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  1. Berdink

    '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.
  2. Berdink

    '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.
  3. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks for the 'Yes'. And thanks for the 'thumbs-up', Moserkr.
  4. Berdink

    '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?
  5. Berdink

    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.
  6. Berdink

    Anti-Ventilation Plate Height?

    Is my Anti-Ventilation Plate height too high, too low, or just right?
  7. 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.
  8. Berdink

    '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
  9. Berdink

    '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...
  11. Berdink

    '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.
  12. Berdink

    '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...
  13. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Your trailer looks nice. I need to paint mine too.
  14. Berdink

    '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.
  15. Berdink

    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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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I know some will say, 'why go to all this work, just do it right the first time'. - I get that, that's why I was originally going to put new gelcoat over the old with all the appropriate prep-work. But the existing gelcoat was cracking, and in the pic above you can see water stains on the...
  17. Berdink

    Looking to Paint over Old Gelcoat.

    I'm currently going this method also. I was pretty much settled on doing gelcoat over old gelcoat and I decided otherwise when I started thinking about how much work would be involved, and then it would only be as good as the old gelcoat below. So, for now, I'm going to do oil-based paint over...
  18. Berdink

    $100 Paint Job Question.

    Yeah, Barry was always very active in the forums also, and quick to answer questions. I haven't logged in there for several years.
  19. Berdink

    Non-Skid - Economic Options

    Sorry for my indecisiveness. Never have worked with paints or the like much. I just nailed boards together for a living.
  20. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I've scuffed up the remaining gelcoat and I'm going to go with some sort of inexpensive non-slip home-cheapo paint to tide me over this season.
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