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    Waterproofing deck

    Any suggestions on what to coat the plywood deck I am installing before carpeting it?<br />polyuerethane? fiberglass resin sans glass? marine varnish?<br />Any tips appreciated.
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    rub rail

    I am rebuilding an old 14ft Appleby Aluminum boat<br />Previous owner butchered it installing full length decks and such. I have figured out how to do almost all of what I need to repair this boat except for the rubrail, or bump strip, whatever its called. one side in particular is beyond...
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    aluminum cracks

    Have a few small cracks in the hull of my 14 ft aluminum.<br />Previous owner drilled stop holes and sealed with an epoxy type product, maybe Cabela's boat patch.<br />I don't want to hire a welder. any suggestions for a DIY repair?
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    dynamite ice fishing dog

    The folks who told me this story swear it's true, I remain skeptical.<br />It seems this fellow loaded up his brand new truck with his buddies, gear, family dog and plenty of beer to go ice fishing.<br />They drive out onto the ice set up and commence drinking heavily.<br />One guy pulls out a...
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    silicone removal

    I have an old aluminum boat that has tons of old silicone sealer blobbed on everywhere. Anyone have suggestions on the best way to remove it?
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    Old Johnson startup questions

    Bought a boat with a 1956 30hp RD-18<br />Hasn't run in a few years, Motor seems complete and isn't siezed. Would like to service the waterpump before I try to fire it up, but new water pumps for that year don't seem to be readily available. No problem getting an impellor though. Would replacing...
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    forum search problems

    Taking the suggestions for new posters in mind, I try to search for relevant posts before starting a new thread, however this is very time consuming because once I get a number of returned matches and read one of them, I can't return to the page with my matches and have to enter the search...
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    1956 Johnson parts

    I dunno if it is inappropriate to post a parts query on this board, but as I noticed no classified section, here goes.<br />56 Johnson RD18 30 hp need a transom screw clamp<br />and a manual shift lever/handle.<br />Hope I haven't offended anyone.<br /><br />Jim
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