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    The answer

    I think that we have all heard the question; Can I get my money back from a resto? Ask this guy: 14 dt wooden boat refinished Have a great weekend.
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    1964 Cutter

    I came across this gem in CL today. Anyone ever owned/heard of Cutter? http://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/3356647278.html
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    Thoughts on ACE Trailers?

    I have a line on a 2007 model ACE trailer. This is a single axle aluminum trailer for a 19' foot boat. The trailer I have now is a load rite that needs a new axle assembly (includes leaf springs and hubs). This is the original trailer that came with the boat in 1988. I'm thinking I might go...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration I called it quits on Sunday afternoon after sanding the hull with 120 and then moving up to 220 to get the swirl marks as best as I could and still leave some teeth to the surface. I felt really good when I walked inside Sunday evening. The last picture I...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration I dished out all the cracks, gashes and holes with a dremel or grinder/sander. I mixed up some gel and cabosil to make a nice paste. I faired out all gouges and spider cracks with the paste and a plastic spreader. I had a hole around the bow eye and the...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration The boat was flipped on Friday, Saturday was spent recuperating and I got back on it Sunday. Started with a nice washdown with the best stuff ever, barkeepers' friend. Marked some issues that need to be fixed while scrubbing This was my grinder hole...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration So the ends to the means is just like in bear_cuda69's case the work, expense, heat etc. all got to me and I quit. All I have left is this I realized it was just too much almost a full year's of work all for nothing really all the steps I took all lead...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration So now back to prepping for gel. I wanted to complete any glassing I had to do in the interior before moving to the exterior. I created a cornerstone that is going to serve as a battery tray. My wife, son and I all signed it and I will glass it in for...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration Ok so around about the second week in June or so, I am talking to my wife about putting the cap back on permanently, dropping the motor in etc. She proceeds to sell me on the virtues of painting the boat myself. I had planned on gelcoating the deck and...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration So deck is down and foam is in. I have no intention of painting the boat so it was time to put it back together. The plan is to get a professional to paint it in winter of 2012. So I decided to start working on some detail stuff while putting the cap...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration The deck bedded in PB, SS screws sealed with 5200. These pictures were taken in Virginia on January 18th, 2012. I was not sure if I would get around to foaming and it was getting colder so I put a layer of glass on the deck and waited for a warm day...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration So on the downhill run from the stringers, I went to work on the deck. The manufacturer had installed the deck in a manner that is not the normal look that I have seen on the forum but I was determined to put it back the same way. I made templates with foam...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration I mentioned that I had a couple of circular saw mistakes and also had one grinder mistake. I went ahead and patched these from the inside so I could move on to the deck. First was the starboard circ. saw injury. And the grinder hole
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration I got a bit ahead of myself in may last few posts. I had just chiseled out the rotten wood of the transom. This was my first chance to do some fiberglassing. So the saga left off with my confusion and heartachebrought on by stringers that did mot...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration Here are some more of the gap. I guess it is about the last 18 inches or so of the stringer that has this gap. I cut out a new middle stringer yesterday and really just made adjustments to make it fit. Bad idea I guess. I am going to plead stupid...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration oops! Thanks for the kind words. I feel like a chump because half the time I'm on the boat I am staring aimlessly with no idea of what to do next. Back to the stringers. I have some pictures. I have the boat supported on 2X8 adn 2X6 boards that are over...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration Thank you woodonglass. So with that being said, could I eliminate the original 1X4 that was installed to accomodate the seams? The deck was stapled into them and the stringers. The stringers are about 1 foot apart. The entire span of both outside and the...
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    Winter motor storage while under resto

    I bought a Mercruiser 3.0 off a donor boat to go into my boat that is under a full resto. I am wondering if I should take any precautions to store the motor over the winter. It is in my garage that will most likely never be below 45 degress or so. There is no water in it and no fuel supply...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration Small update: I decided to recreate the way the sole was installed originally, so went out and ground out the lip in question and took crazy measurements to ensure that the thing goes back together as close to right as possible. The resin the manufacturer...
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    1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration

    Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration So I have gotten back on the boat. Work stuff, family stuff, you know the drill. Since my last post I found that my about a third of my transom was definitely rotten so I removed it. So chiseling out the rotten stuff, no big deal; the good wood, not so...
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