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    Repainting a 1989 Crestliner Sabre G/L outboard

    Use a single stage paint for everything. It's more durable than a base/clear paint job. How much you sand off depends on the condition of the existing paint. Based on the age, I'd bet there are a lot of spots that are going to chip away. If they're like tiny rock chips, you can get away with...
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    Filling a gap in core material

    Put a layer of csm over the side that will be pressed to the deck. Scuff that up well before bonding.
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    Boats from work.

    The floor is mostly in the Razor, just the front most piece left. Whoever designed the stringer layout doesn't know how to use a tape measure. No two boards landed their edges on the same stringer, stringers were different heights, this thing is just poorly made. The front has probably about a...
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    Took my dad to the er last night.

    Ok, super late update on this. He's had the targeted radiation treatments a while ago, and I took him to some follow ups this week. Another scan, mri I think, Monday and follow up with the doctor today. All of the spots have shrunk, there are a couple new ones, but they are so tiny the doctor...
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    Boats from work.

    So far this week I've black gelled the area, sanded it down, and am now masking to do the flake. The flake isn't expected to show up until tomorrow, and if it isn't early in the morning I won't spray yet. The blue gel is expected Tuesday. In other news, the new guy was drilling through the...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Cowards!
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    1969 StarCraft Transom

    Plywood will last a long time if sealed properly, either csm and polyester resin or Old Timer's Formula ( a sealant the woodworking guys here came up with I think). Do not use treated plywood, the chemicals react with aluminum and cause corrosion.
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    Boats from work.

    I finished the Nitro yesterday, Including a spot on the rear starboard corner of the deck which I forgot to take pictures of. Also finished grinding, glassed, and did some bodywork to the Skeeter.
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    Boats from work.

    Thanks, this one turned out pretry well, and I think in good time. Next up are a 2020 Skeeter... and a 2022 Nitro.
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    Boats from work.

    Finished the Ranger yesterday.
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    We used to have a set of mold for the little GW Invaders. The bosses used to work for them. The owner sold them a few years ago.
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    1995 Crownline 202BR Restore

    What is PL?
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    Triton 175 rear deck removal

    I'm not exactly sure what style livewell you have, but many are plastic ones that have machine screws securing them to the casting deck. If this is the case for you, open the lid above the livewell and feel around the the livewell ceiling for the nuts.
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    Boats from work.

    Doing the flake on the Ranger now. This time, instead of blacking out the bodywork under each color as I go, I gelled the whole spot yesterday so I could just sand it and flake over. I don't know why I never thought to try that, I was just taught to do it the other way and always did that. This...
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