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  1. Squid Billy

    Grinding and the Neighbors????

    He Guy's, Well I have started to grind the inside of the hull out yesterday. My girlfriend whom lives next door says; "Your lucky it's me that lives right next door and she loves me and is willing to put up with it for a SHORT TIME (I live in a corner) or she would be making phone calls to...
  2. Squid Billy

    Oh, Crap! Now What?

    I just removed the engine, outdrive and the transom plate and it looks bad, ... very bad. The corrosion has really attacked the parts to the point the screws with the square washers were so degraded they were about half the original diameter. That is were they broke off. What now? Inner...
  3. Squid Billy

    Storing Plywood Questions

    A couple of questions regarding the handling of plywood; I'm going to be using plywood to redo my deck, stringers and transom and was wondering a few questions. 1). How long should it dry that "I" know of? 2). How should they be stored to prevent warping? I am leaning a little getting 3/4"...
  4. Squid Billy

    Engine Alignment Tool Dimensions

    Hello All, I really don't feel like spending over $100.00 for an engine alignment tool for my 1972 Alpha one drive to go with the GM 140 inline 4 engine when I have a couple of lathes in front of me and lots of material to make it out of. Does anyone have dimensions for the tool? I have seen...
  5. Squid Billy

    1972 Silverline Comoro 17T I/O Restoration

    Hello fellow Skipper's One can only chose to ignore the smell of what you know will only be bad news for so long. When you walk around the deck, and it's like walking on a trampoline, ... just think of something else like your favorite fishing day of the year, or a funny memory. But when your...
  6. Squid Billy

    Getting ready for a total makeover / rebuild

    Ok guys, I am getting ready to do a total makeover / rebuild on my Silverline Comoro 17 T and I need some links for the supplies I will need. I will be rebuilding the stock seats, floor, stringers and transom. In all the threads I read about this kind of work, I see no links for supplies...
  7. Squid Billy

    Rot Removal

    Hello All, I have a boat that I just bought and it does have some floor rot in a few spots. I know that when I open it up, it will be more than likely a fiasco and I will have to remove the top and redo EVERYTHING as I have seen in quite a few post here. I want to use the boat this summer and...
  8. Squid Billy

    New Boat and I want to identify parts.

    Hello All, I bought a new (old) boat and I would like to identify the out drive and engine I have. I know that it it a Mercruiser, but what model? and does anyone know what motor this is? The out drive says 120 / 140 but are there different models? Here are some pictures. Thanks Bill
  9. Squid Billy

    Right Brake locking on Trailer (Yikes)

    Hello All, I just bought a boat and the trailers brake looked the right wheel up when I was bringing the trailer around to get the boat out of the water. I went to take the tire off but the wheel magically unlocked. But when I got home, the rim was hot after 15 miles. I don't know what kind of...
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