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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    If it helps, my fudge factor for resin was around 40%. I had 2 gallons left of the 35 I ordered. The last few layups it was getting a wee bit close for comfort. All that said, some lay ups left a half inch of resin in the bottom of a quart mixing cup. There was probably close to 3 gallons of...
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    Mercury Tempest, Turning Point Mach 3 or Michigan Wheel Apollo?

    Any movement or direction you're leaning?
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    The calculation just drifted a wee bit is all.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I have what may be a dumb question... by using the drop cloth, does that act as a surface air inhibitor and allow the surface to fully cure? And if that's the case do you have to prep those areas between layups or is the unwaxed still good to go despite not being tacky?
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    That wheel is death trap (only thing that hurt me doing my resto)I used 2 cutting mine to a shell. :p Rips down a lip flat and cuts out ply nearly instantly. One time I placed it down before it stopped and it bit me. The other it kicked. Neither was deep but it was a reminder. Grinders are to...
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    DeWalt corded drill DW106 Type-2 keyless chuck, bits slipping out?

    I have both. We have a couple larger cordless SDS drills which are convenient... but if you need to spend all day on a job the corded usually is better as you need to swap out batteries every 20 minutes or so otherwise. On the smaller stuff... I'll start WW3 before I give up my cordless. I...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    More than likely for a brass garboard. Silicon, 5200,4200, boat life... anything they had open at the time most likely.
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    Lithium ion batteries

    Just to add... don't use the BMS as a crutch/rely on it to constantly save you. It's a safety. I've had a few responses to homes (well what was left of them) where people just outright abused batteries and uh... well fire. Granted, this was dozens of offenses and frankly Darwin always wins...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    I only had a half inch bit on hand so I prayed when I did it. Ran a bur through one hole to clean it slightly. But if the assembly slid all the way on by hand, I figured it was good. Knock on wood, no issues... yet. :LOL:
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    I was too cheap to buy the drill guide so I drilled a block of wood on my press the same size as the bit and used that. :LOL: (obviously making sure it was square first.
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    So when are you testing? :)
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    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    Lokar does make a kit to add them to the GMs at least.
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Since you have data in here a mod can update the title at your request to reflect the work being done.
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    Family of 5, 19ft or 21ft?

    Jay's teardown on his signature is a prime example of it. About average build. Granted his was redecked but from there down is all Brunswick and not exactly full of quality work. :( I went to the boat show a few weeks ago and found something wrong with pretty much everything there. They're mass...
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    True. I did use it on a friend's 98 and it was spot on... but that hull was well taken care of over the last 30 years. As good as my 4 winns is, I'd take my chances at a color match vs buying the paste. Was a suggestion is all.
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    Been a little cold.

    43 and overcast... digging trenches for the pole barn.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My trailblazer had a 113" wheelbase. It was fine towing the boat unless you had a strong crosswind. Then you noticed the limitations of the wheelbase and narrow track. That being said the 17' turning radius is missed dearly. I did my road test in that car and for the K-turn portion I just made a...
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    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    It's always the Germans.
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    This is a big if... but if you want and they have the right color... I have used the patch paste from spectrum color on a few boats. It is a pre thickened gelcoat/repair paste. The color match is about undetectable every time I have used it. There is no guarantee they have your color though...
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    Affordable fuel injection intriguing

    The 3.0l in my 4 winns before the repower was arguably the most reliable engine I ever had in a boat. No matter how long it sat, what else happened etc... was there ever a time I was worried about it not running. Rebuilt the carb once in 20 years. Hunt around for a delco est takeoff and forget...
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