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    Help with Gelcoat on 60 Clipper!

    Well I've gotten the inside to the point of re-installing the seat etc. now it's time for the hull. I've scrubbed the hull with Comet and a Scotch Brite pad, used Attwood hull cleaner and wet sanded the first strake with 400 grit but it still looks dingy and you can see what the original color...
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    Mounting deck hardware to wood?

    I'm looking for some suggestions/expertise regarding mounting hardware on a Mahogany deck. The boat hull is fiberglass with a wood deck. It's always been a lake boat and I will be using it in brackish water (Potomac & Patuxent Rivers), only water near me. I don't know if the hardware will...
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    Need help with transom

    I need some help with my transom. I'm restoring my families old 1960 18' Wagemaker Clipper. I've stripped the old lead based paint off the inside of the boat, including the transom. Below are pictures of what I have to repair on the transom. The factory applied a thin coat of resin to the...
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    1959 Evinrude 50hp to 1972 Johnson 65hp

    Kinda new to this stuff so please forgive a possible dumb question. Are there any interchangeable parts between a 1959 Evinrude 50hp and a 1972 Jonhson 65hp, more specifically the lower unit? I've heard that using a newer Johnson or Evinrude lower unit may improve the gas mileage on the 1959...
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    Help with paint on wood deck

    I'm new to boat restoration and need some advice. I have a 1960 Wagemaker Clipper with a fiberglass hull and mahogany wood top/deck. Below are a couple of pics of what the deck/floor looks like. There are a few spots like this. The rest is like what you see around the chipped out parts...
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    1960 18' Wagemaker Clipper restoration

    OK, I'm new to Iboats and boat restoration. Sorry for the long thread but I wanted to give some background on the boat as I know it. My hobby is actually woodworking and I have a full blown shop crammed into a two car garage, but that's another story. Anyway, I inherited this 1960 Wagemaker...
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