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    1989 Stratos 279v top off restoration

    The main "non-rot" option I know of is Coosa Bluewater 26 - a fiber reinforced foam board. It's about 10X the price of equivalent ACX plywood, though. After you've measured and sketched your stringer/bulkhead/ layout and you feel ready to start pulling them out, I recommend going around the...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Installed the trim tabs: Wire wheeled the surface rust off the back of the manifolds and resprayed them. All gages are installed except the trim gage, which should be here in the next few days.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Well I just passed 1 year on this project. Longer than I'd hoped for, but it's been a mostly enjoyable process. Splash should be happening in the next 2-3 months.
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    Gauge & switch lighting

    I'm restoring an 80's runabout and did a new dash with backlit rocker switches, breakers, and new gauges. The original wiring had all of the backlighting in the dash daisy-chained together from gauge to gauge, and switch to switch. Is this still an acceptable way to wire it back, or do I need...
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    '93 Pursuit 2150 - Fuel tank questions

    What about using pour-in foam into a plastic bag that can conform to the shape of the void, but not "glue" the tank in place?
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Lots more progress today: I had to open up the hole in the hull for my thru-hull fitting from 1-1/8" to 1-3/8". Hole saws don't work well to open up existing holes, so I cut out a small "plug" from a scrap piece of plywood, wrapped it in electric tape until it fit tight, then stuffed it in...
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    '96 lund tyee 1850 floor rebuild and foam replacement.

    Post some pics of the Baron!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got the rest of the engine bay gelcoated today. The sides that you can see that aren't gelcoated will get carpet.
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    '96 lund tyee 1850 floor rebuild and foam replacement.

    Already for sale?! You just got a hankering for the next project?
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    New distributor sensor arrived so I put the distributor back together. I got all the dash holes massaged and started installing stuff. I was going to re-use most of the gages, but I think I'm just going to buy the rest new so they all match.
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    Adding ski pole or tower etc.

    Forgive my ignorance here, but when you guys say "ski pole" and "ski pylon", are you talking strictly aftermarket for ones that are not rated for tubes, or are you also talking about the attachment point that comes stock on some boats? For instance, my boat has the round "eye" with a "finger"...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I lined up and taped on the new dash panel so I could mark the few areas that need to be opened up.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yeah, it looks like high quality stuff. I just unwrapped it for the picture, then threw it back in the bubble wrap and box. I hope to start installing it in the next week or so. This afternoon I glassed in the rest of the mounting pads in the engine bay, including the battery pads - I decided...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Brand new dash panel showed up today.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I installed the engine bay wood trim that hides the raw fiberglass edge. I also PB'd my mounting pads in place. I used tape to hold them while the PB cures. Anchor light storage (on the back of the bench seat): Bilge blower: Fire extinguisher: And I went ahead and glassed in the...
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    Dash hole cover up bezel?

    Check out New Wire Marine. I'm using them to make a new panel for my boat and I know they offer some off the shelf options.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Today was woodshop day. Engine bay trim strips cut to length, drilled/countersunk for screws, and currently being oiled. I got all my mahogany "mounting pads" made. These are going to be sacrificial pieces of wood to take the screws for mounting components so that the transom/deck doesn't...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks Zool, I'm following yours too!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Pulled the engine and transom assembly this morning, as I had to open up one of the transom holes, but now I have the transom assembly fastened with all 8 bolts! :ROFLMAO: Engine is in, aligned, and torqued. I got the carb bolted on and installed the power steering actuator and a new...
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    '96 lund tyee 1850 floor rebuild and foam replacement.

    Cool, I'll check their kit out. You've got a Baron? I heard that my boat (XLT-185) used the Baron hull mold.
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