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  1. erikgreen

    City outlawed me owning boats or working on them (MN, USA)

    Hey, folks; I've been boating all summer so I haven't posted much, plus in the last three months or so I've been unable to do any boat work at all due to legal issues. I've been fighting a battle with the City of Brooklyn Park, MN about my boats. Some of you may have heard of this town, it's...
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    Extra deep oil pan - any point?

    I'm about to replace an old oil pan with one in better shape. Is there any point to having one of the "expanded" oil pans with a deep sump and pickup on a boat? Any problems with the oil foaming or similar? I was thinking of something like these...
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    VP 290 Prop hub kit?

    Can anyone supply me with the part number for the hubs that go in the DP 290 prop sets? I mean the stuff inside the hub, including the splined part and (I presume) rubber? I don't see them listed anywhere I see VP prop sets, can't find the number. Thanks, Erik PS: The Official Volvo Penta...
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    How hard is this piece to replace? DP290 shift mechanism

    I got a call today from the guy resealing my 290DP lower unit. He finished it and reassembled it, the pressure test went ok, but he noticed that the O ring that seals the shift mechanism is extruding out due to some corrosion of the cover that holds the shift mechanism (this is part 3855785...
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    Paint for Volvo dp290

    I'm about to get my drive back from service with new seals, and it's time for a repaint. I'll be prepping by starting with soda blasting, being careful of the seals of course, then filling a few small dings with adtech filler. Then I have some zinc chromate primer, I think a coat of that to...
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    VP 290DP - water tube seals?

    Hello, all; I am just about to get my VP 290 DP drive back after a complete dis assembly and reseal job. Only one new part was needed, cost for the whole thing was $1150... not cheap, but since the drive is new to me, good insurance. The guy doing the job called to let me know he's not going...
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    Volvo DP290 Serial

    Greetings, all; I've had my DP290 drive in the shop for a few weeks to get it re-sealed. The mechanic I've got working on it says he's waiting to find out a serial number from me, since the one on the tag attached to the drive is unreadable. I've looked on the transom assembly (briefly) for a...
  8. erikgreen

    Good link

    For those of you unfamiliar with the site, www.fiberglassics.com is an excellent resource for older fiberglass boat models. What you may not know is that they also have a section for "Research" articles, including some excellent discussions of things like composite cores, refinishing...
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    Unusual material - structural fiberglass

    Just wondering - I recently saw a new hull construction project on another site use structural fiberglass I beams and U channels to create a fly bridge deck, and the stuff looked pretty interesting. They basically supported the deck with it, and some of the U channels were used as chase tubes...
  10. erikgreen

    Volvo 290DP prop hubs

    Greetings; I have a question for those of you deeply into Volvo DP props. Specifically, can you tell me if A)They have press-in or otherwise removable hubs and B) Whether the spline count on the shafts is unique to those model drives? IE, are there any other props/hubs out there that use the...
  11. erikgreen

    VP 290DP clean-up Qs

    I'm now the proud owner of a Volvo-Penta 290DP drive... I pulled it off my Bayliner parts boat yesterday (I may do something else with the bliner, we'll see). At this point I'm planning on getting the drive checked out and a couple seals replaced (the outer shaft seals are rotted due to being...
  12. erikgreen

    Good articles on boat repair, epoxy, cores

    If you haven't seen this, here's a good set of online articles from Epoxyworks magazine that cover repair and restoration topics. They're pretty positive on West System epoxy (for some good reasons) but they do present some backing evidence and tests on strength and moisture resistance. Lots...
  13. erikgreen

    Hauling 10 foot beam boat today - advice?

    Folks - I'm hauling home a big parts/project boat today from a marine repair shop about 15 miles from my home. Unfortunately that's 15 urban miles, so I'm going to be on Minneapolis highways all the way. I'm avoiding downtown, and circling most of the major metro areas. The boat is 28 feet...
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    Opinions wanted on potential resto - Bayliner Contessa

    So, I'm buying a boat for parts. This is a 28 foot Bayliner Contessa, 1985, that had a collision with land and is damaged mostly in the bow, but also a bit on the starboard fly bridge. It's a dual helm rig. The bow pulpit was apparently ripped off, the rail was broken off its stanchions, and...
  15. erikgreen

    Volvo from 1985 bayliner - engine replacement?

    Hi, all; I've been looking for a salvage Volvo Penta drive train to pull and put into my custom 22 foot I/O... currently I have a Mercruiser, and I'd like to switch. I have an opportunity to get a 1985 28' Bayliner that's got major hull damage in the bow.. it sank for a while in fresh water...
  16. erikgreen

    Playing with molds

    I thought this might be of interest to more people if I didn't bury it in my main build thread. I am in the middle of a complete rebuild of my 1981 Sea Ray 210. I've essentially dumped everything but the lower part of the fiberglass hull and I'm rebuilding her into a sort of center console...
  17. erikgreen

    Super glue, MDF, and boats

    Hey - just wondering if any of you have tried using super glue (cyanoacrylate) as a temporary or permanent glue to hold items in place in boats for permanent bonding. Example: Holding a piece of core (foam, wood, whatever) in place while you wrap it and the surrounding area in glass Example...
  18. erikgreen

    Steel motor mount examples/plans?

    Hi, all; I'm completing a refit of my boat, including a tear-out and rebuild of the motor mounts at the front of my Mercruiser 260 (Chevy 350) engine. Basically what was there were two 6x6 pillars of fiberglass and wood standing about 7 inches off my hull bottom. I'd like to replace them...
  19. erikgreen

    Layup flexibility - how many layers?

    This is a question most likely for experts or those who have done scratch building of solid glass (non cored) for boat work. I'm going to mold some new side panels for my boat on a table, laying on a waxed mold surface. I'm doing this as an alternative to my original idea, which was cutting...
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    Really awesome restore examples

    Hey guys.. I'm sure a lot of you have seen these (and I think I've posted one or two here, or seen them posted) but every so often I find a restore thread on a bulletin board other than iBoats done by someone who is a master at this stuff, and/or is naturally talented. The threads are too good...
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