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  1. 1985 Century Mustang

    Chopstran is clumpy. Is this an issue when putting on the regular fiberglass?

    Yes I'm doing the 1708 also. In what I have researched, you should do the CSM then the 1708. If i would have known that the CSM was a pain in the ass, I just woulda went with 1708. 🤬
  2. 1985 Century Mustang

    Chopstran is clumpy. Is this an issue when putting on the regular fiberglass?

    Thanks
  3. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    I put my first chopstran layer down, and I have some clumps of CSM, is this normal? It's circled in red.
  4. 1985 Century Mustang

    Chopstran is clumpy. Is this an issue when putting on the regular fiberglass?

    I used PC11 to fill small chips and drill holes. I didn't use epoxy on the transom. It was basically bare wood. I just spot treated the areas weeks before doing the polyester resin wet out and chopstran today. How can I smoothe out the dried clumpy chopstran? Is it normal to have clumping of...
  5. 1985 Century Mustang

    Chopstran is clumpy. Is this an issue when putting on the regular fiberglass?

    I used chopstran and wet out the area first, then I applied the chopstran and wet that out but it got clumpy and It's almost dried. Should I wait and then try to remove the clumped strands? If so should I lightly sand it down? In the below photo you'll see some white areas which is marine...
  6. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    Question, I have some areas that didn't cure properly on the peanut butter. Can I spray some mekp over it or use a small paint brush over it so it could harden.
  7. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    I'm almost at a finalization, I filleted in the transom today. Tomorrow I may start fiberglassing the transom. I have to keep a heater in the boat overnight and covered to get the resin to dry properly. Temps in Low 60s at nite causing slow drying. Also the rains no help either. We have had our...
  8. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    The empty caul container worked out really amazing. I mixed the peanut butter in a ziploc bag in a coffee container. I then cut a slot on the ziploc, and squeezed it into the empty caulking tube.
  9. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    Thanks I already ordered the blank caulking tubes, 3 for $10 free shipping. If it runs into any issues will definitely try the bags. I really appreciate the info.
  10. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    A little off topic watch this imbecile almost kill his friends on his boat...what an A hole.
  11. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    To get the correct and precise angle to drill out the gimball holes, in the new transom, I just purchased this angle finder. I'll let you all know how it works out for me. This video really helped me out tremendously.
  12. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    I think it will be easier with a caulking gun loaded with the resin peanut butter mix. I have some deeper and hard to reach areas where I need to get in all the slots and gaps., hence making a nice bead using the gun. The gun I think will fillet it in much better also. A stick won't work for me...
  13. 1985 Century Mustang

    Any Transom experts here. I have a Transom Rebuilding Question.

    The transom cured nice. I'm going to purchase empty caulking tubes, I'll use it with the peanut butter resin mixture to get to the hard reached areas to fillet. It should work decent, your thoughts.
  14. 1985 Century Mustang

    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    *I just noticed this is an older thread. I have a Merc 3.0 and mine has a drain plug. I put two thick clear bags underneath the engine, I remove the drain plug and let it drain into the bags, carefully I pick up the bags cut a hole and let it drain into am empty plastic gallon and then bring...
  15. 1985 Century Mustang

    Thru Hull Fuel Vent Fitting

    @Scott Danforth Is this the one I need...
  16. 1985 Century Mustang

    Thru Hull Fuel Vent Fitting

    Mine doesn't have a P trap it's a straight fitting. I just remeasured it, it's 16 mm wide, your correct.
  17. 1985 Century Mustang

    Thru Hull Fuel Vent Fitting

    While removing the old carpet from the Stern shelf above the engine room, I noticed my fuel vent fitting broke off the back of the hull inside the boat and I'm not sure what to order. Mine is about 1/2 inch wide or 30mm. It's a llittle short of a dime coin in width. I'm bad with fractions. Could...
  18. 1985 Century Mustang

    Carpet replacement

    I didn't use an adhesive, just in case I needed to get to the fuel tank. You never know on an older boat.
  19. 1985 Century Mustang

    Carpet replacement

    Welcome to the forum. You can consider using Nautolex if your floor is tight. It comes in different colors. You can use Roberts 6700 glue and it should work fine. I used this on the sides in my boat, it's durable if your floor is sound. *Note I already had a marine carpet installed last year...
  20. 1985 Century Mustang

    One of the studs on the sterndrive is angled too much when I rethreaded it, so it's not aligning properly with the transom mount.

    That was the next step if the map gas torch didn't work.
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