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    Need help identifying--what is this?

    A few years ago, I did some work on my boat and removed the center console. Fast forward a few years and I'm prepping it for the season. I did disconnect all of the wires and cables from the gear shift housing and steering wheel back when. Since however, all has been reconnected (a few years)...
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    Steering cable -linkage arm issue on outboard- remote steer from console

    This 40hp, 88 Evinrude of mine has an issue with the steering cable linkage (slide). The motor has setup for awhile and hasn't been used. The issue: seized slide. I can manipulate the cable itself, in and out, with a little turn of the steering wheel. However, that slide that connects to the...
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    Can anyone advise- what is it? located at the throttle housing, remote start

    I dismantled my boat years ago and done quite a bit of work to it. I have a center console, remote electric start 88 Evinrude. Its been awhile. Pulled the boat out today and attempting to determine what the cylindrical apparatus is in the photo? Mounted on the throttle body housing there on the...
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    Evinrude 40 HP outboard, steering linkage seized...any advice

    Hey guys, my boat's steering linkage on a 40hp Evinrude outboard is seized. I cannot for the life of me get the linkage to move.. It has always moved smoothly without effort and created effortless steering while on the water. I had recently reinstalled my center console and all after some work...
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    Heating ideas for a workspace involving cold weather fiberglassing

    I am working on a custom project that involves extensive fiberglass work. Of course the weather has dropped well below the optimal working conditions for Isophthalic Polyester Resins. There is 'no' awaiting spring to return to complete this project, it is already behind schedule as it is. I am...
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    Properly disposing of Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide (MEKP)...any chemists aboard?

    Hello gentleman, can anyone advise on the appropriate means, chemically speaking, to make Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide catalyst inert. Can your provide any info regarding a safe means for this process absent a lab? I receive a new bottle with every gallon of polyester resin purchased but only...
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    Need help w/ Evinrude 40 HP stuck steering linkage.

    Hey guys, i have a 40 hp outboard Evinrude and the steering push rod has become seized. I had never had any issues prior but apparently the weather has simply worked on it. The steering cable is attached to the steering push rod that moves through the hinge sleeve of the motor itself, those of...
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    Purchase of Nida-Core 4x8 sheets

    Are any of you guys familiar with good source online whereby i could purchase Nida-Core (fiberglassed honeycomb cored) 4x8 sheets from? I have recently executed a some-what thorough browse online and was not able to come up with any suppliers outside of those wholesale, large scale distributors...
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    What type of finishing cloth would you recommend to top a 1708 biax patch?

    What type of finishing cloth would you guys recommend on the underside of a patch on my 15' center console? Weight,type,etc;? (the patch) I am patching with 1708 biaxial cloth using polyester resin. I need something that will be compatible with that patchwork and will be good for a petit...
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    20 foot alton phillips fiberglass boat DEAL

    Hey guys i thought you might like to know that i discovered this 20 foot alton phillips boat on craigslist. This 20 foot boat is located in North Carolina, eastern nc. May make an excellent project boat for one of you guys. I would love to have it myself for i am a big fan of open pit boats...
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    Advice please! Fiberglass boat hull hole patch (pics)

    Hey guys i have a 15' fiberglass hull center console and i have recently discovered as i have removed my boat from the trailer to repair the bunker board brackets and such on the trailer that i had an extremely weak spot on the underside of the hull right where it sat on the end of the bunker...
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    1972 Glass Master restore project deal i foundhttp://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/177802

    Hey guys i found a 200 dollar deal for a 72 Glass Master for sale on craigslist. I was up there searching and ran across this deal and thought someone might be interested in a restore project. The boat is located in havelock NC according to the memo there. Just thought someone might want to...
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    15' Swanpoint C.console renovate, advise??? please (pics)

    Hey guys i am preparing to paint the lowerhalf of my Swanpoint 15' center console boat. The bottom has some battle scars obtained throughout the years. The bottom area that contacts the bunkers is really in need of painting created by i suppose sand and grit that possibly has been in the...
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    Needing carpet for boat trailer skid 2/4s? Anybody?

    Hey guys i was wondering if any of you guys had some leftover carpet to cover the wooden 2x4 runners on a boat trailer, that you would be willing to sell. I need enough to cover two- 2x4s approximately 6.5' long. They are lying flat so please take this into mind for any considerations you...
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    Pourable Foam for bass boats.

    I will need to be replacing the foam in the inside rear corners near my transom on my bass boat restore. I was wondering if any of you have a good source and are familiar with weights and such of the foams. I will be needing approximately 6 cubic feet of foam and understand that a cubic foot...
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    Any experienced in Gel coating?

    Hey guys was wondering if any of you are experienced in Gel-coating boats? I have a friend of mine inquiring in regards to painting a new gel coat on top of a decent paint job on his bass boat at this time. Thanks, Chris
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    Best fiberglass for stringers?

    Hey guys, what is the best type of fiberglass make for overlayment of stringers after they are installed. woven roving fiberglass cloth fiberglass mat I also understand that they all come in various weights and widths. I would like to know what would be the best advisable configuration in...
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    Chroming fiberglass, advise please...

    Hey guys, could any of you guys by chance help me out with the arena of chroming. What exactly does it mean to have fiberglass that has been treated through the process of chroming? What is chroming chemically speaking in regards to the main active ingredients? Is most of your woven roving...
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    Weight of Glasstream Bass Boat hull? Anyone?

    Hey guys would any of you guys by chance be familiar with the possible weight of a 17' Glasstream Bass Boat's lower hull, the top portion has been taken apart and this is the weight of the lower hull only that is in question? I didn't know if any of you guys had ever dealt with a 17' glasstream...
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    First time boat restore, does one need form under hull?

    This is my first boat restoration project, restoring a Glasstream bass boat. I was wondering if i should build a form for the hull to sit on to maintain it's original shape when the top portion of the hull is removed. I have got to replace stringers and do a lot of interior hull work in this...
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