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    Restoration help with carpet

    Hello, I've been working on a restoration project for a while now. I've installed and glue the vinyl flooring and now I'm working on the carpet for the sides of the boat. My question is, where the vinyl and carpet meet, what can i do to make it more visually appealing? Is there some sort of...
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    Carpet Question

    I've got Vinyl flooring and I'm in the process of applying carpet on the sides of the boat. I've got about 2 inches of excess vinyl running up side walls, now my question is, how do I go about applying the carpet so it looks nice? Simply leaving a straight edge, where the vinyl and floor meet...
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    Good Idea?

    Not sure if this is how its suppose to be done but what I want to do is make sure that absolutely no water gets into the hull by completely sealing the deck with fiberglass. I want have the drain plug under the splash well just incase somehow water does get into the hull. And as for the water...
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    Fiberglass+Cardboard

    Will this composite be able to retain water? I plan on making the "water catcher" thingy at the back of the boat from these materials...good idea? Thanks!
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    Paint vs Vinyl Flooring

    What are your thoughts and experiences with non skid marine vinyl flooring? My local marine shop has a bunch of new boats on display and most of them were equipped with this non-skid floor, which at first I thought were painted. But I just came back from another marine shop and they sell...
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    Fiberglass cracked

    I'm slowly restoring my 77 mark twain and I've now came to tackle this... A crack in the fiberglass where my engine is mounted. The transom we made was bigger than the old one and never realized that it would be to big for the cap (top half of the boat...not sure what its called)...
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    Fiberglassed some of my stringers yesterday...

    This morning I found air pockets around the edges...What do I do now and how do i prevent this from happening again? Should I sand it down and fiberglass over it or inject it with resin
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    Fiberglassing stringers

    Here is the basic design of my stringers: I've got 1.5 oz mats and as I was lying them down and cutting them to shape, i noticed that due to the long strands i was using, the mat were not lying flat in some sections and was worried that this may cause problems when glassing(bubbles?). Should...
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    Speakers help

    Is it possible to transform car speakers into marine speakers? From what I understand, the only difference between the two is the "cone" which consists of different materials, cardboard or plastic. I mounted my speakers underneath the dash and such so they should not have direct contact with...
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    Fuses and Fuse box 101

    Could someone please explain the purpose of a fuse box and how it works. What sort of components should be connected to the fuse box? Thanks
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    Installing sound system

    I'm planning on wiring up a sound system that I tore out of a car but I have some doubts. How am I suppose to protect everything from water damage without interfering with the sound quality? Any advice at all? Thanks
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    Glassing, weather and YOU

    How does the weather affect glassing? What would you guys say is the best/worst time to glass outside. Does it matter if its out in the sun? Heres the current temp for my area. I was thinking about tabbing my transom today. Good idea or bad? http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0081...
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    Flooring question

    Should water be able to get down into the hull where the stingers are? Or are we suppose to seal the floor down but applying fiberglass along the sides. So lets say I do completely seal the floor, what would we have to do if water somehow to get inside the hull, how would we remove the water...
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    Few questions with floor replacement

    We just finish replacing the stingers and we're moving onto the floor but I have a few questions first. We're thinking that instead of using carpet, spray some sort of nonslip paint or something similar onto the plywood. 1) What do you guys think about this idea? All the boats I've seen have...
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    want more hp

    Is there any way I can increase the HP in my 77 70hp evinrude? I wanna turbo charge it but im pretty sure it cant be done.
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    1977 70hp evinrude propeller prob.

    The propeller does not want to spin when the engine is on and when i turn it by hand, i hear a clicking sound. Tomorrow I'm gonna try to fix it but what do you guys think the problem is? ty
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    Transom help

    Whats the best way to glue two pieces of pressure treated ply? Heres what i have: Marine resin Epoxy hardner colloidal silica adhesive filler and mats Thank you
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    Screw this....

    Im TRYING to separate the hull from the dock. The screws that hold em together are so rusty that the heads disintegrate when i try to unscrew them. I got a few out by taking a vice to the other end but some screws broke leaving nothing to grab onto. Theres still a few left. Any suggestions on...
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    My Project (with pics)

    I just recently bought a boat and it needs a little work such as flooring, paint job, wiring ect. I have a few questions... 1) When installing the flooring (i think my dad bought some sort of pressure treated plywood or something like that) do i need to drill a few holes into it so when water...
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