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  1. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I removed the rat's nest. I'm going to go with rechargeable LEDs so I don't have to run any wiring for the few occasions I need running lights.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I'm only going to go in freshwater in this boat. What size and how many magnesium anodes should I mount to my hull? I figured I'd put them under the water line on bare aluminum skin of the transum.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    After sanding those areas down to shiny aluminum and leaving them bare, I took her with some friends and fished all day. Not a drop of water after pulling the plug. I'm going to leave the aluminum bare so I can keep an eye on those spots to see if they develop corrosion again. Thinking back, the...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    The classic car hobby people call it a 'driving restoration.'
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Yeah, I've seen it too many times. Especially with classic cars. 'There is that 65 nova still sitting in a field that's going to be a cool hotrod someday.'
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Since I have it most the way off the trailer, I see now that rollers are missing and/or broken. I'm going to replace them with a bunk.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I'm doing this underside work with it most the way off the trailer. The title of this thread is to keep it usable. I don't want to have my boat unusable for any significant time.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks for the 'Yes'. And thanks for the 'thumbs-up', Moserkr.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I'm now back at the bottom again. I'm using heavy nylon abrasive brushes that go in a drill. I didn't want to use any kind of metal brush. I'm getting it down to shiny aluminum. Can I leave it as bare aluminum if I don't plan on going in salt-water?
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    Anti-Ventilation Plate Height?

    Sorry for not providing more info. It's a kicker on my 67 18ft StarCraft. I have a 75hp as the main. It's a 9.9 Yamaha with a high thrust prop. It's the stock prop. . I was thinking of lowering it some to get the Anti-Ventilation Plate fully below the lowest side.
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    Anti-Ventilation Plate Height?

    Is my Anti-Ventilation Plate height too high, too low, or just right?
  12. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks again for this post. I researched Kenda and things appear good about them. I ordered a set and they look really nice. And I can't find anything on them about China like on my current carlisle sport trail tires.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    You know what?! I think I'll try that first and see how the 3" higher feels. I like how low things are now for the boat ramp, but maybe 3" higher won't be that big a difference. Thanks
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Just like with my classic truck project, I have multiple ideas all going at the same time for my boat. I've been trying to figure out how to go to larger wheels and more available not Chinese tire. I've looked at drop axles but I see I have a lot of space between the frame and the axle to where...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Took her out this weekend. 6 hours and not a drop came out of the drain hole when I pulled the plug. Paint on the floor hardened up good. I bought a heavy duty large carpet outdoor floor mat - around 60 inches wide by 78 inches long. Perfect width and covers most the floor front to back. This...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    So after doing research, I'm on to what you are talking about. I went out and measured and the biggest wheel that will fit under the fender is 12". It appears to get out of a Chinese brand tire, you need to get up to a 14". 14" won't even barely fit under the fender.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Primered it yesterday. Painted it today. I mixed Rustoleum Oil-Based Marine Blue with Green. - I'm off on the color quite a bit, but it's just a fishing boat. Majic says 8oz to 128oz (1:16) That's 1oz to 16oz. I used 1oz of hardener to 12oz. It gave me one thin coat. Hopefully it'll be hard...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Your trailer looks nice. I need to paint mine too.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Besides, in a few years I may decide to pull up the plywood and replace the foam. But for now things look good and just the gelcoat finish that was put on the plywood deck is failing. Rust-Oleum for now.
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    Looking to Paint over Old Gelcoat.

    I'll track my work, progress, and results here: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/67-holiday-18-make-it-usable.753826/page-6#post-5920860
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