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  1. Baylinerchuck

    Pressure Testing Specs

    I only pressure tested my drive to ensure there was no major leak at 5 psi. I also turned the drive shaft every so often. I’d say you’re good to go. I always drain the lube during the winterizing process to make sure there is no water infiltration, which is the real test. I also pull the drive...
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    Free Boat, This thing is a badboy!

    Ahhh, I was curious as to why all the drains. Using all that cut foam instead of poured foam doesn’t have the same structural integrity, but you have a really sturdy stringer system. Beastly!
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    1963 Boston wailer 13 footer

    Won’t go over 9 mph?? Ignore it being water logged, time for an LS conversion.......😂
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    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I gel coated mine. I thought about bilgecoat paint but was shocked at the price. Gelcoat is pretty impermeable to most bilge fluids and cleans up pretty easy.
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Great to see this post revived. She is a nice boat, and those cabinets are sweet. Looking great.....but she needs to be IN the water.....next year. Lol.
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    Bellows Adhesive application

    I had a lot of problems with the quick silver bellows adhesive. It’s more like a contact adhesive, similar to weather strip glue. Putting on a thin coat, letting it tack up, then installing the bellow on the horn proved to be very difficult because as soon as the two tacky surfaces meet, they...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Perhaps he was. I had mentioned the stainless steel insert. I assumed he meant a stand-alone stainless pipe. Also, sorry for the thread hijack on chimneys.....let’s get back to your boat. Time to get that transom cap fabbed. You better not miss crappie season for the 20th time in a row......ha ha.
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    1988 Starcraft-221 Offshore-Replacing engine mount stringers

    You’re not going to want to hear this, but it’s a 1988......you’re going to find rot everywhere, to include the transom. Bad news for sure, but many of us have been there.
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    Saved from the landfill

    What a cool project. I agree with you on the lines. She’s a real sharp looking boat. Great work on the structural work.
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    87 Lund pro Angler 16 - transom question - rot or not?

    +1 on what @todhunter said. It’s the only way to really know if the transom core is good.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yeah, I just saw the pic of the washer and drier and figured you don’t want to get fiberglass dust throughout those appliances. My neighbors aren’t that close, so I used compressed air and blew the dust out of mine on breezy days before putting it back in the garage. Like you, I wanted to keep...
  12. Baylinerchuck

    Bellows Adhesive application

    Bellows adhesive even on bellows is a real pain in the butt and makes a mess. I’m with everyone else here and only use the clamps on the tubes. Some of the other Rubber connections, especially coolant lines where the barbed ridge has rusted away, I’ll use Permetex Ultra Black as a sealant. It...
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    Engine Alignment Almost There

    You should be fine, and who knows, the coupler may relax over time. Obviously this is something you’ll want to monitor every year. I pull my drive every year to check alignment, gimbal bearing, bellows, etc.
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    Fibreglass boat floor replacement - do I need to use fiberglass?

    The real strength in bonding wood, (non-pressure treated) to a fiberglass hull is tabbing it to the hull with fiberglass. Simply bedding wood into glue just isn’t going to get it done. That bond will almost certainly fail as the fiberglass hull constantly flexes against the pressure of water...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Moving right along. How do you plan on bracing the hull to prevent it from being mis-shaped during the rebuild? The remote vacuum switch is a great idea. You will certainly run out of room quickly in the boat. I did most of my grinding outside when there was a slight breeze. It made things...
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    2012 Bayliner Project Boat Opinion

    Keep us up to date as you proceed. Lots of 3.0 guys on this forum that can help in the Mercruiser section. Good luck. A buddy of mine just did a successful 3.0 transplant in the Chaparral. I rebuilt his carburetor for him as it needed some attention.
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    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    Well, as hunting season begins to come into full swing, it’s time once again to prepare the Chap for a hopefully short winter break. As an update to previous posts, the freshly restored OEM Quadrajet ran absolutely flawlessly. It’s no doubt that the tricks I learned in the Cliff Ruggles book...
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    Rochester Quadrajet Rebuild and Adjustments

    I’m hearing ya. All things to consider. Luckily I own the 23” prop so testing is no big deal. The engine was about 5100 before I throttled down slightly. It’s rated at 4600-4800, so I’d prefer to be in that range. I rarely run the boat at that RPM as it lives in the 3k to 3.5k throttle range.
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    It sure would....but then again it would look like a stainless steel pipe, not brick. Brick is easier on the eyes IMO.
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    Thank you.

    Just a quick thank you to the ones that did the research and implemented the changes to this forum. I access everything from my iPhone, and the new forum is extremely user friendly and intuitive. Uploading pictures is a breeze. My hats off to the implementation team. Excellent work folks!!!
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