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    1994 Celebrity Stringer Replacement and New Floor

    I must say that I like many others have spent many hours reading and searching other peoples repairs. In the beginning I was hesitant to post a whole thread on my project but at the suggestion of a mod I have given it. I will also say here that part of the intimidation is the strong opinions of...
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    Wrapping 1708 over stringers?

    How do I get the 1708 to pull down tight as it goes over the top of the stringers? Is there a trick? I do have the edged rounded some.
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    Deck Cleats?

    I am about to start laying 1708 over my new stringers...... 1. Do I lay all of that then attach deck cleats to the side with screws? 2. Or do I try to enclose the cleat in the 1708 with the stringer? 3. And what kind of wood do I use for cleats?
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    CSM Fibers Sticking Out!!

    So I encapsulated some plywood in CSM today with poly resin.... I have many random fibers that stick out.... What do I do with these? Do I grind them off? and recoat? Just looking for suggestions here.
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    Polyester Resin Test Question

    I saturated some CSM and after all was said and done I had some 1-2 mm air bubbles left. I'm wondering if I needed more resin or if I needed to work the material more. I used a paint roller to saturate as per instructed by an old Bayliner warranty repair man here in town. I also ran out of...
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    What Thickener Filler To Use With Poly Resin

    I'm repairing the floor in a 94 180 Celebrity. I removed the stringers around the gas tank and up to the ski stow, front and back bulkheads, and finally reached a point where the wood was less than 50% rotten. I am choosing to at this point to sister in some new plywood next to the half rotten...
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    Gas Tank Access

    I am re stringering and flooring a 1994 celebrity 180. The original stringers were not covered in glass and resin and there was a carpeted panel/ hatch/ piece of plywood that covered where the fuel tank is/ was down in the floor. The worst part of my rot was where the water ran down around this...
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    Fiberglass thickness

    If I am wrapping my new plywood stringer pieces in Fiberglas and poly resin before installing, how thick should I expect this combination to be so that I can lessen the length of my plywood pieces.
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    New Stern Drive

    I managed to melt down my Alpha One Stern Drive. I have pulled it off the back of the boat and believe I am ready to order a new one questions How do I know what to order? Who do I order it from? Will shipping cost less from a closer dealer? Info from the paper work says Alpha one 4.3L -...
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    Empty drive oil reservoir!!!

    After having my prop stop spinning we pulled the couch out of our Celebrity 180 1994, stern drive is 4.3l alpha one, and in searching around the motor found a drive oil reservoir that had been knocked loose and fallen in to the back of the the engine compartment. I managed to remount it in the...
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    When do you decide to buy a whole new outdrive?

    Last year we picked up a ski boat with a 4.3l alpha one outdrive. We got it for a steal and transfered it to our boat slip from the person we bought the boat from. It is a 1994 celebrity with 300 hrs. Long and short of it is, it ran great last summer. We cleaned up the thing this year and took...
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    90hp 1990 model Force Impeller replacement.

    Ok so I read the other wonderful post with all the directions but my question is when we mated the lower unit to the rest of the motor it was difficult to push in the last 1/4 inch. We ended up starting all the bolts and slowly snugging the thing up. Is this standard? or should the thing have...
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