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    Gel Coat Restoration, Still Scratches after 3000?

    I think it was a combination of the coarser grits showing and the fact that it’s black gel coat... everything shows! I also found out I was only going up to 2500. It looks waaay better after rubbing compound than I thought it would, though. I haven’t been able to work on it much this weekend...
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    Gel Coat Restoration, Still Scratches after 3000?

    Thanks for the tips. I used some rubbing compound on it tonight and it came out surprisingly well, but you can still see a good amount of the scratches in the right lighting. I ordered some high grit sanding discs for my orbital sander (hard to find locally), so I’m going to try again this...
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    Gel Coat Restoration, Still Scratches after 3000?

    I'm trying to bring the gelcoat on my old 1985 Chris Craft back to life. The majority of the gelcoat is black, so the oxidation build up over the years makes it look not-so-great. My plan was to wet-sand 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, then buff with rubbing compound and finish off with wax...
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    Cavitation While Pulling a Tube?

    I have a 1985 chris craft with a 200hp mercruiser set up, Alpha One outdrive. Yesterday I was at the lake pulling a tube, so I was running at pretty high RPMs frequently. Occasionally the RPMs would shoot up, almost sounded like the prop came out of the water a bit or it came out of gear. This...
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    Looking for Advice on Buying a Sewing Machine for Vinyl

    I am about to take on a new project replacing the carpet and seating in my boat. I'm going to be doing the upholstery myself and am looking for a sewing machine that will do the job. I'm a bit lost on what type of sewing machine to look for. What features do I need to look for in a sewing...
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    When You Winterize This Fall, Make Sure You Do This While Draining Your Motor

    Hey guys, Just wanted to give a piece of advice for winterizing your boat this fall. As you pull plugs to drain the water out of your motor's cooling system, take a piece of wire and poke it around in the drain holes to make sure nothing is blocking the water from draining out. I was draining...
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    New Boat - Bad Prop... What Should I Do?

    Hey Everyone, I could really use some guidance. I decided to abandon my restoration project and got myself a 1985 Chris Craft instead. I brought it home yesterday evening. It runs great and everything, but the prop is in REALLY bad shape. I feel like it is unusable and I would feel nervous...
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    Restoration/Rebuild of 1974 Gulfstream

    Hello Everyone, I have made some posts with some specific questions about my boat in the past, but decided it's time to make a dedicated thread to post my progress and get feedback as I go. This will be a long post to start since this is the progress over the last few weeks, so bear with me...
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    Converting OMC Dressed 305 to Run a Mercruiser Drive questions

    Hey guys, So I am working on rebuilding my boat. It has a 305 chevy with an OMC stringer set up currently. I would like to get away from OMC if possible so I have been looking at getting a donor boat to switch to a mercruiser drive. The 305 that I have runs great. I bought a boat on the...
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    HELP - Buying a Donor Boat With Mercruiser

    Hey everyone, I wanted to make a new thread so people would hopefully see this. I am in the middle of a project and am taking the advice of some fellow iboaters to switch from an OMC Stringer to a mercruiser. Looking through donor boats I found some good deals. What I need help with is this: I...
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    1974 Gulfstream - Cradle Boat before Cutting out Floor?

    Hey Everyone! I am planning on making a thread later that explains my project in detail, but I don't have time to write it right now. I will try to have that up soon so my project is less ambiguous. Very briefly: I am starting to discover rot in my 1974 Gulfstream (19') that I bought last...
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