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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration Today I got the outsdie patch done and it turned out great! I did as you told me Wood, except I didn't use the paper tube at the inside. Here's what I did: First I wrapped the mold with waxpaper, then layed the cloth, then the CSM and added the...
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration Here is my outside mold. I didn't have proper plastic to do the mold, but I had 1mm tin sheet, which I placed to the outside of the hull and twisted to angle. It sits perfectly to the form. I thought this would do the same thing than the plastic...
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration I think I GOT IT!! :D You mean like this? The circle describes the paper that is rolled in a tube, blue is CSM, red is cloth and black is the plastic mold at the outside. So it goes like this ---> roll the paper in to a tube, put it inside...
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration Bare hull I need to patch this damn hole before I start to put new wood in..
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration I decided to remove the cap. It's the only way to do things properly I think. The right side stringer was rotten from the bow to the transom. Left was better, it had solid wood about 10 inch from the bow.Everything else is totally rotted...
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration Today I got the deck off the boat. At least most of it. The deck is completely rotten! Same thing with the rear stringers. The rear stringers are like mold, and they can be removed with a spoon!:D The worst rot is at the rear of the boat, the bow...
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Re: Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration Well, the previous owner sent me some pictures of the transom repair: See the quality of his work... This all needs to be redone. During the winter I did a full restoration for the engine. I had to buy a new block, because the old was cracked...
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    Wellcraft 170 Classic -89 full restoration

    Hi, I am starting this thread of my Wellcraft wich I bought last fall. The boat was pretty cheap (1000€ -->1300$). Normally here in Finlad, you won't get this kind of USA boat less than 3000€. So I knew the floor was bad, especially the rear section of it. The previous owner said that he had...
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    Alpha one gen 1 upper gear ratio question

    Hi, I have a -89 Mercruiser 3.0 with alpha one. I am going to change the outdrive. The currently drive upper gears are: U-joint shaft 17, vertical 19. The new drive has: U-joint shaft 20, vertical 24. So i counted the upper gear ratios: 1,11765 and 1,2. I am thinking, that this 1.11765 isn't the...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 crank bearings, NEED HELP

    Hi, I am installing my main bearings and I am not sure wich way the lower bearing halves supposed to be.. Should the "shoulders" be at same side or opposite sides with the upper side bearing halves? The bearing brackets have an arrow and I think the arrow should be pointing to the nr. 1...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 sterndrive

    Hi, I have a Mercruiser 3.0 with alpha one, (I think). The year model of the boat is -89 but I think the drive and engine might be a later model. I have read the stickys of how to find out what year and gear ratio the drive is, but I didn't quite understand the documents... maybe it's my bad...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 rods and pistons

    Hi! I am new here but I have been reading this forum for quite some time. Very good forum, lots of information and pros! :) I recently bought a -89 Wellcraft 170 Classic with a Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha one. The boat is a big project. The engine needs to be repaired and the deck, stringers and...
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