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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Yes. It doesn't seem to be as much an issue on small pieces, when I rebuilt my engine mounts it was good after two days but it was also in the 90s out. While I can get the garage that hot I don't want that bill lol. And like, I have 35 gallons of poly. Why buy PL on top of that.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So I have to ask as I've seen differing opinions... should I be adhering the transom wood to the transom with some thickened resin/peanut butter or just using PL adhesive. I feel like the PL would be a little easier to work with but I think the PB would be better for taking up the voids I may...
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    prop recommendations for Trophy walk around 25 foot

    Merc does have a prop demo program as well. Maybe check their site and see if one is local.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Plywood was delivered today. Moved it inside. This is the "worst" c rated side. I think they did good by me. Also recieved notification that my glass order should be here Monday for freight pickup.
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    Factory stat is actually a 160 on this engine. I will be switching to the warm manifold setup since this is a gen 1 drive. I didn't have any overheat issues yet but it has been reported enough times I am not taking a chance. I will be retaining the 160 as it seems thunderbolt V uses coolant data...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    Just an update: So far, they haven't found anything. I guess that's good news.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    My grandfather was a marine... he also got jumped and beaten and ran off the road and had back surgery when he used to do armored transport. So he wasn't a great metric to go off of. My grandmother is 91 now and even though she had polio is still able to move around without much help. If I'm...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    I'm guilty of doing all those things still... Brake clean is the ultimate hand cleaner too! I actually still taste test drips to see which liquid is leaking. I'll run the name by dad and see if it rings a bell. I figure I got another 20 years before everything starts getting bad. Dad was about...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Yup, 3m full face, 6000 series. I'm running cartridge/p100 combo so I'm getting the benefit of both, no VOC smells from the grinding and no particulates either. Ground that whole thing out and didn't even smell it. As a side note, I do Hazmat for the county. I'm overly cautious about PPE now...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Transom is ready to accept some wood. Kicked my ass though. Also, wear your PPE people! Figure that's about spent.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Materials have all been ordered.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Didn't do much this weekend. It was too nice to not take advantage of the weather and if I am being honest, work kicked my ass last week. Got another shot to the body coming tomorrow too so I may not be doing much this week either... My hopes is to get the wood in the garage Wednesday, drying...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Lucky for me I have a waverunner and another boat. I'm still hopeful for May but we'll see how that goes lol
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Got most of the transom out... you can see the small amount of glue used on the center section...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Wood is ordered. I ended up doing 6 sheets of 3/4 and 4 sheets of half inch. That should get me done but, you never know. I was going to pick it up at the yard but he said no charge on delivery and should be there Monday/Tuesday. So that's nice. I'm going to order from US composites tomorrow. I...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So for ease of working, My math comes out to needing 1.5 inches of wood on the transom for the drive to hit 2-1/8". I think I'll just laminate up 2 sheets of 3/4 full width. My math also says the weight difference will be about 10lbs. Insignificant in my opinion and it makes the whole transom a...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Also... I just had a realization. I bet the transom is actually 3 laminates of 1/2" wood. 2 sheets full width with on in the center to achieve proper thickness for the drive.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So I sent out my sizing for my fuel tank the other day to get some quotes. Ultimately I am going with the guy local to me. Pricing seems fair. Was quotes ~$700 for a 40 gallon. Epoxy coated etc. If anyone has any other recommendations for a manufacturer in the tristate area, I am all ears but I...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    It's a full width 1 inch with a half inch laminated around the keyhole. Between that and gelcoat nets a 2-1/8 thick transom for mounting the drive. Edit for clarity: the center 2 feet of the transom is 1-1/2 inches of wood plus glass and gelcoat. Same as two 3/4 sheets.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Thanks everyone for the kind words and following along. Made some progress today... Nothing earth shattering but the stringers are out. I'm going to jump in on the transom next visit but I didn't have any more in me today. It is 70 degrees out and I'm going to take the vette for a nice drive. I...
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