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  1. JASinIL2006

    Ideal tongue weight?

    I belong to an active F150 forum where towing is a hot topic. The consensus seems to be that while it's not a problem for boat trailers to have a tongue weight of 10-15% (the commonly cited figure, esp. for travel trailers), it's generally OK for boat trailers to have less tongue weight, in the...
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    Rotten 1982 Beachcraft

    Nice work! It IS pretty amazing how shoddily some of these boats were built originally. When finished, yours truly is going to be better than new.
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    Suggestions for fiberglass repair along the keel

    This ^. I'd get some gelcoat paste, fill the gouged area, then add a Keelguard.
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    Treated bunk + carpet + aluminum = CORROSION

    I'd be getting rid of the PT wood. I wouldn't want that anywhere near pontoon logs.
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    I agree. If you feel you need extra strength in that area, just add a layer or two of 1708.
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    Outdrive Sealant

    Is it actually leaking around the transom shield? If not, I'd be inclined to leave it alone.
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    3M vs Starbrite

    It sounds closer to 5200 than 4200 due to the verbiage about permanency, but I have no clue how well it bonds vs. the 3M products. I'm pretty sold on the 3M stuff...
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    Painting a boat trailer

    He's painting the trailer, not the boat.
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    Torque Roll?

    No ideas to help your roll, but I love your new boat!
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    Boat weight

    And more than likely, the combined weight of passengers, gear and the trailer tongue on the hitch will exceed the vehicle’s maximum payload rating.
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    Help identifying this 60s boat.

    Sounds like you dodged a bullet!
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    Launching/retrieving with FWD

    For the sake of accuracy, the forum rules state “approximately 3 months”. For this thread, that’s not a problem, though.
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Looking good so far. I really wonder it sistering stringers to the stubs will really save you that much work... if it were me, I'd want to get those old stringers out completely. Too much chance the rot process has started, even if not apparent, to leave them in.
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    Winch Strap longevity

    My boat had wire rope when I first got it, and I'll never go back to that stuff. As it aged it got corroded, wires started poking out of the cable, which provided lovely little cuts if you weren't careful handling it... no thanks. I'll take a strap any day. @Mim55 , what was your strap rated...
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    Boat taking on water and I have no idea why

    Filling a boat with water, you will never equal amount of pressure that is put on the source of the leak when the boat is sitting in water.
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    Gas tank access panel

    Yup, that’s what I used.
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    Boat taking on water and I have no idea why

    This is a very bad idea. It is a good way to introduce water to areas of the boat that shouldn’t get wet and there is a very good chance the leak won’t be revealed.
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    Winch Strap longevity

    That does seem like an awfully short time... mine has been going strong for at least 6 or 7 years.
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    Help identifying this 60s boat.

    Agree 100%.
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    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    Normally, that is the case here in the US, too. (Unless you find an E85 pump, which in not common in many parts of our country.) To help ease the gas shortage caused by the Russian war in the Ukraine, our government approved adding up to 15% ethanol for this summer. I have only seen a few...
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