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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Spraying gelcoat is something I hope to tackle one day. Is there any difference between a regular gravity feed paint gun and a gravity feed gel gun, other than the tip size? Any experience with a dump gun? If so, how does it compare to the gravity feed gun?
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    High Performance Gear Lube Color - Bravo 3

    The drive shower's I've seen are passive devices (no moving parts) that pick up water from the boat's forward motion and spray it onto the exterior housing of the drive. Google "simrek drive shower" for some images. I've also seen folks make their own.
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    Lifting the Engine Methods

    I set my engine in with an engine cherry picker and the carb lift plate....granted I had no manifolds on the engine and no fluids in it. I hooked my hoist up directly to the lift plate so that I could get as much height as possible out of the cherry picker to clear the back of the boat - I even...
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    Transom Drilling and Checking

    Correct - look at the color of the shavings. This is from mine. Top shavings are an example of good. Bottom are an example of bad. That dar or darker means it's been wet.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I started working on a mounting plate for my battery switch, charging relay, and a couple of fuses. It will mount here, on the back of the bench seat inside the engine compartment. I'm planning to make some stand-offs to hold it about 1 inch off the fiberglass. Transferring the template...
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    Bass boat resurrection

    The gelcoat may be hard to save. It looks super oxidized. If you end up wet sanding/buffing through the outer layer of clear gelcoat and get into the metal flake layer, it supposedly turns a cloudy color.
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    Laying the Deck Questions

    Mix your PB on the slow side...somewhere around 0.75%. Have all your screw holes pre-drilled and pre-countersunk so all you've got to do is lay it down and run the screws in. After drilling and countersinking, make some alignment marks on the deck relative to some fixed place inside the boat...
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    Laying the Deck Questions

    ^same. PB and screws.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I've been taking a few evenings off from working on the boat over the last few weeks, but I've been making progress. I split the drive and replaced the water pump and the seal in the upper that the driveshaft goes through. Here is is just after splitting: Here it is after replacing the...
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    Question On Changing Stringer Location

    I tried several different multi-tool blades, including expensive name brand blades. In the end, I ended up going with cheap blades from Amazon - 10 packs for ~$20. Three 10-packs got me through my entire restoration.
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    Foam Filling Hole Spacing?

    I had almost 96" between my two holes on my longest run. It filled fine.
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    5.0l vs 5.7l

    Ouch, the dreaded fire slot.
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    Replacement Cables

    They look similar to the 33C cables I have.
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    Replacement Cables

    Post a pic of what the ends look like. I just bought new cables for my new shifter setup and went with 33C cables, and they are red.
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    1996 Stingray 556ZP

    Not sure about the broken bolt - looks really rusty. Maybe try soaking in some penetrant and using a broken bolt extractor? If it's really bad, you may have to carefully drill and tap, or do a thread insert. If it's really really bad, replace the manifold. If you're not confident in your own...
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    Channel Lock Stuck In Distributor?

    My rotor was stuck and I broke it pulling it off. The little tab that aligns the rotor to the shaft also had a piece break off and stick in the shaft. I used a small hammer and flat head screwdriver and tapped on the broken piece of plastic stuck in the shaft and it came right out. My...
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    1977 Sunray SV170 Restoration

    Agree - build a cradle before cutting any more. Also, I would replace the transom. You're already there.
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    Bent blade tip - not sure what to do

    Thanks for the reply. This is the prop that several of the folks with XLT-185's recommend using, so we will see. I did end up taking it to be fixed.
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    Bent blade tip - not sure what to do

    Thanks Bondo. I dropped it off at a local shop on Friday. There were some other issues like small dings and rolling of the leading edge in a few spots. He said it would be about $180 to have it fixed up completely. Hoping to pick it back up this Friday.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yeah, I'm hoping so! I was missing pieces to my OEM shifter, and I wanted the bling too. 😂
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