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    Brake bypass for backing up

    Good evening. My trailer has hydraulic disc brakes. The electric brake bypass on my trailer is currently not hooked up. The wire harness has been changed (previous owners)to a standard flat hook up. I have been removing the pin while backing the boat around but there is a small shoulder that...
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    Just a little nervous

    Good Evening. I know this subject has been beat to death....But I am taking my boat off the trailer tomorrow. I lowered the tongue, and the transom has been blocked and braced in all dircections, at the chines and center. When the front of the trailer was raised it worked fine and the back...
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    New windshield and side windows

    Good Evening. Tomorrow I get to pick up my new windows. As it turns out it was more cost effective to just go ahead and replace all 4. 140.00 for 2 vs. 200.00 cash for all four. I was concerned about having 2 different colored pieces of glass to begin with. The weather stripping is impossible...
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    Windshield replacement

    Hello. Today I removed a broken windshield from my 1965 Formula. The weatherstripping came out fairly easy but will not be able to be re-used. My plan is to replace with the same thickness plexi-glass. Can anyone tell me where to get the replacement gasket and what your thoughts are regarding...
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    Had to try. Tie down brakes

    Yesterday I asked about Tie Down brakes and found out they are junk in a hurry. Well, I had to try. Attached is a piture of what was found under the dried up boot. After some clean up and PB I was able to get them to compress a little, but wouldnt come up or out at all. There is a small area...
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    Are these brakes good

    Hello. I have recently purchased a new project boat. At the time of pickup all wheels were removed and had free movement. Srayed some WD on the calipers and thought we were ok. One of the wheels got really hot and threw most of the grease out of the bearing buddy. I have attached some photos of...
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    Here's Two for you

    New guy here and have posted in some of the other forums and learned a lot of things. Very smart people here that are willing to help. Found this area and had to share a couple. Most of my boating has been done in Minnesota on the mighty Mississippi just north of the locks between 694 and the...
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    Name This Boat

    This thread was started in the Boat Restoration and Building, but has progressed into more of a mystery. Here is what I know.. The title says 1965 TNR(code for Formula..She had to look it up in a book) and 24'. A quote from the Formula website...."We sold the 23 Standard, the 23 Deluxe Short...
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    Bottom Paint questions

    Good Evening. I have attached a picture of the bottom paint on my new project. Can anyone tell me what paint this looks like from the pic? Is it still available and if not what can I apply directly over this surface? All in all the bottom looks good with only minor areas like the picture. Thank you
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    1965 Formula 24'

    Good Morning. Two weeks ago I picked up a new project. This is not my first boat. The first was a handbuilt hydroplane in high school around 1980. My last was a brand new 2004 Sea Ray that has taken two years to recover from. The worst money decision ever. Never a payment on a boat again. After...
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    Will they fit?

    Good evening. Tomorrow I am bringing in my outdrive to be identified and purchasing another. What I realized today is that the pieces were never dry fit. At purchase both outdrives were removed and only one in the shed. I have attached two pictures, one of the back of the boat and one of the...
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    What would you do?

    Hello. New guy with a new boat. Not new to old boats. This past weekend I picked up a 1965 24 foot Formula with fresh twin inline 6 cylinders. It appears to been repowered at a later time. The previous owner passed away and many answers went with him. The problem is that there was only one...
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