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    Making a poly fiberglass cutting board? Maybe?

    Is this something worth even messing with? I have quite a bit extra poly resin and csm and I think 6oz woven, I have a board I use to fillet fish on, and was curious if I could fiberglass it for a cutting board? I was thinking of putting strands of rope or twine in between layups for decoration...
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    How to tell shaft length...

    How do I determine the shaft length of an 1978 85 hp johnson? # 85ml78c any guesses? Any help would be very helpfull, thanks guys!
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    What sunglasses yall like, for all around boating?

    Im guessing this has probably been covered, but besides the costas with the blue tint (everyone know those are best for fishing) I use these arnettes what I really enjoy out on the water, and driving as well to be honest are these... They cover your "peripherall" but not too much, just enough,to...
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    TS Lee, ruining my holiday weekend, AND cost me some money...

    Well I know its not nearly as bad as irene, but ts storm lee or should I say bands of it, pushed its way thru my area and is still gusting hard and raining off and on at 3:00 sunday here... No major damages, except it absolutely shredded my 1 season old contractor grade tarp ($65) so there I was...
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    Vaseline + orbital buffer = a good idea?

    Im not trying to restart the vas argument, this question in for the users of the stuff and their experiences with it, could I use an orbital buffer with a terry cloth cover with the vaseline? Is this a viable option or am I missing something? I did a test area with the vas and it seemed to work...
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    Silverado towing question, "tow" button....

    Re: Silverado towing question, "tow" button.... And heres the truck, 2 wheel drive unfortunately... But it was bequested to me from my mothers brother when he passed away late last year.... Has 75k miles or so on it, but I think thats pretty good for its year.... Im wondering if its a true 7...
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    How would you paint this truck lid?

    The.cover on the bed of my truck is all scratched up... Sorry pics are dark... But it appears to be some type of aluminum maybe? Should I sand/rough it up and hit it with some rusto black or primer first? Or take it to bare metal (whatever it is)? Edit: pics missing... I may need to take new...
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    Silverado towing question, "tow" button....

    '04 chevy silverado 5.3l v8, I need to tow my boat about 15 or so miles, ive never towed it this far as the launch is right down the road never getting over 30mph, ive always used the "trailer" or "tow" function that is engaged by pressing the button at the end of the shifter... Now I need to...
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    03 silverado blowing cold air on passenger side, hot on driver side...

    03 chevy silverado 5.3l v8, blows super cold on passenger side, and super crazy hot on driver side... Ive read somewhere its a really expensive part in the dash, but I dont recall what it is... Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Any help will be great... Thanks...
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    Changed my brakes, now I got a shimmy, kinda bad...

    2003 chevy silverado, 5.3l v8, so I changed my brake pads, they werent too bad but I hadnt done it since I owned the truck, front brake pads only, so I changed them no problem came off, they had mabey a 3rd of the pads left. Everything went back together perfectly no issues, no extra parts, lol...
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    .pdf service manuals?

    Anyone know perhaps a link to some downloadable service manuals for older popular outboard motors? 1968-1986ish ? Thanks for any help... I think they would be helpful on a handheld device...
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    Downloadable, mobile repair/service manual?

    Ive done some searching and cant find a downloadable service manual for my 1978 85 hp johnson outboard #78ml85c I believe the ser # is. It would be helpful if it is free to as the mercruiser manuals appear to be. I want to download it to my htc evo 4g, which has adobe and other text viewers. Am...
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    Box store glass for dash hole?

    Ive got 2 round holes where gauges used to go on my dash, ive always heard never to use the HD, Lowes resin and glass as it is waxed, would it be ok to use in this application though? Holes are approx 2" round and maybe an inch deep. Or would the "bondo hair" I always see Woodonglass talking...
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    Driftwood...

    Howdy, I scored these couple of nice pieces of driftwood off the beach of my fathers home, privately owned little stretch on choctawhatchee bay, it had stormed (and I mean STORMED) for 4 or 5 days and these washed up... Looked like cypress to me, and looked pretty cool id say....... Sooooo I put...
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    Interlux Brightsides paint and colors?

    Re: Interlux Brightsides paint and colors? I found his book helpful, only 1 penny at west marine, the color swabs(?) Are finished, and it shows the true colors, might be worth checking out...
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    How can I fix this? Bow support too high...

    Re: How can I fix this? Bow support too high... Thanks for the help,your rendering looks spot on, this is the only other pic of it I have on my phone as im at work now iboatsing :D so my next question is, will an angle grinder w/ metal cutoff wheel be able to tackle that metal? To be honest im...
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    How can I fix this? Bow support too high...

    The front bow support on my trailer is way too high, this is how I got it from the PO, after inspecting it, everything is "bottomed out" so to speak and at it lowest setting, is cutting a chunk out of the support my only option? Trailer is in overall great shape, and I dont have access to a...
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    Cutting curved corners in acrylic...

    Is it possible to cut a rounded corner by hand with acrylic? Or am I barking up the wrong tree, its .08 in thickness... I dont want to ruin this piece and I should have thought about this earlier, but here I am nonetheless... Thanks... Dumb question, but I cant find an answer...
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    Steering cable compatibility...

    So my old steering cable froze up and broke (teleflex rack and pinion) ive removed it from the boat, the replacements are kinda expensive and im not working nearly as much now due to the deepwater horizon oil spill, its practicaly killed my busines, but anyhow, ive found a quicksilver rack and...
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    Trick to tack cloth?

    Is there a trick to the bondo tack cloth? I ve tried leaving it open for a couple days and that doesnt help, it seems to always leave residue... I kinda need it as im painting stamped letters on my control box... Ive read other internet stuff that says it should not leave a residue, is there a...
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