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    Cabosill and gelcoat-nice final skimcoat. Gelcoat putty.

    This goes in the for what it's worth column. I mixed up some cabosill and gelcoat to skimcoat the nicks and other hull repair work. It's pretty labor intensive to get it smooth, after it sets, even with the wax additive, but it makes a nice, cheap, final prep for primer, paint. Serious prep work...
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    One part primer over cured resin?? pics

    I sure would like to prime these repairs instead of gelcoating them all. I have no air equipment. Any gelcoat work will be by hand. I think I've got to coat the outside of the new transom with new gelcoat, but do I have to gelcoat all of the little patches? I'm going to make up some cabosill...
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    10% Styrene, el-cheapo roller sleeves. Nice!! 1st update on Hurst-link

    After my first taste of laminating a decent area, with a chip brush, and unthinned poly, I decided to ditch that method and try rolling it out. The Elmers resin from Lowe's kicked pretty quick at 2% mekp, so I cut that back to about 1.25% at about 60 degrees outside. Mark, from US Composites...
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    Anybody ever reconstituted Poly Vinyl Alcohol?? Gelcoat curing sealant.

    I've got a lot of gelcoat to put back. In different shapes, on the outer hull and on the interior. I'm reshaping the little bitty bilge, gonna put in a splashwell, and coat the water side with gelcoat (over glass). The idea of taping a zillion little saran wrap seals is not too appealing. So I...
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    30 Yr old poured foam blocks. Dry. Sound. Still Usable?? Pics

    These are the 2 large poured flotation blocks Hurst stuck in the middle of the boat, boxed and glassed to the sides. The plywood was rotten, the blocks soaked. I cut them out to replace the underlying decking and have since decided that I didn't like where they were at in the first place. Right...
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    Help!! Where can I find this tiny cable clamp? PICS

    This is the tiny littlle throttle cable clamp for an '82 35hp. It will work in either the motor side, or the control side. I was replacing the throttle cable, and somehow, this little thing got away from me. The one in the pics is from the control side. Where do I find this thing? The cable is a...
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    Finally ready to sand and paint. Primer????

    It's been awhile. I'm finally able to get back to my project. Ready to sand and paint. I've decided to go with a 1 part poly from the store here. Mine will trailer home at the end of the day, so constant immersion is not a problem. The existing gelcoat is chalky and dull, with some dings that...
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    How can I detemine drive shaft length??

    '97 J60 TLE. BRP shows two different shafts. One is a 20", the other a 25". One is part # 437376, the other is 437379. Mine measures 19" to the top of the impeller boot. So it can't be a 20" can it?? Don't they count total shaft length in the measurement? One nutty thing about this shaft, the...
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    Will new rings clean this up? (Pics)

    '73 18hp. This one was given to me. It's for my Jon. It didn't run, and know I know why. Some history. This one was locked up at some point. Last owner (a really big guy) broke it free. Judging by the sheared flywheel key, he didn't use enough, if any, solvent. There is NO ring ridge, pistons...
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    Why do some folks take the air silencer off? Is it flow?

    If OMC puts 'em on, why do some people take 'em off. If air flow is the goal, why not put some old fashioned velocity stacks on the carbs? I'm sure I'm not the 1st 70's era Kawasaki 750cc triple 2 stroke ex-owner to look at the option of V stacks? Thoughts??
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    Will an '81 35 hp air silence fit an '82

    Reference '82 35hp. BRP shows the '82 carb as being used for only 2 years. '82 and '83. Will an '81 silencer fit my '82? Here's a dumb one; Why do people take them off? Is it an airflow thing? If so, why not put some old fashioned velocity stacks on the carbs? I've found an '81, would like to...
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    '82 thru '84 bad year for EJ harnesses??

    '82 HP j35elcnd. The insulation on a majority of the motor harness wiring was cracked, the wire itself badly corroded. Tattered and shredded would be a good way to describe most of the wiring, from the red plug to the purple-white trace choke solenoid wire. Coil wires, pulse feed, choke wire...
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    Cheap release agent?? Common household item.

    The transom sounds and feels strong. Thumping it with a hammer reveals no "dead" spots. But it's an older boat that has been out of the water for years. All of the holes, except for the last used mounting holes have been plugged with what I'm guessing is 3M 5200. It's still very pliable, and...
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    '82 35hp wiring harness discontinued?? Can't find it anywhere.

    :( '82 35hp electric start- 4 wire rectifier-electric choke, tach lead. Lookin for a motor wiring harness, from the red plug to the choke solenoid. I've looked here, at BRP, Sierra, ihop (is that a politically correct enough way to refer to the other parts site?) Not listed at any of the above...
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    Tilt tube compatibility?? '82 35hp-'89 60hp

    Gonna strip the beat up Mongoose. It has an '82 35 on it. J35elcnd. I went to BRP, and that other site that shows blowups like it. Could not find a tilt tube part # for the 35. Found a part # for the 60. I want the full steering off of it to put on my 60hp project. J60tlcea. Is it a clean swap...
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    USCG Boatbuilder's Handbook--Their word on foam. Possibly the last word needed?

    http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/boatbuilder/flotation/183-516-1.htm
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    Floatation foam down the center??

    Hi all. I've got a small 15' tri-hull double hull (upper-lower) Mongoose bass boat that has foam down the center of the keel, on either side of the stringers. It's the only floatation on this boat. The one I'm working on restoring is another 15' tri-hull single hull open bow. The flotation foam...
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    :) Some good news :)

    :)Look familiar? I'm not sure if I'll get old bilge pumps tossed at me, or maybe last years fouled plugs. But this site has been good to me and I wanted to post some good news. I just got back from the Eastern Shore of Va with my new (to me) '89 60hp Johnnie. Got 'er on the stand, and hooked...
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    VRO pump rebuildable-serviceable ??

    I read with interest the fact heavy faq on VRO's. Some of you may remember me as the guy who was going to put twin 35's on my 15' tri-hull. After weighing the cost and power to weight loss of toting 2 lowers around on my transom, I took a momentary leave of sanity and bought me a clean, low...
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    Another one on floors. Pressure treated ply overlay?

    15' tri-hull bass boat. Carpet. Foam. Poor care. Left in the weather. = Floor problems. My situation is all of the above. Used boat, bought cheap as is. The problem is not too serious, as compared to competely rotten floor in my other project. But one project at a time. There is one spot that's...
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