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  1. Baylinerchuck

    Anyone here ever used "Fiberglass Supply Depot" branded flotation foam

    Most of the folks here buy foam from US Composites, as did I.
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    Poly or epoxy, not sure what to go with?

    My garage is under my house, so I didn’t do much grinding inside. I would wait for a slight breeze and grind away outside. When I was in the garage, I used a couple duct booster fans on a bracket sealed to a window blowing out. This created a negative pressure pulling from the house, (living...
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    facebook and all the misinformation

    I only use Facebook for the market place now, but only my wife’s account. Had to delete mine about 2 years ago. It started worrying me a bit of all the old posts and such folks were digging up to get others cancelled, and fired. In this day of woke thin skin, and my saucy comments from time to...
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    Restoring Celebrity 240 cuddy

    I’ve never replaced any of mine, but a lot of the oem stuff comes from TaylorMade. Check them out for seals and such. I was able to make some pretty severe plastic checking in my side windows virtually disappear by using one of those head light restoration kits. There are several brands, I found...
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    Poly or epoxy, not sure what to go with?

    Man ain’t that the truth!! For me it’s poly all the way. For all the reasons @todhunter said.
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    2022 Splash Of The Year voting

    Congratulations @88 Capri…..I mean to say, my vote is for @88 Capri. Great build and it appears an easy win for SOTY. I really enjoyed the thread as it brought back a lot of my memories for my first restoration, my ‘86 Capri. Nice work dude!!
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    62 Lone Star Cruiseliner

    😳😳😳
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    4.3 dying when putting it in gear

    Sounds like the interrupter to me. If the shift cable is binding or out of adjustment this could happen.
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    62 Lone Star Cruiseliner

    Are those packing peanuts in the bow???
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    62 Lone Star Cruiseliner

    The Spar Urethane will have a temp range to use it in. Follow that as the drying time will be significantly extended in cooler temps. Make sure your wood is bone dry when you apply it.
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    Hope y’all had a great turkey day. I didn’t have to cook , just ate until I was in pain, lol. It wasn’t healthy, but I survived.
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    Five Oceans Hatch Strength

    When I restored my Chap I installed one of these in place of a ski locker I would never use. It’s now and anchor locker. The hatch is in the deck by the helm on an ope bow boat. It gets walked on every time the boat is used. The hatch has worked well.
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    I for one would absolutely restore a boat again. Would love to do a nice cruiser with a cabin at some point. Right now my open bow Chap is all I need. Don’t really need anything bigger with the bodies of water I frequent. I’ll be tackling some of the vinyl work this winter. Itching to get started….
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    I’ve seen a couple of these pfaff machines and some others like a Mitsubishi that can be had for cheap. I just worry about parts, and the fact that most are clutch motors. A servo motor is about $150 to $200.
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    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    These threads usually start out with denial, acceptance, hard work, then eventually celebration. Epic tales of making things right, to be sure.
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    1983 Monark 16/52 rebuild flooring question

    Normally the carpet would be cut to size, then the edges are bound. Good Marine carpet should already have a rubberized bottom which is heavier than an outdoor type carpet. I’m not sure if it would need anything else on the bottom since it’s removable such as an additional coating. Others may...
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    Fuel Tank - Replace?

    I second @Bondo No reason to replace it unless there is damage. Replace all the fuel hoses, as well as the sending unit. Secure it in the coffin, forget about it. Mine was a tank from 1990. I cleaned it up, and reinstalled it without a second thought. No worries in the least.
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    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    It’s a boat, they all have their own problems. I chose a fiberglass boat because, I’m just gonna say it, they’re just better looking. I don’t do much fishing, so I don’t need a utility boat. I restored my chap because it’s a 30 year old boat. An aluminum boat of the same era and same size would...
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    1983 Monark 16/52 rebuild flooring question

    I really don’t like the idea of Velcro for the carpet. All of the removable carpet I’ve seen has been snap in. You would have to use a lot of Velcro to match the holding power of snaps.
  20. Baylinerchuck

    Quit My Job . . .

    Ha ha. I appreciate any advice. I built both snap on mooring covers out of Sunbrella with a small Singer machine. It didn’t take me long to figure out this machine was way under powered for this job. I finished them and they turned out great, but it was a very difficult fabrication. Having the...
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