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    Bottom Cleaning and Pressure Washer

    I have rented a slip for the summer. The bottom on my Four Winns 214 is not painted. The marina is just off the Ohio River and the bottoms of boats left in the water get gnarly pretty quickly. I intend to pull the boat every week or ten days and clean the bottom. I will also pull the boat...
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    Water Soaked Snap-in Carpet

    The rubber backed snap-in carpet in my boat got soaked this weekend when a large wake broke over the bow. When I got home this evening, I pulled out all of the carpet to let it dry out. Was this necessary? I just didn't like the possibility of water trapped between the rubber backing and...
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    Plywood Primer Recommendation

    I fabricated a new plywood panel for my 1984 Sea Ray 210 SRV. It's approximately 18 by 25 inches. One side forms the port side of the engine compartment and the other side forms the side of a storage well where the batteries are installed. The 4 inch wide top is part of the deck. The top...
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    Gulf Shores, Ala. Boating Scene

    My wife is taking my high school senior daughter and two of her friends to Gulf Shores for a Spring Break trip. My college senior daughter and I were going in another direction for a "last hurrah" trip before she starts her working life. The college senior daughter is now thinking that she...
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    What Type of Jack?

    The recent "Do You Have a Spare.." thread was most informative. What type of jack should I purchase to jack a tandem axle trailer carrying a 21' deck boat? Also, where does one find a spare hub?
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    Project Materials

    I want to rebuild and replicate a component that forms one side of the engine compartment of a 1984 Sea Ray. From the picture below, one can see the rotted material. My question is two fold: What type of materials should I use to rebuild this and where should I buy them?
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    Electrical Anomaly

    Boat: 1984 Sea Ray SRV 210CC Engine: MCM 228R The voltage delivered to the cockpit instruments varies with engine speed. At times it drops to less than 12 volts. It is not a linear variation. Increasing engine speed sometimes causes a drop in voltage. I don't believe it is a voltmeter...
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