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  1. guy48065

    Restoration of 08 Avalon - need to make the right choices

    I'm upgrading my 1996 18' Sweetwater for a 2008 20' Avalon LS. The seats in the newer boat are in worse condition than on my Sweetwater but I like the layout, proportions, and it's got a low-hours 60hp 4-stroke Yamaha. I'm going to have the seats & sun platform reupholstered locally and I...
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    Testing my temp gauge

    Yeah it's normal but loud, continuous, and real annoying. My other boat just beeps once as a self-check, then silence.
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    Testing my temp gauge

    Engine off, key on...annoying alarm ON.
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    Testing my temp gauge

    My temperature gauge hardly moves--if at all. Before I put this up for the winter I'd like to test the sensor & gauge. Can I just remove the sensor and put it in hot water? I'm guessing there will be water behind that sensor (open system). Just let it run into the bilge?
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    Wiggly bunks?
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    Cars you should have kept.

    They dug their own grave, then. My first brand-new car was a 1982 Dodge Omni 024 "Miser". It had the VW 1.7 & a 5-speed and was advertised to get 51mpg highway. We haven't come very far in 40+ years, have we?
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    Uhhh...is Escort a trailer maker? The winch tower has an Escort Trailers sticker on it & the name is familiar. Seller may have told me it's an Escort trailer.
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    I think I'll snug up the bolts so they don't move "freely", but will adjust under the boat's weight. EDIT: Can't. The bunk brackets must have bushings in there. The bolts are "ugga" tight and the bunks move freely. I guess AI is wrong again. This is designed to move like this.
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    I don't really know. Sticker too faded to read. It came from the dealer with the Bayliner Capri 1850 I recently bought, hence the "Capri" on the trailer.
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    Cars you should have kept.

    This is a car that deserves more respect than it ever got but because it was yet another variation on the K-car chassis I think everyone wrote it off as a dud. Mine (5-speed) handled like it was on rails. Caution sign says "slow curves 35mph max" Ha! 70 minimum, not even any tire squeal. I had a...
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    Agreed.
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    Before I posted I asked AI. Answer it gave was pretty much along that lines of "that is wrong, it will damage your boat, will wear out the hardware". 🤣
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    Picked up a 1990 Force 50HP yesterday.

    Best friend has a 67 Chevelle 396SS. Stroked to 454. Worth about $70k now. He hasn't mentioned anything about lifter issues. 😁
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    He's drilling 9/16 holes for bolts, not for small self-tapping wood screws. In my case the drilling itself didn't cause any damage so going in reverse wouldn't help. It's the teeth of the screws lifting the gel before they 'bite' and pull in that was the issue.
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    The trailer that came with my used (2000) bowrider has bunk boards that pivot on their brackets. They used nylok nuts so this might be intentional--tho I've never seen this. Everything else about the trailer is ship-shape. Should I tighten them with the boat loaded, or leave them to self-adjust...
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    I appreciate that. If there's ever a next time I'll drill stepped pilot holes.
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    Actually I did begin countersinking before I got to that hole. Not wide enough...not deep enough? I could see it went thru the gelcoat but maybe it just weakened it. The pilot holes I drilled for these 2 loops were close to an edge. I'm thinking the gel was thicker here than on the flats where...
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    torque or angle torque

    I think we found a guy who reuses TTY bolts. 😉
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    Yesterday I added attachments for a bimini top on my bowrider. All the holes I drilled chipped a bit when driving the screw in--one of them badly, so it shows. For the NEXT time--what's the trick in preventing chips/flakes?
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    torque or angle torque

    Marking the head is fine. Several techs where I worked preferred to do it this way--even tho we had torque-angle digitals in every size. The wrenches are amazing IMO. Great for doing TTY in tight spaces because they keep track of the angle increments if you need to ratchet to get there in steps.
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