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    Did you guys miss us?

    So now that the Chum dumpster is pretty much done, we are bored. We have been given the opportunity to get a free tri hull with a volvo penta, (engine unknown) and trailer. The boat is thrashed. It is the exact hull that we just got done building. So, how much would a volvo penta and trailer be...
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    Tri-hull almost stands straight up on WOT.

    So we splashed out newly restored boat and it went great. At WOT the thing darn near stands straight up like a drag car. Is this just a characteristic of a tri-hull or is there something we can do to get it to plane out faster.
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    Need help on transom thickness!

    I have been searching for transom thickness in the mercruiser manual and i am getting frustrated that I can't find it. I could have sworn that the transom thickness spec was 2-2 1/4" I know I found it on a mercruiser website not the book. If anyone has this website please post up. thank you.
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    Zinc Chromate will this work?

    http://www.amazon.com/VHT-SP306-Yellow-Chromate-Sandable/dp/B000CPCRI6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1274208952&sr=8-1 I noticed the stuff you starcraft guys use is typically green whats the diff between that and this yellow stuff? Will it work for priming an alum outdrive?
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    Starboard stairs?

    So during our restoration my dumb***** broke one of our stairs in half. Thinking about how to rebuild the stairs and was pondering the idea of using starboard. Has anyone used this for stairs? Would 1/2" suffice? The price diff from 1/2 to 3/4 is almost criminal.
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    Rustoleum Marine paint question

    I asked in my thread but I don't have that big of a following anymore since we haven't updated in a while. Has anyone used rustoleum marine paint? Does anyone know if the paint is wet sand-able while retaining the gloss? We had an issue with the HVLP gun, half way through the pressure reg went...
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    Your guys' take on the Toyota recalls?

    My personal opinion after being a Master tech for the last 5 years (Not toyota). Just saw on the news that Toyota is being sued for a wrongful death lawsuit, due to the faulty gas pedal. I hope this family ends up owning Toyota. From my experience in the field these things are not accidents. As...
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    What can I use to coat white foam?

    So I have this small/medium sized cooler that I got from omaha steaks a few years back. Last year I took this thing to the river thinking I would toss it after the trip, turns out this cooler held ice for 4 days in 110 degree temps. So I kept it. The thing is its a plain white foam cooler. I...
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    How strong is PL premium???

    So yesterday we figured out exactly how strong PL premium was. Just thought everyone might wanna know :) We PL premiumed the bottom half of our motor mount in and to keep it down we put 2 cinder blocks on it. We knew the PL would squish through and contact the cinderblocks but figured who cares...
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    Ok Guys need help!

    So we have hit somewhat of a road block on our restore. We fabbed up our engine mount but have not put the studs in place yet. We know that to adjust the up and down of the motor you need the alignment tool and adjust the front mount. When we first started this restore we started because our...
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    Don't think we want to use Perfection again...Need suggestions

    So after painting the hull with perfection we will finish up the carpentry and build on the deck, after that comes the prep for paint on the top cap. The thing is, I stupidly scratched our brand new paint on the hull (luckily in a sort of hard to see area), after many hours of searching online...
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    What in the heck is this for!?

    We were going to glass over our front bow eye wood and we totally forgot about these things that we had been trying to decide if we should cut them off or not. As you can see it will make it very hard to flatten out our PB and lay glass into. What are they, should they stay?
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    Where to buy closed cell foam for my gunwale boards.

    We are going to be rebuilding the gunnel boards, I went and got 5 yards of white marine vinyl from Joanns for 34 bucks. If anyone needs some vinyl go to joanns and see if they have coupons by the register. The coupon I had was 50% off any non sale item, and marine vinyl is a non sale item. I...
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    Question about finishing my paint job.

    I posted these pics in my restore thread but i think HVAC and Rick and chris are my only friends there haha. Only reason I post this as a seperate thread is because I have to make a decision quickly, as it is curing. Here is what our 2nd coat looks like. We have dust that has settled onto...
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    Interlux Perfection thinning?

    For those that have used perfection brush and tip, did you and how much did you thin the paint? Did you use interthane 2333N as suggested? The instruction manual says thin as needed up to 10%, its about 65 degrees here now. I am nervous that it won't be thinned right and this turns into a 110...
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    Where to buy badger hair or china bristle.

    So this entire morning I have been trying to find one of these brushes for when we paint the boat, as it is what the instructions call for. I have called home depot, lowes, michaels, aaron bros, a mom and pop art store............... Where do I buy this?
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    What kind of keel rollers should I get?

    So we are in the middle of our boat resto. We have the boat off the trailer and prepping it for paint. We figured this would be a good time to change out some parts on the trailer. We have a 17.5 foot tri-hull, on a 4 bunk and 3 roller trailer. The three rollers are flat rubber style like...
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    Paint gurus, how bad is this?

    Ok so after we sanded down our unproperly thinned primer on the bottom of the boat we were left with this. This primer is AWFUL to sand. Took two days just to get it to look like this. Question is do we need to re-primer the bottom? Or could we paint like this?
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    Need some paint questions answered...please

    Ok So after we primered our boat we have been waiting and letting it cure. During that time we have been trying to decide what paint to use. The 3 paints we have been looking at is petite, interlux and dupont imron. I have read multiple threads on here about paints, but I have a few specific...
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    Anyone use rubber based pool paint?

    As of right now due to marcq's boat (which I fell in love with) I am leaning towards kiwigrip. But, I have always liked the rubber feel to walk on, was wondering if anyone had tried rubber based pool paint for their decks? It says it is good for fresh and salt water pools. If it can sit under...
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