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    Mercury XR4 rebuild break in question

    Good afternoon! I have a 1988 Mercury XR4 that I just finished a complete rebuild (pistons, rings, cylinder work, bearings, ect.), and am wondering about oil mix during the first 10 hour break in period. The service manual is confusing in that in one section it talks about tank mixing the oil...
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    Recipe for Hull Filling/Fairing Putty

    Hi guys, Iv'e finished all the structural work on my '91 Skeeter and am about to start filling and sanding the imperfections on the hull before gelcoating. I'll be using poly resin and need a good mix ratio for the resin / cabosil/ glass bubble / milled fiber putty. I would like it to be...
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    Epoxy peanut butter

    Hey guys, Been off here for awhile, but its warm and time to get started on my boat again. I am at the point where my transom is glassed ( with CSM and Poly) and I'm ready to glue it to the old outer skin. I have a couple of gallons of Epoxy resin and would like to use it as the glue to make...
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    Fiberglass hull repair: Polyester or Epoxy

    Hi guys, I am currently rebuilding a 1991 Skeeter Bass boat and have reached the point of re-glassing. Right now it is down to the fiberglass hull only and I have noticed several areas on the bottom that were repaired (externally) due to breaks through the hull and I am in the process of...
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    Cracked Transom Repair on 1991 Skeeter

    I've begun rebuilding a 1991 SkeeterBass boat that has seen better days. Not only is it 20 years old, I think that it was left outside the entire time. Every piece of wood was rotted to dust, and every piece of foam was soaked thru. When I got the boat the 150hp Merc was supported by two...
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