
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    Best Oil Extractor

    My brother has used a MityVac 7201 for several years and liked it so I bought one for myself. Haven't used it yet though.
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    Alpha1 Gen1 reassembly sequence

    I followed the order of operations in the manual. I did my entire transom assembly off the boat. The only thing I wish I had waited to do on the boat was torque the bolts for the bell housing to the gimbal ring.
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    Agreed, a lot of work! It's going to look good in the end, though! Going back with paint or gelcoat?
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks for the kind words. With the days getting longer and warmer, I'm hoping to get back to working on it so I can finish it up! Getting it splashed in November was a good feeling.
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    I'll add that I did have bad luck with one specific boat carpet vendor - they sent me a 4x8 piece when I ordered 20x8. I tried to get them to send the correct size and after several weeks of still no receipt, I cancelled the order. I won't publicly shame them, but if you are curious about who...
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    I chose Sparta Carpets out of Dalton, GA. I'm using their 20 oz cut pile (Bayside). I used Weldwood sprayable contact cement because I'm familiar with it. I will stick to smooth gelcoat as long as there is not wax on the surface. If you go with contact cement, just know there is virtually no...
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    2008 3.0L thermostat housing sensors

    I've been to Keuka and Seneca and around Cayuga. Beautiful up there in the fall. Not sure I could handle the winter.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Installed a small hand-operated fire extinguisher under the dash. This will complement the halon extinguisher in the engine bay. Also got the port side panel installed in the boat. I still need to install the bench seat and sun pad. Just gotta find the time and warm-enough temps to do it.
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    Alpha 1 gen 1 water hose

    I just rebuilt my Gen 1 last year and bought the kit from Quicksilver. It had the pre-formed hose in it. Part number 30-803097T 1. Pics showed the straight hose, but it came with both straight and pre-formed hoses, and I used the pre-formed one.
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