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    painting suspension parts

    Hi all,<br />I'm restoring my trailer an now I'm at the suspension. The suspension is a leaf suspension with five bars. It's rusted pretty good. How do I tackle this task. Do I and can I remove each of the leave and remove the rust to paint or just leave it alone and paint the outside. Thanks.
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    Trailer painting process

    Hi all,<br />I'm in the process of storing a boat trailer that will be used in fresh water only. Here is the process that will take.<br /><br />1. remove rust with wire wheel/sand paper<br />2. apply Naval Jelly (rust neutralizer) <br />3. wash, clean, and dry<br />4. apply primer<br />5...
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    Painting a trailer

    Hi all,<br />I'm in the process of storing a boat trailer that will be used in fresh water only. Here is the process that will take.<br /><br />1. remove rust with wire wheel/sand paper<br />2. apply Naval Jelly (rust neutralizer) <br />3. wash, clean, and dry<br />4. apply primer<br />5...
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    Seadoo Sportster 4-Tec

    I saw a Seadoo Sportster 4 tec the other day and it looks like a cool little boat. Does anyone know if this boat drives well? How does it do wake boarding? What about maintance on it? Thanks.
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    new engine or new boat

    Hi all,<br />I've been following this forum and have learned a great deal from all the post. I value your opinion, so here it go. I bought a 1973 trihull fiberglass 15 footer a few month back. We got it for dirt cheap and the plan was for me and my son to get our hands dirty and learn how to...
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    Restoration cold feet

    Hi all,<br />I've been following this forum and have learned a great deal from all the post. I value your opinion, so here it go. I bought a 1973 trihull fiberglass 15 footer a few month back. We got it for dirt cheap and the plan was for me and my son to get our hands dirty and learn how to...
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    trihull design

    Hi all,<br />I'm in the process of restoring a trihull fiberglass 15 footer. Being new to boating, I'm curious to know how stable is a trihull in small lakes. Our use for this boat will be mainly for fishing. I can see my son and I walking around the bow area and just walking around in the...
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    Older boat value in 1970

    hi all,<br />I purchased a 1973 Trihull SeaKing fiberglass 15 footer with 55 HP Seaking motor. I'm in the process of renovating it. I'm just curious to know what a boat light this would cost in the early 1970s.
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    Floor board not glassed in

    Hi All,<br />I'm restoring a 15 footer trihull (1973) with a 55 hp outboard motor. I'm replacing the floor board and stringers. Once I get the stringer glassed in, can I put the floor board on with screws and not glass the floor board in? The reason is I'm just concerned that there might be a...
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    painting a trailer

    Hi all, <br />I'm in the process of painting my trailer. I'm remove all of the rust off using a wire wheel. Not it's time to paint. Here's my question. I was thinking of priming it with Rustolium and then put a coat of Rustolium paint over it. Will the Rustolium paint hold up over the years or...
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    Dash board gauges

    I'm in the process of restoring a 15 foot fiberglass outboard boat. Currently on the dash there's only a voltage gauge and a MPH gauge. Are there any other gauges that I would want to have or need for a 55 hp outboard motor? We are in the process of designing the dash so your contribution...
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    Paint and decal graphics

    I'm working on a 15 trihull restoration and now is painting decision time. We will take the top of the boat off so I figure we should paint it before we put in the stringer and floor board. Is that the correct sequence. On the painting I thought it might be easier if I paint the boat white...
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    Chrysler SeaKing Motor

    HI all,<br />I'm in the process of restoring a 15 foot trihull 1917-1973 SeaKing boat. It has a 55 SeaKing motor on it. I was told it was made by Chrysler (two stroke). I'm currious to know if an engine like this is work fixing. Are their parts available? Thanks.
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    Removing upper half of boat

    Hi All,<br />I'm restoring a 30 year old 15 footer trihull fibergass 55 hp outboard motor boat. The floor board is rotted so I started cutting it up. When I got to the bow there are wood that I like to remove but just can't because of the bow seats. Anyway, I was considering removing the 1/3...
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    Fiberglass restoration compound

    Hi All,<br />What product would you recommend to bring back the shine in a 30 year old fiber glass boat. The top side is rougher than the bottom side but I think it's in decent condition. The topside is rough but not chaulky. Thanks.
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    Fiberglass restoration coumpound

    Hi All,<br />What product would you recommend to bring back the shine in a 30 year old fiber glass boat. The top side is rougher than the bottom side but I think it's in decent condition. The topside is rough but not chaulky. Thanks.
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    Floorboard thickness

    Hi all,<br />I'm replacing a floorboard on a 15 footer fiberglass with a 55 hp outboard motor. It has three stringer down the boat. What thickness should the floorboard plywood be? I hear 5/8 and .5 inch. Can I go lower than that? thanks.
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    fishfinder question

    Hi all,<br />I'm in the process of restoring a 15 footer trihull fiberglass boat for fishing. I dont' know much about fishfinders and was interested in know what component in a fishfinder are important and what are not. Also, will I need to put the tranducer in the hull under the floorboard...
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    fishfinder question

    Hi all,<br />I'm in the process of restoring a 15 footer trihull fiberglass boat for fishing. I dont' know much about fishfinders and was interested in know what component in a fishfinder are important and what are not. Also, will I need to put the tranducer in the hull under the floorboard...
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    Rollers

    Hi all,<br />I noticed that the black rubber rollers leaves black marks on my boat. Will Polyurethane solve my problem? Thanks.
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