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    Is my Mercruiser fuel injected or carb?

    You know what, now that I’m looking at the photos, I think it’s a carb. There’s one fuel line going in the front and no fuel rails in sight. I don’t see a fuel return line either. I may be mistaken.
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    Is my Mercruiser fuel injected or carb?

    I’m struggling to figure it out. There’s no serial number.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    I definitely learned how hot Polyester Resin gets. It was pretty awful.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Wasn't able to get to the gel coat. Didn't get above 70 yesterday and didn't want to chance it not curing properly. Supposed to be warmer this weekend, so i'll do it then. I'm pretty satisfied with the way the fiberglass turned out though. I'm pretty proud for never having done anything with FG.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Finished sanding everything down smooth. Gel coat tomorrow. So far, so good. Realized I ordered white instead of almond. Oh well. It’s the bottom of the boat so who cares.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Got the fiberglass laid. It’s a little messy, but I think I can sand it. Then it’s getting gel coated anyway. Also, note: long sleeves. Polyester resin gets quite hot on your skin.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    $180.89 was the out the door price. I don't remember what the shipping cost.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    For all the items I purchased it was $180.89, plus some other sanding things as well that I bought separately.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Got started on sanding everything down. Looks pretty good to me. Need to lay fiberglass now.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    For those of you who may be interested, I ordered all of my supplies this weekend from US Composites. Once it all comes in, I will start prepping and fixing. Gotta get her ready for warm weather.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Yeah, I left everything open for now. Going to make one of those tomorrow and leave it in there. It's pretty dry now, but I won't start working on it for awhile anyway. That will give it time to be a desert.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Opened up the ski locker and all the stuff was soaked still from our last trip. About 2-3 inches of water in the bottom of the boat. Vacuumed it out and you can see the thin spots of fiberglass where the water was most likely getting in. Also decided I'll fix my ski locker lid too.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Yeah, I'm probably not too worried about matching the color. Could be black on a white boat, I don't care. just want to make sure I get it done right. Then I'll throw the guard on and never look at it again.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Got rid of a shed. Moved the camper and put the boat behind it. Took the last trip for a little while it seems. This will be my work place.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Well, that's the hand hold I needed! When you say 1 qt gel do you mean the gel coat? What brand and such do you suggest?
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Thanks for the article. I'm glad it can be done with the right preparation. I've read a lot of good things about West System epoxy with fiberglass so I would like to use that. I will also buy the spectrum gel coat since it is polyester.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Thanks for the tips. I have a shopping list started including all the safety equipment and whatnot.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Awesome. I'm going to do it. I may be asking for a hand hold here but how much resin and stuff do you think I'll need? Would a quart suffice or do I need to get more?
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    I'm in Southern California so I should be able to get it done before it gets too cold. Contacted a fiberglass place and they quoted $2,500. So, I'm gonna learn how to glass and gel lol.
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    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Awesome! I'll take a look! Thank you!
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