Sorry I am a little late to the party, I've been pretty busy and haven't sat down to take care of this and I apologize...
With that out of the way, it’s time to nominate 2025 splashes for the 2025 Resto Forum Splash of the Year!
Use this thread to nominate members who have splashed in 2025...
Dad's adding a 20x40 pole barn onto the house. That would've been nice to do the boat resto in a few years ago vs the garage at my aunts. :LOL:
Looks good sir. I should repaint the kitchen for mom and dad soon. Just haven't had the time.
You'd think that would only be the lower cracking though. I'm talking whole power heads blown open... like glorious levels of freeze I'd think you'd have to try to achieve. :LOL:
Been there, done that, have the t-shirt. If the deck has a soft spot you're better off assuming everything under it is garbage. That way if by some chance it isn't you get a nice surprise.
The threads here have everything. The YouTube videos tend to gloss over some things. Fish bump (linked by...
Dad's pulled boats in weather like that. Climb on the ice, drop through, repeat. You get a 45 degree day you have to go out. Usually south shore though.
You'd have to get pretty lucky for that. My friend does OE for a few manufacturers and he has said multiple times you're better off just having someone come measure and make it.