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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Looks good. PB and tabbing will make that gap nonexistent and cover all your sins. I never had to worry about poly working time until mid-80's in the garage, and even then, by reducing the MEKP ratio, I could get the working time I wanted. Keep up the good work!
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Sure you can re-gel the whole thing and change the color. You could even get away with not doing any kind of color matching after the transom repair, as long as you are OK with it not being the same color all around.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    The biggest drawback I see to cutting the outside skin off is that along with the glass work you'd have to already do, you're 100% going to have to do some fairing work and re-do the gelcoat on the boat exterior if you don't want it to look bad. Doing all the work from the inside means you...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I couldn't find anyone local to do it, so I sent the computer to Black Bear Performance in Idaho and they did it for me.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I see. While that looks much better than I initially thought....I'd still consider pulling the cap. I totally get it...I was really against it too on my build until I did it. In the end, I was glad I did, as it afforded me much easier access to everything. Regarding cutting on the flat areas...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I would cut on the flats. It'll be easier to block sand a surface flat vs. trying to align everything and rebuild that radius when you go to put the piece back in. Think hard about whether or not you want to really try to install a transom and do glass-work through a hole with rough cut...
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    Transom ideas for ib/od

    You'll have to do some measuring - not sure if the old hole is in the right place / small enough to just cut the big hole over it. If it isn't, you'll need to do a transom replacement and cut a new keyhole for the Mercruiser running gear. You may want to make sure engine mounts don't need...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Last October, the transmission in my tow rig (1999 Suburban C1500) started making bad noises, so I parked it. Besides my boat, I also use the truck to tow my race car. The truck had a stock 4L60E in it, and after dropping the pan, I confirmed that it was dead. Initially I thought I'd just...
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    2000 Stingray 190 RX Restoration

    It cleaned up well. To get those deep stains out, you'll need to wet sand and buff. The gelcoat has already started to oxidize, so cutting through all that should get the staining out. As stated above, you should be able to use a similar vintage automotive V6 as a starting point - you'll just...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Boating may seem far off right now, but I can honestly say it feels like yesterday that my boat also looked like that
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    hull repair needed along lower rake

    Epoxy and the 6782 is overkill, but it's your money and your boat. If you buy your resin from a dealer who does a lot of business, you'll always get fresh resin and you shouldn't have any issues. Roving can be more of a pain to deal with than 1708, as it isn't stitched like 1708. Whatever...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I went with thr Blue Sea mini-ACR and dual battery switch and wired them in per the diagram that came with them.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    It's beneficial to have a "start" battery and a "house" battery in a boat. The start battery's sole purpose is to power the starter. The house battery powers pretty much everything else - blower, horn, bilge pump, lights, stereo, etc. This way if you take your boat out for a nice day on the...
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    hull repair needed along lower rake

    I would use 1708 and polyester resin instead of carbon fiber or woven roving.
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    Tacky Gelcoat

    Both Scott's and stresspoint's methods will work. Choose one.
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    Stringer install

    Just use PB. That way all your layups and adhesive joints are the same material, and you don't have to even think about material compatibility.
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    21 foot fiberglass boat

    I used two 16-lb kits of 2-lb density foam on my 19 ft boat restoration. That's under $200...surely a drop in the bucket relative to the rest of the money you spent on the restoration. I agree with AD - just go ahead and do it.
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    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    Is your boat on a bunk trailer or roller trailer? If it's a bunk trailer, you can probably get away with leaving it on the trailer, pulling the cap, and just taking width measurements to make sure the hull is in shape before you do each structural glassing session. I originally wanted to cut...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Yep, you need to do a full transom replacement and glass the inside of the keyhole on the new transom.
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    1990 MasterCraft 190 TriStar hull repair

    Based on pics you posted plus the description of being 1 ton overweight, I'd let this one go to the dump and look for a different boat. You could pull the engine and working components to keep or sell, or try to sell the whole boat for parts. I'd probably opt for the latter, as that way you...
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