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    A Mushroom is Growing in my Cuddy

    Re: A Mushroom is Growing in my Cuddy So...I did more core samples and everything up front in the cuddy came up dry and yellowy-tan. I've attache pictures of the drill bit and the shavings on the stringer that's in this cuddy compartment. So I'm still a little puzzled as to where this water is...
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    First Time Boat Owner/Crazy Person Questions

    Re: First Time Boat Owner/Crazy Person Questions Hey there. Thanks for the reply. I'm typing this on my phone and am hoping I can upload photos. I hope I did that correctly. It does seem to be a drainage channel. I don't know why, though, it would be open at the end like that. I would really...
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    First Time Boat Owner/Crazy Person Questions

    Re: First Time Boat Owner/Crazy Person Questions Hello. Thanks for the reply. Below is a picture of the Sportcraft. I know 27 feet is a little big for a first time project but I live near Montauk NY and spend a lot of time fishing there, and anything smaller would be tossed around and...
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    A Mushroom is Growing in my Cuddy

    Hello. I bought a 1978 Sportcraft with many issues. I've posted twice already today and am hoping that if I separate my issues, I run a better chance of getting a response from someone who can help. The cuddy of this boat has a leak somehow. I figured this out by lifting the hatches on the tops...
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    Hull Painting--Also Bimini Question

    I recently bought a 1978 Sportcraft and am going to paint her before she goes in the water next spring. The previous two owners did a crap job painting the hull, and I'd like to do a proper job. The POs seemed to just glop on layer after layer of paint, and some layers peeled away, giving the...
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    First Time Boat Owner/Crazy Person Questions

    Hello. I recently purchased my first-ever boat, at what I thought was a bargain price, on Craigslist. I see from the reading I've been doing here that this is common, and what has happened since--a list of pressing problems that gets longer every time I look someplace new--is also common. Since...
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    First-Time Boat Owner--'78 Sportcraft 27'

    Hello. I'm a short-term lurker and first-time poster. I just bought my first boat, which is being transported to my driveway this weekend. It's a 27-foot Sportcraft C-Eagle which I got for a low price on Craigslist, and I couldn't refuse. I am hoping I don't regret it. There're a couple of...
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