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    what adhesive do you use in replacing a thru hull fitting?

    I'm doing a fiberglass repair to the bilge area where i had to remove the livewell fill thru hull fitting. I'm buying a new fitting to reinstall and was wondering what adhesive to use. It looks like a plumbers putty looking adhesive was on there initially. Thanks.
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    Can anyone help with a 2 part liner question ?

    Along the side of the fiberglass grillage/stringer area of my Winner Chameleon water that is meant to drain to the bilge flows along the stringer to the wood that is sandwhiched between the 2 piece liner . There are factory holes to allow water that collected in the outer stringer sections to...
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    How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer?

    Re: How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer? forgot the pics, took one furthest back to get a overview of the area, my earlier posts show that this boat has a all fiberglass stringer system made in one mold the size of the boat adhered into the hull, this area is...
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    what kind of local stores have 1708 cloth and poly laminating resin?

    Looking to gather these items soon here local, any ideas?
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    What kind of boat(s) do you own?

    Re: What kind of boat(s) do you own? 1988 WINNER Chameleon 18 ft fisn n ski with a 115 Mariner, Love it, my first boat ..........
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    How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer?

    Re: How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer? I'm hoping this pic serves as a overall pic. The yellowish thing you see on the right is one of the 2 gas tanks 14 gal. The farthest back area (dirty looking area) is the transom area where the motor bolt heads are ( higher...
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    replacing poppet valve on 1989 mariner 115 hp

    I'm going to replace the t-stat on the outboard and figured i would replace the poppet while i'm at it replacing the gasket under the same cover. I have the poppet and awaiting for the diaphram and spring to come in, do i need to replace the black cup shaped piece as well? Thanks.
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    How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer?

    Re: How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer? not sure where you see wood, trust me, the only wood is the mounting block of wood that is glassed to the hull that i ground the glass from the top of, pic 1 and 2. Underneath that wood block you see, about a inch lower is...
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    How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer?

    Re: How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer? better?
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    How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer?

    I cut out a 4" long by 2" tall section out of the one stringer to see if there was wood at the bottom of it. I also made another cut of the same area from the top to the same side of the stringer making the total cut out area like a backwards upside down " L " cutout including the corner of the...
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    Where should i start cutting to see if the water intruded.......

    Re: Where should i start cutting to see if the water intruded....... and now with pics
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    Where should i start cutting to see if the water intruded.......

    into the foam filled compartments? This is what I found : a 1 /16th " diameter hole above the starboard side stringer, so not sure where the water can travel from there ........... i found out that the previous owner screwed the bilge pump to the hull without sealing the mounting screw holes...
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    soaked bilge pump mounting area on 1988 winner

    Re: soaked bilge pump mounting area on 1988 winner the boat
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    soaked bilge pump mounting area on 1988 winner

    Re: soaked bilge pump mounting area on 1988 winner
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    soaked bilge pump mounting area on 1988 winner

    I noticed today in the 1" raised area where the bilge pump is mounted with wood under the fiberglass the wood is soaked. water oozed out of the mounting hole. i opened the hole to 1/2" and sucked the water out with vac, about 14 ounces total. I also noticed a chip in the fiberglass hull in the...
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    checking throttle adjustment/ test tank

    I thought i had a vapor lock issue when taking boat out on a 100 degree day, before i put boat in the water i squezzed the primer bulb about 25 times on a mariner 115 and it never got firm ( should of raised a red flag i guess ) anyway, during driving, when i had the throttle at half speed or...
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    gel coat crack where splashwell meets transom

    there is a crack in the gelcoat inside the splashwell where it meets the transom almost the whole width of the transom on my 1988 Winner Chameleon 18ft fish and ski with a mariner 115 on it, Transom feels very solid , i pushed on the transom on the outside of the boat no give, i punched the...
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    nida-core or seacast ?

    I was just wondering what the advantages/disadvantages would be of using each. Is Nida-core the less expensive solution to repairing a rotted transom?
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    can you inspect transom to ensure wood isnt rotted?

    I was just wondering is there anyway you can inspect a boats transom for wood rot to eliminate a future disaster without doing damage to it? Thanks.
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    correct beep sequence on 1989 Mariner 115 hp outboard?

    I recently had a beep beep alarm, the oil sensor on the bottom of the outboard mounted oil tank was loose, i could pull the long plug type sensor that has the two blue wires down a bit and it stopped, i ordered the new tank and sensor and the oil control module, i was wondering after these new...
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