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    Longer spring ?

    Trying to help out my SIL .. In the pic you see the leaf spring spacer/mount angled toward the front of the trailer . The problem is that with the spacer turned down it will flip up where it looks like the other pic . Then the tire rubs on the fender . If we get a slightly longer spring would...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    It’s a Lazy troll ? Not sure of the year . works great . Bow mount with a foot pedal..
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Not much time lately for boat stuff . Got a few things dabbed up for trailer repair . Just need to drag out the welder ..Super busy at work . Picked up a cool vintage trolling motor off CL .. So I have decided to leave the funky TM mount on the bow . Almost took the grinder to it a while back ...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Rattle can paint on the trim .. I figured thats the area that gets scratched up the most so an off the shelf paint for touchups would work fine . The top rail will get the same and the inside of the boat will be all white ..
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    She has a shiny bottom now .. :joyous: Not perfect by any means .. You can really see the dings and dents and scratches now .. I plan on painting the side rails another color and the top edge rail .. Not sure how that will look ...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    A bit of color .... Next up finish white paint on the bottom .. I made a make shift return air plenum for the window unit so I could keep cool air flowing.. This time The humidity stayed below 50% while I was painting ..
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Took a while to get it dry but managed to get 2 coats of epoxy primer on .. First coat went on perfect .. Coat 2 had a few issues but not bad .. By the time I was done the humidity in the garage was at 90% .. I think thats what got me on coat 2 ... I think Im gunna try and hook up outside air...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Thanks guys I am starting to feel better .. Spent a little time this weekend on prep work .. Fiber wheeled around all the rivets and got the rest of the silly cone off the hull .. That was a chore ! I need to do the final sanding .. What grit would y'all recommend ? I'm thinking 120 so the...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Spent Friday and Saturday camping not to far from home . After getting back and cleaning the camper and such I got the boys to help take the speeditwin off the WM and put it in the test tank I just put together out of one of those 275 gallon totes .. Its a bit high but still works good ..I may...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    The hull looks like a beer can thats been washed around on the beach for so long that the paints wore off . lol.. Notice the trailer roller ? I assume its the original gator rollers . That and the funny rear bunk tilt mechanism.. I,ve never seen a trailer with that on there ... Over all trailer...
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    Racing stripes

    The Admiral wants stripes on her new to her RT Durango . Thinking on a matte black dbl center stripe . Anyone ever put a large vinyl stripe kit on before . I haven't ordered one yet . Just wondering how tuff a job it will be .. Here is the subject .. And yes it's a blast to drive . :)
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    springbok 14 ft aluminum decking replacement

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    Help Identify Boat Manfacturer - old 14ft V-Hull Aluminum

    Bobby , when you figure out let me know .. I think were in the same boat so to speak ..lol ! Duracraft was gunna be my guess .. Yours looks older model than mine but willing to bet they are from the same manufacture ...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    I think i got about 99% of the crud off now ..Did some preliminary sanding also .. GA , what do you think on this deck material .. Its aluminum and relatively light weight .. I did the bare foot in the hot sun test and it got warm but not to bad really ... It,s one of those wipe off grids...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Hope everyone is having a blessed Easter ! Staying at home I did get a little done on the boat .. I picked up a sheet of MG plywood Friday .. Had enough to do the transom and the seats .. Still need to do some trimming and sanding before the epoxy goes on ... I made the transom pieces just a...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    I would like to make the outside piece about a inch or 2 larger I think ..That would allow for a little more sealant around the lower mounting holes ..
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Working the night shift so got a few hours to kill during the day before work .. Been piddling around a bit .. Pressure washed it out .. I couldnt have done this with the same size glass boat . LOL! Also took the old transom off .. Good grief at all the fasteners . So should I reuse the...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Also been thinking about the new transom .. Seems like there's gunna be a bunch of holes when the old transom comes off .. I would like to leave the wood natural stained and sealed .. Is it best to use plywood or can i use a dimensional lumber ? My 22.5 hp will probably be the largest hp motor...
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    The Tin Mule Resto

    Need a plug .. I found the right size and thread .. but don't these drains need a plug with some sort of flange and washer to keep them from leaking ? I could put some Teflon tape on the brass plug I guess .. The po squirted silly cone on every stinking seam on the boat .. I want to remove...
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    Removing king pin from Yammy golf cart .

    Update : Got a bigger hammer and got the other one out ... Everything back together now .. The new KP's tightened things up pretty well up front .. Had to get a new charger .. Also new LED lights ,seatcovers , and back armrest /cupholders ... I'm still gunna either replace or try the easy...
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