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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    GWPJR & GWPSR, Well...I just finished the entire novel of your Sunbridge restoration, from GWPSR's literary introduction on 8/4/12 to his latest post on 10/27/20 on this thread. Very impressive! Your approach was very engineerish and, of course, successful. If I recall, you're both engineers...
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    Beginning of 1979 Cobia Sportster 18vbr Restoration

    Same here...story of my life. Impressive attention to detail and focus. I'm paying close attention since one of mine is a Four Winns Horizon 190 bowrider, except with I/O, but it needs the same treatment as your Cobia. Admiral made the mistake, a couple weeks ago, of saying that she expects me...
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    PVC stringers?

    Exactly. Easy to learn the first time after you mate the wrong length of PVC pipe to a coupler when installing all new plumbing in an old house.
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    How many boats is enough?

    I think she got you on the sunfish, but at least that strengthens your argument for the kayak ... it's a yak, not a boat. Never got into sailing, as in "wind in the sheets", but went on a sunfish years ago with some work colleagues and was impressed with the simplicity, convenience, and ease of...
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    How many boats is enough?

    Shoe, you'll have everything covered from the neighborhood pond to offshore fishing.
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    PVC stringers?

    Exactly. Contrary to my worst fears, the transom, cockpit floor (lower and upper), and outdrive show no signs of problems. Have been using the full swim platform for access/egress and no signs of failure. As always, I'll make sure when I get to it. Now, I'm sorta, kinda excited about the PVC...
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    How many boats is enough?

    dwco, I love the styling of the big Healy. Also, have had three ZXs, '80, '81, and '83, two of them turbos. Got a 1960 A-H Bugeye now. Funny to think that the engine displacement is about the same as a quart of milk, 948cc.
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    PVC stringers?

    Thanks, tpenfield, Scott, micky, brian for your input and directions to other resources. Been following them, watching, and learning. KJM, experiments are on. I used PVC clear cement to bond two pieces of 1/2" PVC sheet. After all, that cement has been used in PVC plumbing (chemical bonding)...
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    How many boats is enough?

    Yeah, chevy, I have, besides the Citadel, two Datsun 1600s and an Austin Healey in the garage. Admiral loves those little, vintage, two-seater convertibles, so they're safe - the extra boats, not so much.
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    How many boats is enough?

    Dang! Thank you! I feel much better and I'm gonna show this to the admiral. I'll finish my B.A. in Psychology soon and maybe I'll figure out a cure for some of us - as if we'd accept it.
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    PVC stringers?

    Yeah, I plan to test the idea. As a lab technician in a plastics lab in another life, the curiosity bug's got me. Maybe even design a matrix of the PVC boards on edge, primarily for the area vacated by the fuel tank. Here's a pic of the object of my screams and a couple of the rear "cabin". Wall...
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    PVC stringers?

    solar, good point about the resin soaking into the wood grain whereas PVC is (theoretically) nonporous. Don't know about chemical bonding. tpenfield, yep, the material I was thinking about would be $4+/- per foot. Wasn't thinking about avoiding wood so much as wanting a good, solid substructure...
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    PVC stringers?

    Okay, here’s a question for you experienced folks. Can PVC “boards,” “planks,” “lumber,” available at Lowe’s or Home Depot, be used to replace stringers? It’s available in ½”, ¾”, 1” and other thicknesses, varying widths and lengths and is used for trim on new home construction and restorative...
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    How many boats is enough?

    Good point, Emerger, although it just occurred to me that the answer might also be whatever the admiral says it is. I bought a '66 Datsun 1600 (predecessor to the "Z") in poor shape a few years ago just to give it a warm, safe place to rest in my garage. It's a sickness! Thanks tpenfield. I'll...
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    How many boats is enough?

    Hey, folks. My first post since joining the other night. Been peering and leering at posts since then. There’s a lot of experience and knowledge here from young and old alike. Grew up on a farm in the 1950s on Maryland’s Eastern Shore on Delmarva, surrounded by the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays...
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