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    NyloBoard for decking and stringers

    I was in a marine repair shop a day ago, and got to chatting with the owner on the condition of "old" fiberglass boats and restoring them. He told me about, and showed me, a sample of a product called nylo sheet. It looks like the premier stuff for restoring a deck. The company's website states...
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    Need tiller extension recomendation

    I have a 1997 Merc 25 hp 2 stroke that I tiller steer. I would like an 18"-24" extension tiller. What brand will properly fit the tiller grip? I tried one from Wal-mart and it just did not fit right. Thanks for the info, Coho Ghost
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    Extending starter cables to remote battery location

    Gentlemen, I have a 15 foot Livingston Pacific skiff with a 25 hp Merc electric start. I'd like to get the weight of the battery out of the stern area to up near the bow. Can I splice extensions to the cables coming out of the motor? What size wire? How should the splice be done? Do the...
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    Marine-Tex or 3M 5200?????

    I am replacing the brass drain tube thru my transom. I don't have the tool to put the swaged brass type tube in, so I have machined a brass tube with a flange to the outer transom side. I intend to simple bond the tube into the hole in the transom.... and the question is should I use...
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    Foam/vinyl ester compatability test

    Today I obtained a small chunk of the "pink" insualtion foam available from Home Depot in 4'x8' sheets 2" thick. It was marked poly styrene foam. When smeared with a generous amount of vinyl ester resin, it was clearly "attacked" and began to dissolve. So I guess that type of foam is out as a...
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    Paint problem - need help

    Gentlemen, Here's what is going on. I have my transom rebuild ready to paint, I thought. (I'm just painting the transom face) Everything I have done up to the last fairing was with vinyl ester resin. The last skim coat on a patch I had to put in the outer transom skin was with System 3 epoxy...
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    Just poured a NIDA CORE transom

    If you are considering a "poured" transom core repair job, I think you will find the NIDA core product to be pretty user friendly, and I hope as time will tell, a very substantial repair. Once my transom inner and outer skins were repaired, the easiest part was catalizing and mixing the NIDA...
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    Need help on picking an appropiate prop

    Hi all, Newbie here. I have a boat that I am doing a new transom on, and among other things it needs a new prop. Here is what info I can provide: 1. No performance issues, just need a new prop. I have never had this boat in the water so I am totally unfamilar with what it needs or how it...
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    New to Forum / Question

    Just joined the forum, and as all "newbies" find, the information here is priceless. I am currently putting a transom in a 1978 model Livingston Pacific skiff. I intend to use the Nida Bond pourable poly/ceramic transom for the re-core. The infor I've obtainned here has made the job a whole...
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    New to Forum / Question

    Just joined the forum, and as all "newbies" find, the information here is priceless. I am currently putting a transom in a 1978 model Livingston Pacific skiff. I intend to use the Nida Bond pourable poly/ceramic transom for the re-core. The infor I've obtainned here has made the job a whole...
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