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    source for pretty wood?

    Below is a picture of my current bash. This ugly thing is NOT going back in my boat. I am doing a new wheel, gauges, switches, etc. I am wanting to mount it all on a wood with a nice grain. I'd really love a piece of burl wood, but that is a bit too expensive. Around here though - a solid piece...
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    auto-emails from the commerce site

    While scrolling through posts, often people will post a link to an item from the store. Being the curious one I am, I almost always go look at it. Then, a few hours later - I get an email "hey, take another look at this thing that has zero to do with your boat but you looked at it so why...
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    Motivation?

    Not really sure where this should go, so I will just put it here since it's more of a general question about nothing really. LOL So when we first got our boat, I was excited to get started. It was awesome learning new stuff, and reading, and figuring it out, and really getting in to it. But...
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    You guys have ruined my favorite store.

    Not actually my favorite, but I go for lunch sometimes. The little deli has a pretty delicious fried balogna sandwich. Anyway - I was in a store who's name rhymes with Rass Bro Chops today. Let me back up a bit. I ordered an impeller kit from someplace 2 weeks ago, and when I got my...
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    Fiberglass heat-induced delamination

    At what temp does fiberglass begin to delaminate from heat? I have these rectangular areas on the cap that are painted, then they edges are trimmed in adhesive striping. I want to remove it, so I need to sand the paint, but before that I have to remove the striping. The only way I have found...
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    My Hijack - Solved For Now

    GA_Boater - Gonna hijack for another window question. On the outside of the window, it screws down (or at least on mine). Then there is this flimsy plastic piece that slides through some grooves to cover that channel where the screws are. Any idea where I can find those plastic pieces? I...
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    Guages

    So, I got my instrument panel off/out last night. Obviously some need to be replaced - I doubt my garage floor is spinning at 1100 rpm, nor is its oil pressure pegged.... lol But - how ugly are these gauges? Seriously!?! The designer must have had a serious infatuation with Tron. Anyhoo - They...
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    Foam question

    I am planning ahead for the day I actually get far enough to think about foam. Haha So at one of my jobs, we use the same 2 part foam for creating packing for irregular shaped parts ( take a box and line it with thin plastic sheeting, inject the foam, fold the plastic over and wait for it to...
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    Trim not working - is this a bad idea?

    1986 Glasstream 172 Cutlass with 3.0L Mercruiser /Alpha One. Restoring the boat, and trying to work through all the electric/mechanical parts before ripping the thing apart, just so we will know what's what. We are having day after day of pop up thunderstorms, and they always seem to pop up...
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    1987 Mercruiser 3.0L/Alpha One - dumb questions

    My son and I are restoring an old Glasstream with this engine and outdrive. It doesn't run - but its an electrical issue that we will have done this weekend. Before we actually start it though, I know I need to ensure water for cooling. I think I understand correctly that the impeller is in the...
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    Restoring a 1987 Glasstream 172 Cutlass

    For a long time I've wanted a neat little play around boat for the family, but didn't have the money to go buy a nice one. My son and I decided to buy a cheap boat that needs a lot of work, and do a father/son project. he is an aircraft mechanic in the air guard and an engineering student, I...
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