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    83bluefin replied to the thread View of unloaded trailer with pickups.
    I tow with a Ram which has tow mirrors. It also has a very nice backup camera so no need to put the tailgate down. I still rely on my...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread Inherited boat, how bad is this?.
    You have up to this point what I assume is $0 purchase price. And you know the history of the boat. So you invest $3-5k into it and you...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread Bed liner for fiberglass hull.
    Bedliner? I wouldn’t but that’s just me…I don’t like unplanned swimming events. Soft floor, no bilge? I wouldn’t even launch it till...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Yeah sides are getting painted with Pettit Ez Poxy. Gotta get the adhesive off as I can feel the ridge left from it. Gonna get some...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    I heard it somewhere that it’s good luck to sacrifice a tool to the boat building gods. I present my 3/8 drill bit. Snapped when I was...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    While I could do that, my goal is to have this as easy to launch and retrieve as possible for my sons. It’s the main reason there’s a...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Yeah. They’re being replaced with flip-up cleats. Retro-mod to use the car scene lingo. Bow eye is old school small. Still attached...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Tried out a couple different pedestal heights at Sportsman’s Warehouse. Settled on 13” fixed height. Also tested seats. High backs are...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Yeah Ryerson is the biggy. Onlinemetals looks promising too. Smaller sheets would be ok but the longer angles may be an issue. May...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Near Buffalo NY. I may have to do this in small pieces. Those I can find online somewhat reasonable.
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Measured 3x, templated 2x, and cut once. It helped I had the very ends for the profile. Don’t worry…I have the floors, casting...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread Opinions on this welded aluminum hull.
    I’ve seen those lines before…on brand new Trackers. Hadn’t even been sold yet, factory fresh. If it was a rental, I’d be running away...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Researched the sku on the mystery white plastic flooring. PVC sheet from Home Depot. 1/2” thick at nearly $100 a sheet. Yeah that’s...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    Call it coat 4…Just trying to use up the paint mix I have. I honestly didn’t mix that much up as I had a feeling I was going to be in...
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    83bluefin replied to the thread 1983 Blue Fin 16’ Resto.
    I thought about it I truly did. Qt of Spar was $30. Tack in everything else and it’d be cheaper to use a runny polyester or epoxy….and...
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