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    '89 Arriva 2050 Restoration

    Don't forget the heavy metal in the headphones. 🤘
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    Troubles with Contact Cement on Spar Varnish

    I've never used those materials, but I'm confident in saying that you'll need to redo the varnish. If the contact cement has damaged it, then you've lost your water protection. I would suggest using a different adhesive.
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    '89 Arriva 2050 Restoration

    I'm no engineer, but I would think a center transom would be fine for an inboard because most of the weight is carried by the stringers. However, if you go full width, that will give you a solid mount for some trim tabs. Maybe move the tie downs to the transom too for easier future access, but I...
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    Boats from work.

    Everyone forgets stuff sometimes.
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    Boats from work.

    I don't remember. I think they were both outboards.
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    Boats from work.

    I wish I could've shown the waterfall that came out when I lifted the fronts up.
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    Boats from work.

    Three Sea Doos. Spraying the whole top of one, one side of the top on another, and a spot in on the third. Also, the owner of the two grey ones left the drain plugs in.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Of course there are variables that could make a diy project actually cost more. You could use more expensive materials, have more waste, have to redo stuff, use more difficult designs... But, if we assume those variables are identical (same materials, no redos, no giving up and taking to a shop...
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    N Not necessarily. It's usually cheaper, but takes way longer because you aren't devoting the entire work day to it. Just paying for materials is way cheaper than paying a shop for materials, labor rates, and overhead costs.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Worse. That's a big change in weight distribution and you're moving the point where the engine pushes higher. Nice. I'm doing my kitchen thanks to a water leak. It's really screwed up my plans.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Going off of google search pics. If it was a flat rear then maybe, but not with the recessed outdrive and built in swim platform. That would be some serious structural modifications. Stuff that comes to mind. Transom - You would have to either extend the center out to the pods, or cut the pods...
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    Bildge pump removal

    The screws are probably under some blobs of silicone, which will be covered in bilge muck.
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Good to see you back at it. Nice work space. Just use degreaser, skip the acetone. It's a bit aggressive for automotive paint. For this, it's basically just serving as another degreaser anyway.
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    '89 Arriva 2050 Restoration

    Have fun :) Two bits of my opinion. 1. Using stainless fasteners in the structure really isn't worth it. If everything is sealed, they wouldn't rust anyway. If water gets in, the wood would rot anyway, and stainless fasteners still wouldn't be holding anything together. 2. Once you get used to...
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    Storing splash wings on boat?

    Hmmmm, storage rack on the T top?
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    Fuel vent question

    It could be plastic glassed to the boat. I saw one like that once. I think it was the Skeeter I did the floor and stringers in.
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    Fuel vent question

    This is what your fuel vent should look like. There shouldn't be any valves in it. There are other styles, and newer gas fills have the vent as part of them.
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    Fuel vent question

    I've never actually seen one do this, whether it's an older boat with a seperate vent or a newer one with a vented cap.
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    Hole from foam filling -cap popped

    Good enough.
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    Fuel vent question

    I agree with Bondo. That doesn't look like a proper fuel vent. A fuel vent should be as he described, an elbow with the opening facing down and a fine screen in the hole. That looks like some kind of one way valve intake or output. If that's what your vent line is hooked up to, it's likely the...
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