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    Help ID an old boat

    I'm about to take on an old sailboat I found in someone's back yard. About all I've been able to get from the owner is that it's a Vanguard. He gave me a model number of Type-Int 476 Hull-963 I've tried looking it up on the interwebz and came up with nada. I could probably post a couple of...
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    How/when to patch a leak

    A couple of nights ago, I went out on a local lake with my son. I rowed while he rode. Upon returning, we beached the boat on the stones at the shore and apparently suffered a small puncture of the inflatable floor. I'm probably over-thinking this (as usual), but I find myself conflicted as to...
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    Do you fly a flag?

    I'm somewhat disappointed that I don't see boats with the flag mounted on the stern, as was normal when I was younger. I mounted two soft plastic suction cups to the center of the stern after drilling out the holes a little to fit the staff from an old car antenna I had lying around. It worked...
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    Rowing vs paddling

    I've been out on my Seahawk 2 on three different lakes on four trips. I've logged about twelve hours total, although much of that time has been spent drifting. I like to drift. Several days ago, my maiden solo voyage had me battling some very stiff constant wind. It was work, to keep from being...
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    PVC adhesive

    I want to mount a small suction cup on the rear deck of my new Seahawk 2 and I'm looking for advice/experiences using adhesives on the PVC. PVC cement? Gorilla Glue? I want to mount a small flag on the stern. I tried yesterday to mount a suction cup with just water, but it didn't even try to...
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    Stickers on PVC hull

    Hi all. Been reading the forum for a while to get a feel of what kinds of folks are here and it looks like a decent group.:) I just bought my first boat at age 61- a brand-new Intex Seahawk 2. I wanted something large enough to take me and my two year-old granddaughter out on the local lakes...
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