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  1. tpenfield

    Outboard Painting

    I went all-out on this restoration and used the expensive $6 rattle cans instead of the $2 brands. I have done mostly touch-up with brush application instead of a spray. Usually you want to thin the paint slightly to reduce brush lines. Rustoleum have been my go-to paint, but I have used...
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    Mercruiser 6.2L MPI overheating

    I had a bad experience in leaving one of my outdrives empty (without gear oil) for a few months over the winter and in a partially heated garage. (maybe 50-60˚ F). When I went to service the outdrive in the spring it was locked up from the small amount of surface rust that had developed from...
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    Looking for a bigger boat....

    The towing rating will be boat + trailer + fuel in the boat + gear in the boat. Essentially everything that is being pulled at the tow hitch. There should also be a total vehicle weight which includes the tow vehicle + people and stuff in the vehicle + the total weight of what you are towing...
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    BTW - the Admiral just added to 'the list' . . . New toilets in the bathrooms and a new exterior bulkhead door unit to the basement access. One of these things . . . The current door unit is something I made from plywood about 10 years ago. In other news: Winter has arrived overnight . . ...
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    I'll check it out . . . In my past career in the lumber/construction industry (5 years as IT Director of a lumber Co.) the trend was certainly to seal the sides/roof of a building to be weather tight and water repellent earlier in the framing process. I'll have to read up on changes in venting.
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    Yes, forgot to mention . . . during 2000, when I renovated the house (added 3 rooms + garage), there was a ridge vent installed when the contractors re-roofed the entire house. Of course snow tends to block off the ridge vent unless there is a lot of wind or melting in the days after the storm...
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    What's too old to consider?

    The Freedom line is fairly new, so age may not be a problem. Not sure about the Tournament line. There is a small forest in each Grady-White and in the early 2000's they started using pressure treated wood panels (Greenwood XL) in their production. Still, there can be moisture issues, but...
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    Fuel Tank Cleaning

    Corrosion should be your main concern. I would assume that the tank is 0.125" thick aluminum . . . so the corrosion can lead to pinholes or at least very thin areas of the tank (1/16th inch :oops: ). You may find that you need a new tank. How does the structure of the boat look, now that...
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    I have a 'plan' to modify the roof soffit/fascia that I want to share for comment. The original house (3 BR 2-story Colonial style, built in 1965) did not have a soffit vent and relied only on 2 small gable vents. Here is a typical cross section of the upper story exterior wall and roof...
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    Yes, lots of the iBoat crowd work on their house as well as their boats. I figure it is fun to share. I had a heck of a time last Spring getting materials for the summar house, as everyone was doing home projects, it seemed, and the home improvement stores were sold out of a lot of stuff...
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    Hopefully, the sailboat will be the next project after the house projects are done :unsure:
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    Yes, the PVC decking is spec'd at 16" OC for setting across the joist at 90˚ angle and 12" OC for setting across joist at a 45˚ angle. The boards at length do not have much resistance to bending, so you certainly would not want to go any more than a 16" joist spacing.
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    Home Renovations - Weather Permitting

    I renovated my home about 20 years ago and have not done much since. So, in the past few years things have started needing some attention. After having spent much time at the summer house during the boating season, the Admiral and I turned our attention to our primary residence in the fall. I...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Your fiberglass work is outstanding. (y) :cool: You may find the stringer glassing a bit more challenging, but keep the under side of the cloth wetted as you have been doing and let the resin soak outward through the cloth. (y)
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    New to boating, first restoration

    Nice restoration . . . Not sure the folks in these Celebrity threads would agree with the "solid boat" thing . . . https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1994-celebrity-stringer-replacement-and-new-floor.624405/...
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    Rebuilding or replacing Mercruiser 4.3 in 1996 caravelle 1950SE

    If there is a cracked block, then a long block 4.3 would be a good bet . . . you will probably need to buy new exhaust manifolds (they usually crack first) Upgrading to a 5.0 would be more involved and $$$
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    Anti Fouling Paint.-

    Fake news :rolleyes: :unsure: 🤪
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    Mako 28.4 fuel tank

    It seems like your possibilities are the vent line as Scott mentioned (which seems to be at the forward end of the tank) . . . or a perforation or fracture somewhere at/near the top seam of the tank. Do you get any gasoline in the bilge? or is it just fumes. I would see if you can get at the...
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    Mercruiser 6.2L MPI overheating

    There is that old saying . . . 'You can get a lot of exercise by jumping to conclusion.' :rolleyes: I agree that the boat/engine is quite new to have Bravoitis. Typically you'd be looking at 10-15 years of age. However, you seem to have isolated the issue as being between the outdrive lower...
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    Mako 28.4 fuel tank

    Seems like it has a single 235 gallon fuel tank (?) :unsure: Is the fuel tank leaking? :rolleyes:🤪 Here are some screen shots (below) from a factory tour video, not sure of what model year vintage these are from though . . . probably 2012-15 ish, but 2006 may be substantially the same...
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