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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Moved it over in the center of the garage to get ready for the flip .. Prolly do that this coming weekend .. Still gunna do a few odds and end before the flip though See it does get cold down here ! Burrr !!
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ned does the plug cutter cut the plugs straight or tapered ? A little progress .. I built a cradle to hold it once flipped .. May have over thought it a little idk ... LOL!
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Kinda rainy today so nothing on the Manatee . Need to pick up some tube steel and things for the trailer so I messed around with the WM today . Took most all of the hardware off .. Did some sanding on the splash rail .. Just the top because I figured when it gets flipped over it would be hard to...
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    "Save The Manatee "

    Bad day for my Gators but a good day for painting I suppose ... First coat very little OP .. Second coat a bit more OP ... Not enough for me to worry about though .. Turned out ok I reckon ... I really like this paint so far .. Just 2 coats covers very well .. Gunna take it off the...
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    "Save The Manatee "

    Ok , put 2 coats of accent on ... I think the guy at the paint place mixed the wrong color . The color I choose was really a more sea foam lighter looking green .. I think they stole my MFG green formula ... Oh well I ain't changing it . I did the rolled tape to avoid ridge line trick ...
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    "Save The Manatee "

    ... Creepy crawly on the wall
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    "Save The Manatee "

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    "Save The Manatee "

    Test pic of primer .. I know the rules but it's still a pain for me ..
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    Compressor hook up .

    Finally getting around to hooking up my new 80 gal compressor .. I have 3 big rubber vibration feet feet to mount to the slab . Getting the oil for it and need to get the wire to hook into a 60 amp service I have for it .. It says to use 14/10 AWG wire . 5 hp single phase motor 240 volt . Just...
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    Proper flag placement .

    Hey guys I am going to be launching my MFG at a navy base soon to help out with an event put on by some of the local members of the ACBS down here . There is no way on gods green earth that I am not flying "old glory" at this event .. My understanding is that it should be placed at the starboard...
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    Bad new alternator ?

    Just replaced the alt on my 2000 Caddy .... New battery ... Voltage was 11.9 or so while running ... Checked the connections and the fuses ..All seemed good .. Started and rechecked ...Voltage was at 14.1 for a few seconds then went down to below 12 again ... Could I have a bad alternator ...The...
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    Finally building an outdoor kitchen .May need some idea's /help .

    Holy carp from one extreme to another !
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    Finally building an outdoor kitchen .May need some idea's /help .

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    It only takes a blink of the eye ...

    Just a reminder if your tired and have been working a lot and odd hours to be careful while driving ... This is how my son Ryan ended up Friday afternoon on the way home from work ... He said he just dozed off for a second and the next thing he new he was upside down ... He hit a concrete pump...
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    RIP Don Rickles ...

    There was no discrimination ... DR dished it out to everyone equally ... Many a belly laughs !!
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    Dora ACBS pics from the show !!!

    That about does it on the pics ... I think I do have a couple more vids to upload I may when I get a minute .. We took the scenic way home up A1A instead of just hopping on 95 .. Here is our sidekick 1rst mate Lilly stretching her legs on the beach ...I think she had a good time too .
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    Dora ACBS pics from the show !!!

    Your welcome ! We really had a great time ... There was a pile more boats that the ones I have posted . Not sure of the total count .. They had an area outside the event for people wanting to sell boats .. Lots of venders selling stuff also .. Here is a combo that was for sale . I forgot to...
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    Dora ACBS pics from the show !!!

    Let me know if ya get tired of these pics !!!! Yep i thought so ... Oh they had cars and trucks too ! The Sunnyland chapter of the ACBS have a youth program that they teach kids about boating and how to make wooden boats .. These are some of the Skampy"s that they built ... Pretty cool I...
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    Dora ACBS pics from the show !!!

    Ned are these the speed skiffs you were referring to ?
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    Dora ACBS pics from the show !!!

    Ok a few more .. Here is a cool old evinrude speeditwin big 4 I believe this was a Donsi
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