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  1. tpenfield

    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    I applied the first coat of epoxy paint to one side of the keel. The paint is Interlux Interprotect 2000E, which a 2-part epoxy paint and is commonly used as a barrier coat for fiberglass hulls below the water line. It also is advertised as an excellent bare metal primer, and I can attest...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Quick Update: I moved the keel from the dolly up onto my workmate so that I could put a heater below it and keep it warm(er) in my garage. One of the sides of the keel has a 'bulge in it as you can see in the picture below. The other side is flat. It is about 1/4" and there is not too...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Update: I have the keel down to bare metal. Here are a couple of pictures. Not a lot of metal loss, so it should be pretty straight forward to get it faired and smooth. I am thinking about putting a layer of light glass just to give the coating some strength. There is one area on what...
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    Oh what a feeling, to fix a Toyota . . .

    Yup, very cheap. . . I got the new speakers installed. It turned out the original head unit did have a bad channel. So, I am using the one I got on eBay. here are a few picture from the past 2 days . . . The rear seat and rear deck disassembled to access the speakers. Demolition of...
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    Oh what a feeling, to fix a Toyota . . .

    2009 Corolla S . . . my kid's car that we bought new on her 16th b-day. She announced recently that the radio was not working properly. So, I checked it out and it appeared to be the head unit. Virtually no sound, right front speaker not getting anything, etc. I ordered a used refurb unit...
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    Talking about Solid State Drives (SSD)

    $99 is an awesome price . . . I am wondering if I can get something that would fit my mid-2009 MacBookPro . . . the drive is getting pretty full and I had to dump a bunch of stuff to free up some space. Plus a 6 year old laptop drive is probably on the downside of life expectancy. :noidea:
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Quick Update: I did an initial pass over the keel with my angle grinder w/ wire wheel attachment. The keel looked really good. So I decided not to go the sand blasting route and have been using grinding and chemicals to remove/dissolve the rust. I also found that the keel still has some...
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    Outdrive work stand

    I use a work-mate (folding work bench) Since it is highly adjustable, I can easily position the outdrive work working on either the upper or the lower unit.
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    UPDATE: I removed the keel from the boat today. It is held in with a 1/2" bolt at the forward pivot point and then has a cable attached to the rear portion for raising and lowering. The keel is made of iron/steel and tends to rust over its lifetime, which is approaching 40 years. My plan is...
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    Jackstand Placement

    your boat should be supported something like this . . . blocks under the keel in a couple of places and then the boat stands on the outside, at the chines. This is my 33 foot boat . . . 10K lbs. Got any pictures to post of how your marina is doing it?
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    Smokey - 1980 Johnson 4.5 HP

    Update: I got a fuel filter and made a new fuel line, since the old one was not in great shape. I got it installed and ran the engine for a while. I also blocked off the pulse tube, so the bladder pump would be inactive. The engine seemed to run better and I can lean it out a bit...
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    Smokey - 1980 Johnson 4.5 HP

    I caught up on my photos and videos this evening . . . So, here is the motor running at a high idle and smoking quite a bit. I was able to lean out the mixture to reduce the smoke, but the engine would run consistently at this setting. So, I'd like to get the carb sorted out and then take...
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    Full Closed Cooling Winterize - In Water

    I take it that you are in an area where it does not get so cold that it prevents boating during the winter months? The primary areas to protect would be the intake hose leading up to the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger and the risers, as you mentioned. Let us know the serial number of the...
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    Rolling Torque Measurement

    Rolling torque is best measured with a rolling torque gauge . . . Seekonk brand is the one that I have/use. Here is a link to their page. http://www.seekonk.com/cat-43-1-54/i...que-wrench.htm
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    Smokey - 1980 Johnson 4.5 HP

    I just picked up a 1980 Johnson 4.5 HP ( model J5RLCSS ) and have run it a few times in a barrel. Probably a total of 1 hour of running. The engine runs well, idles well, shifts well , etc. The only thing I noticed is that it puts out a tremendous amount of smoke from the 2-cycle fuel mix. I...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Quick Update: I picked up a 1980 Johnson 4.5 HP long shaft motor yesterday. It has an internal fuel tank, which I wanted to have for this boat. This engine is about 20 lbs lighter than my Mercury 7.5. Although I will say that I like the mechanical design of the Merc much better. This...
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    Mercury 7.5 HP 1969 Spark Plugs - at end of season

    The boats came out of the water yesterday and I am checking the plugs on my 1969 Mercury 7.5 HP outboard (serial # in my sig below). I noticed the lower plug was very clean versus the upper plug. I am thinking that I am getting water in the bottom cylinder, since the plug is so clean...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    UPDATE: I power washed the topsides and then removed the boat from the trailer. The water from the power washing was chalky white, so it looks like the boat really needs to be re-coated. Getting the boat off of the trailer was a bit tricky, but it is done. My plan was to lift the boat with my...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Update: Flotation Foam Compartments I started to open 'things' up in the cabin to get a look at the foam inside the V-berth, etc. The first place I cut open was where the porta-pot goes. It has a plywood backing to stiffen the area. The fiberglass separated easily from the plywood. Very wet. ...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Progress Update - Cabin The cabin is fairly basic and there are some gold vinyl cushions ( a La 1970's) for the v-berth and the aft berths that I am not sure I will bother to put back. There is room for a porta-pottie and I have a brand new one that is about 5 years old yet still in the box it...
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