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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Is that polyurethane varnish? Edible / raw / boiled linseed oil? Does it leave the wood soft enough to allow staples to go in easier than epoxied wood? I cut the new plywood to shape and size today, placed the old wood on top of the new and traced around the less rotten side that still has the...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Thanks. I can understand why it's better to completely cover wood in the bilge, the bottom of wood in the bilge will probably be standing in water so not covering wood in the bilge would almost guarantee it would rot quicker than coating it all over including the bottom. I don't understand why...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Thanks for all the replies. I did start typing a reply yesterday, a customer turned up to collect their vehicle so I had to break off, didn't get time to finish and post my reply later. I've bought the wood, 'silk wrap', West System 205/105 epoxy and 3/8" Monel staples already. Should I...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Thanks Chris, Yes I realise it needs stainless Tnuts and bolts. As said I know I have 3 of the originals, 1Tnut and bolt was missing where the wood had rotted but I don't remember if I removed it from the rotted wood last year (in which case it'll be in a 'box of bits' I keep in the boat), or...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Today I went to a local woodyard and bought the 3/4 marine ply, ordered some 'silk wrap', Monel staples and West System 205/105 epoxy. I've still got the original hinges and at least 3 out of the 4 Tnuts and countersunk head bolts for the hinges, not sure if I've got all 4 Tnuts and bolts...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    Thanks. As said it's not really a seat, it's the panel that runs the width of the boat over the rear of the engine, it's behind and above the rear seat backrests. I ordered some cushion 'silk wrap' that's apparently the same kind of thin plastic sheeting the foam was wrapped in. I didn't know...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    My boat is a 1996 Four Winns Sundower. The wood that forms the base of the upholstered panel that runs the width of the boat between rear seats and swim platform (the upward facing trim you'd climb over to get into the boat from the swim platform, it's hinged to the boat to allow access to the...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    My daughter in law is from Lafeyette, Louisiana, she lives here now with my son. Her aunt (also from Lafeyette) is here visiting over Christmas, they all stayed in a hotel in York a couple of nights but didn't visit the train museum.
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    Survey

    I've wondered how much alignment changes between engine off and engine putting full torque to the drive, transom and engine mounts anyway...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Yes I'm in a small town in the UK around 30 miles from York and the museum I mentioned. Occasionally Flying Scotsman gets used for commemorative / nostalgia / special events, when it does it sometimes comes through this town. I'd forgotten it was built around 10 miles from here in Doncaster.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    We like to visit a train museum in York once every few years, they have a few famous old trains like Fying Scotsman and Mallard, I'm most interested in the cutaway views through the boilers of some old engines. https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/ They used to have a Spitfire suppoerted on a pole...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Look forward to seeing some pics / video of it on the water when its done. I noticed some boats on the river near me had inboards removed and outboards fitted but only small outboards to use for cruising the river and inland waterways, nothing like the effort or engineering going into this...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    not too shy then ;)
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Had a couple of those myself. Prone to rear diff problems (staying locked up or whining) though? One of my customers is a fan of the later Hemi engine'd Jeeps, collects and runs them, fixes some up and sells them on, I do quite a lot of work for him on them. He's an IT guy and wrote some...
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    Random

    I have a friend who gets out of boring conversations or usual formalities by asking those he's talking to "Did you have a this morning?".
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