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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Rolled a couple of coats of gelcoat on the bottom where it was worn through. Finished up last night. I'll probably block it monday and paint the bottom and be done with that. Nothing crazy. I sanded the indents at the back and just used a skim coat of filler and rolled gel over that. Used a 2...
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    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Good save. I'll be honest, I fear touching that part for the above reason. Its lazy I know.
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    photographs......film vs digital.

    Funny enough my local CVS still develops film. I also have a dedicated photo center near by that does it. Its probably been 15 years since I developed a roll of film though.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Cabin is finished:
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    photographs......film vs digital.

    My boss actually said we did a better job of documenting things with film. I thought about it and it makes sense. You have that roll, every shot had to count. Now I have a super computer in my pocket that I can take more photos with than it was ever possible to carry in film... and I don't think...
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    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    I've used flux core on stainless. Works fine, just run hot. If its a 110 unit you'll probably have to run near max for those studs. Make a large puddle and don't stop otherwise you have to deal with the slag.
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    How do you trim?

    Let me preface this by saying I'm very bored and mostly just curious as I found it odd... and I'm not asking how to trim a boat nor am I going to go in depth on procedure... just a general outline: I've always done it the same way and it's how my boat responds best. Drive full down, hammer down...
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    2014 GMC Sierra AC

    I've had 3 come when that happened.
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    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    Woven is at 90 degrees instead of 45 like biaxial. Old school stuff was done csm woven csm... works fine but is thicker for the same strength is all. I feel woven is more difficult to work with relatively speaking... but would work fine
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    New Winch or Winch Strap?

    I read that as stitches at first and I was just thinking to myself... damn thats fancy. :LOL:
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    New Winch or Winch Strap?

    My trailer cover loops around the winch stand. Hasn't really seemed to make much a difference.
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    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    I double checked, my fuel tank hatch is 24" across as well as 60" long. It has supports under it but there was no issue spanning that length before adding the supports. My top deck is also 1/2" balsa core with a crap ton of glass over it. (Not the cockpit deck, the deck covering the cuddy) I...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Yesterday was a good day... just not for the boat. Finished putting dad's wave runner back together so he could go out today. First time he's been out on it in almost 3 years. He had the spine fusions done last year and is finally feeling up to it. So that's good. Today, I finished the...
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    2014 GMC Sierra AC

    I did the vette a few years back and so far so good. I went from a tube and fin to a parallel flow condenser (R-12 to R-134a conversion) and with the top off the damn thing spits ice cubes at me. I did use a flush which, I am pretty sure was just toluene. purged with nitrogen vacuumed and let...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Didn't do much this week but here's the cabin. My girls cat ate an onion and I stayed with him all day tuesday. Otherwise I'd probably have most everything done....
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    MC-1 Gimbal bearing snap ring.

    Trying to lift and hold the drive up to put the halves back together while getting the drive shaft nd shifter in alignment is tricky but doable. I've taken the prop off and stuck the skeg in the lawn to do it without a drive stand. It is just an awkward height and angle to work at imo...
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    New Winch or Winch Strap?

    Even the low speed on my winch brings some resistance lol. The couple of ramps that I do have to full length winch aren't that much of a work out but it's enough. The speed also isn't that bad. On the flip side the high speed setting is a bear and far worse than the single speed it replaced. You...
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    New Winch or Winch Strap?

    I'd imagine you would need a pretty serious drill.... or a good gear reduction.
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    New Winch or Winch Strap?

    I don't know how it happened but I am on my 3rd winch on this trailer. The prior two failed. One the gearset ground itself to nothing and the other bent/twisted itself to death... boats centered on the trailer and the winch pulls flat and straight. The current one is so oversized for the boat I...
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    Boat Died on the Charles River (Massachusetts) - Had to Self Rescue!

    First, great movie. Second, I never claimed to be a smart man. :LOL:
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