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    '96 lund tyee 1850 floor rebuild and foam replacement.

    Did you put any kind of foam strip down between the windshield and the boat? If so, what did you use and where did you get it?
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    Quality gimbal bearing tools

    I bought the MBS Manufacturing brand tools for pulling the gimbal bearing, installing the new one, and aligning the engine/drive. They seem well made and I had no problem with mine. I bought them on Amazon.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Well I'm a dummy. I found two of my transom plate bolts still sitting on my work bench, lol. Apparently I only installed 6 of the 8 bolts. I tried putting them in with the engine in place, but I think it's just going to be easier to hoist the engine up some to gain access. No biggie, other...
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    '85 Sierra 16.5' Fiberglass - Floor / Transom / New Layout

    It's honestly way less of a hassle than it seems. We got a video of us putting the cap back on mine - you can see it here. I just separated the halves and slid some long 2x4's between them and lifted the cap off (with the help of some family and friends). Just make sure you measure a bunch...
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    '85 Sierra 16.5' Fiberglass - Floor / Transom / New Layout

    No, he is saying to pull the entire boat cap. Remove the rub rail from the perimeter of the boat, then remove the screws/rivets holding the cap onto the hull, then lift off the cap. This will give you access to the area under the walkway without cutting the walkway out, since it's part of the...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Super productive day. I got the cubbies gelcoated. I've still got to carpet them and drill the hole for the USB charger ports before installing them in the boat. I installed part of the remote oil filter kit and the entire remote oil drain kit (not shown). Next I did some measurements...
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    1979 Baja Tri 16 restoration project

    No need for apologies - I'm working on my first one too. I also came into this from a car restoration background and was expecting to find all kinds of drawings and manuals...man, was I disappointed, lol. It seemed daunting to take on at first, having never worked with fiberglass and not...
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    1979 Baja Tri 16 restoration project

    It's not like restoring a car. There are no manuals with part numbers listed for the boat. Even if there were, chances are the boat company wouldn't carry stock. As Scott said, it's either custom/diy (interior, structure, etc), or you find a current off the shelf item that matches or is close...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Gunwale storage cubbies almost ready for gelcoat.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Coupler splines look good - one less thing I have to replace!
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    Restoring 1988 sea ray seville v135 open bow outboard

    As you grind you'll be able to tell when there's a bubble or poorly adhered piece of fiberglass further down - it's a white patch. You'll want to grind those out. But I stopped grinding down once I had a relatively uniform appearance. Look in my thread - lots of pictures. You'll be able to...
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    Resin Cracks

    Poly will be fine. And 1708 does have mat stitched to one side - but since it's stitched it doesn't need the styrene binder to hold it together, so epoxy will wet it out fine. Plain CSM does have the styrene binder and will not become as pliable when wet with epoxy, as it does when wet with poly.
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    My 1981 Citation Marquis...

    Honestly you may end up making more work for yourself by trying to keep as much of the old stuff there, especially the old tabbing lip. Grind it flat, install your new transom, make PB fillets, and lay new tabbing. This is the way.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Went through the starter - just needed cleaned and re-lubed. Making progress on the gunwale storage boxes - ready for glass.
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    Alpha One power steering - how to remove cable?

    I was able to get the old cable out with some lubricant and a hammer. I'll clean up the inside of the tube really good. Appreciate the input guys!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yep, I'm buying the book and parts from him.
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    Alpha One power steering - how to remove cable?

    Thanks. How does the tube come off? Loosen this nut?
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    Alpha One power steering - how to remove cable?

    Alpha One Gen 1, engine SN 0B651656, drive SN 0B612075, transom assembly SN 0B667146 I pulled the boat apart for a full gut/restore starting last September and just set the power steering unit and cable to the side - at the time I couldn't get the cable to come out of the unit. It's time to...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Got the transom assembly bolted onto the transom today. Used bellows adhesive and painter's tape to hold the seal in place on the transom plate, then removed the tape and bolted it in. I picked up about 12 more board feet of mahogany and started making the thin trim pieces for the dash and...
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    Best Way to Lay Resin on CSM?

    I also am a fan of pouring the resin on directly and using a 4" mini paint roller to spread the resin and push it into the glass. Wrap the plastic part of your paint roller handle in blue painter's tape. The metal part you can clean with acetone but the acetone will melt the plastic handle. I...
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