in a few weeks when you are itchy and waking up with nightmares of moldy wood and foam, we will be here too.
pro tip. a 3" diameter cup brush on the end of a 2' extension powered by a drill motor will chew up old flotation foam. use leather gloves to steady the cup brush.... have the shop...
When was the last time the gimble bearing, u-joints, and alignment were checked?
you can do them in the order listed, however when you are doing the bellows, you will need to verify alignment and check the u-joints and gimble bearing. so that portion of the job may grow a bit.
we are dry as a bone in Manatee County. still have burning bans as well as the occasional fire on 75 from smokers flicking their butts out the window at 75mph
depends on the boat, the size of the people and the water you are boating in.
I had 2 younger daughters that would bring their friends on my 19' searay. 2-3 in the bow, 2-3 behind the window, its doable.
however not in rough water, or in inclement weather.
if you are looking at used...
these can work, however are more expensive than the correct ones.
these do not work that well, however I have used them. just takes 3 hands. still more expensive than the correct ones (I got mine on amazon)
I picked up one like the one on the right, then modified it like the ones in...
my doc says its Chronic Rhinosinusitus and since I suffer so bad, he suggested moving out of Florida. Pollen is so thick the car is green (supposed to be black)
I use five-stare marine out of Florida
if you look at the link in my sig (near the last few pages), I go thru the rebuilding process.
take care when re-inserting the piston so you do not cut the piston seal.
BTW, that is not a "repair" that is a parts cannon firing parts swap
hydraulic...
moved your post out of an old thread
you have a leak at the cylinder. its bypassing the piston.
find a different shop, get your cylinders rebuilt or rebuild them yourself.
are you talking carpet or hull liner?
many cuddy cabins and express cruisers are lined in "hull liner"
I got my hull liner at an RV outlet (half the cost of marine stores)
Ivory https://pantherrvproducts.com/6545-ozite-ceiling-headliner-carpet-72-wide-ivory-per-linear-foot/
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