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    Scott good to know got to be honest was struggling to find the stainless female to female adapter fittings, and didn't want to change the inverted flare on hose cheers Brett
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    Managed to final sort out fittings need to adapt -3 trim pump hose coming from trim tab pump which is a 3/8”-24 inverted flare to the -3 jic transom connection Looked at adapters and was going to take 2-3 fittings on each of the 4 hoses Managed to find reasonable priced flare but and double...
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    It’s been a while since last posting Crazy busy at work although enjoying not travelling overseas for now A few months ago when at a classic boat racing meet I noticed quite a few of boats had a see-through access panel on rear deck to get access to inside transom Since filling in the rear...
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    Kiekhaefer chevy old school distributors/magneto

    well thats a start
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    Kiekhaefer chevy old school distributors/magneto

    was having garage clean out and came across a pair of older Kiekhaefer distributors which picked up somewhere 12 yrs ago Have tried to find some information but cant even identify them the distributor case is all aluminium chevy distributors any experts out there like to take estimated stab...
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    Interesting how the heads can come up left them for another 24 hours so in total 50 hrs soaking Came up okay Hosed the heads down with water blew them off with air gun, oiled them but them in double Heavy duty plastic Bags as no tine to do anything with them at present I’m really suprised the...
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    have a few Chev BB heads floating around and thought I would clean them up this set is brand new never been use mercury 502 Gen VI rectangular ports #088 castings used 30 litre plastic container, and 24 litre of regular cooking vinegar (5% acid), purchased for A$0.60/litre, used 24 litres Been...
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    well 20 days no work on boat...disgusting However needed to get into tidy shed up as Im sick of walking around ****, and dust So while hull was outside, turned garage/shed upside down dusted/clean/fibreglass out, ...well what I could get to went around and replaced broken globes, changed the...
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    26c today a little warm for fibreglassing outside Sanded the laminate on the gunwale Came up good So all set for some filleting/ skim coat to blend profile in decided to extend the passenger seat pedestal This way when skiing and I turn the seat around 180 degrees facing backwards I can have...
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    4pm start sanding back the laminate had dinner back out there this evening after heat died off manage to get 2nd laminate down of 225 grm CSM/612 grm biaxle will sand off tomorrow maybe able to get a skim coat of the outsides tomorrow good progress today
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    Was up early and outside this morning at 06am ready to start fibreglassing However had a reasonable dew on boat so had to towel the old girl off then hit it with sone acetone Took a little longer to put down the laminate. As working the cloth into ridges was longer than expected Used 600 grm...
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    Yesterday made up piece of gurus boat to finish off the contour of gunwale so it follows the profile of the hatch came up okay
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    more sanding today on gunwale, and light sand on floors
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    Stringer repair

    Applied epoxy undercoat to underneath of hatch yesterday Use roller and brush as weather wasn’t that good for spraying Just to see how glass filled and get hang on putting down some paint needs a little more fill, that epoxy paint is sure thick
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    Been thinking about location of trim pumps, as the 280 K-planes purchased showed up last week, freight form USA taking forever at present due to covid, shipping schedules. The best location would be bolt them to inside rear transom, close to the actuators, however would be difficult to get in...
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    raining today in melbourne, difficult to use the orbital sander outside dragged the hatch inside and started sanding, filling, more sanding the hatch, need to fill it over and prep the underside then its good for 2 pack epoxy undercoat
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    Stringer repair

    scott, we supply into metal casting industry, and I would be a shame to send that casting out the door to some lucky customer
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    Cleaned everything out of boat Dragged her outside gave good hosing down to get rid of dust sealed the exhaust, surface drive, trim cut out and holes with fibreglass resin and then flocote next few days finished fibreglassing cap /decks
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    Stripped back the mercruiser Bellhousing to reveal the raw casting What a shocker Realise now why they apply decent coat of black paint, as casting was rough finish I suppose rough the Brett we to hold the paint sanded it up ....knocked into shape Looks half decent now
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    I checked out Matrix by PPG which was recommended to me, however there clear is 40% solids I'm in Australia and have used in past engine enamel from KBS coatings DiamondFinish - Clear Coat - Application Instructions - Automotive Clear Coat (kbs-coatings.com) The guys behind this company were...
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