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    Help ID an old boat

    Re: Help ID an old boat Here she is, in all her glory. The hangup is going to be getting registration for the boat and the trailer. The guy I'm getting it from has no paperwork, I'll be checking with a notary/tag service today.
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    Help ID an old boat

    I'm about to take on an old sailboat I found in someone's back yard. About all I've been able to get from the owner is that it's a Vanguard. He gave me a model number of Type-Int 476 Hull-963 I've tried looking it up on the interwebz and came up with nada. I could probably post a couple of...
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    How/when to patch a leak

    A couple of nights ago, I went out on a local lake with my son. I rowed while he rode. Upon returning, we beached the boat on the stones at the shore and apparently suffered a small puncture of the inflatable floor. I'm probably over-thinking this (as usual), but I find myself conflicted as to...
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    Do you fly a flag?

    I'm somewhat disappointed that I don't see boats with the flag mounted on the stern, as was normal when I was younger. I mounted two soft plastic suction cups to the center of the stern after drilling out the holes a little to fit the staff from an old car antenna I had lying around. It worked...
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    Rowing vs paddling

    I've been out on my Seahawk 2 on three different lakes on four trips. I've logged about twelve hours total, although much of that time has been spent drifting. I like to drift. Several days ago, my maiden solo voyage had me battling some very stiff constant wind. It was work, to keep from being...
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    PVC adhesive

    I want to mount a small suction cup on the rear deck of my new Seahawk 2 and I'm looking for advice/experiences using adhesives on the PVC. PVC cement? Gorilla Glue? I want to mount a small flag on the stern. I tried yesterday to mount a suction cup with just water, but it didn't even try to...
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    Stickers on PVC hull

    Hi all. Been reading the forum for a while to get a feel of what kinds of folks are here and it looks like a decent group.:) I just bought my first boat at age 61- a brand-new Intex Seahawk 2. I wanted something large enough to take me and my two year-old granddaughter out on the local lakes...
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