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    Starting a 1974 Tri-Hull Restoration, it's a Stryker Mark IV model. Need help with any information or an owners manual.

    The flex seal and raptor lining is a bad idea. It won't soak into the plywood and adhere well. Do it right - buy some polyester resin, coat every side of the wood in resin, then encapsulate the plywood in a layer of CSM. The materials aren't that expensive (I recommend shopping at US...
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    1989 Sea Ray 200 BR Interior rebuild and new layout

    If you spend a couple of hours with that ski locker cover and it will look amazing. Just make sure you don't throw that out thinking it's rotten. I disassembled mine and skimmed the boards in a planer, then sanded all the sides and edges. A couple of coats of teak oil and it went from that...
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    Starting a 1974 Tri-Hull Restoration, it's a Stryker Mark IV model. Need help with any information or an owners manual.

    Well, as stated there is no manual with any useful info for the rebuild. Make Scott eat crow and finish the project, and post lots of pics here. He's not far off on pricing and timing, though. It looks really rough with huge patches of missing gelcoat, so you're going to have your work cut out...
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    Glad to see yall enjoying it, Mark!
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    1986 Mercruiser Alpha 1 Power Steering fluid?

    I just use automotive power steering fluid on my 87 Mercruiser 260. It's all automotive parts in the PS system anyhow....no marine magic going on there.
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    I'm doing my Bellows. Mercruiser A1G1. Are the Amazon Bellows Kits any good?

    China is a country, not a company. There are thousands of companies in China with the capabilities of making these parts. These companies are different, have different business models, and therefore different quality control standards. Just because something is made in China these days doesn't...
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    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Same, brother!
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    '89 Arriva 2050 Restoration

    Spend the money on a dust deputy, a long shop vac hose (mie is 13ft, I think), and a remote control outlet. The long hose allows your vacuum to be out of the boat, giving you space to work. The remote outlet lets you control the vacuum that is now out of your reach, and the dust deputy means...
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    What do you Recommend for Beautifying a Teak Swimstep?

    For my teak, I disassembled and ran parts through a planer and/or hand sanded to remove the heavily oxidized layer of wood - didn't have to go very deep. Now I just oil twice a year with Watco Teak Oil, then during winter storage, remove the swim platform from the boat and store it in the engine...
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    Epoxy resin to seal new decking

    Polyester resin ans some 1.5 oz chopped strand mat. Coat both sides.
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    Boat floor soft only around ski locker

    That's how mine was....just a little too flexible around the ski locker. Turned out large swaths of the floor, most of the stringers, and some of the transom was rotten too. If it's flexible, the wood has already turned to mulch. The parts that feel solid now are likely also at an advanced stage...
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    88 scorpion ski jack 210

    You'll have to build one or have someone else do it. Talk to a local upholstery shop familiar with doing boats - they can probably help. My upholstery shop built my rear bench seat, sun pad, and one side panel from scratch.
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    Voting for 2024 Splash of the Year!

    Congrats!
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    Repair before installing Keelguard?

    I used US Composites. Buy unwaxed white gelcoat, a small bottle of wax additive, and a small tub of cabosil. Yes, add wax to the last layer.
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    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    How's the QJ treating you? I finally got mine running well.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Man, I don't think mine had anything. Maaaaybe a thin foam strip. It definitely wasn't bedded or sealed.
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    Repair before installing Keelguard?

    Grind out the bondo, fill with thickened gelcoat, sand to rough shape, roll on some gelcoat, then install the keel shield. I did this on mine - pics on page 24 of the thread linked in my signature.
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    Using poly resin without glass

    Yeah, the bulkhead at the front of the bilge in my boat (built in 1987) was plywood with gelcoat and no cloth. When I got the boat you could poke your finger through it.
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    1966 MFG Rebuild

    Remember that foam expansion is a direct correlation to the air & surface temperature of the cavity you are filling. You can do all the math you want, but if it's not above the foam manufacturer's recommended temperature for maximum expansion, your yield can be much less (like 50-60% of what...
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    1966 MFG Rebuild

    Just be careful with the heat lamp when you're not around - make sure it can't fall over onto something flammable. I almost burned our house down when I was a kid when I turned on a heat lamp in the garage and it fell onto my dad's wooden workbench.
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