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    Boats from work.

    Boss said Bayliner, I just copied what the decals said.
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    Used Glastron GX 205 with engine issues

    Check every bit of stringers and transom you can get to before spending anything on the engine. If anything is wet or rotten, you'll probably be better off just passing on the whole thing. You would probably have about that much again into a structural rebuild, plus 6 months+ in time.
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    Random

    Had a surprise visitor yesterday. I was just starting on the truck when I see a brown and white blur. Turns out, it was this guy. Very nice dog, so I leashed hi., walked around for a while, and finally found out what house he belongs to, only a short walk down the road. Drop him over the...
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    Boats from work.

    Yeah, the bottom side of the floor isn't even sealed, but still surprisingly solid behind where I cut yesterday. The thing is pretty beat up overall, but it's almost 30 years old.
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    Boats from work.

    The Basscat was picked up today. Next is a 1997 Campion Explorer 672, with a bad cabin floor and some damage where it rests on the center trailer bracket.
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    White gelcoat restoration

    Wet sand 1000/1200/1500, then buff all the scratches out.
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    Boats from work.

    Finished the truck hood this morning. Then sprayed the basscat (forgot pics), cut some boards for stringers for a coworker, and brushed some bilge coat in the Boss's ski locker. He has a Bravo that's been sitting half finished in the barn for a while.
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    Boats from work.

    I've been working on anothe truck hood while waiting for that flake.
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    Is it Safe to boat, knowing you have partial rotten stringer?

    Oof, yeah that's a bit more than an air void.
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    Is it Safe to boat, knowing you have partial rotten stringer?

    That could just be an air void from the glass being in a corner. It can lift away even after they roll it really good at the factory.
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    Is it Safe to boat, knowing you have partial rotten stringer?

    They're all stringers. Stringers are the boards that run the length of the boat, bulkheads run sideways between stringers. That storage area is called a ski locker.
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    Boats from work.

    Some jobs are just like that. The ones before and after will go fine, but this one just seems to hate you for some reason. Anyway, we got the wrong flake again.
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    Planted Peppermint seeds and got this??It aint Peppermint

    Maybe some kind of nightshade?
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    Sunseeker 21’ Rebuild

    I've worked on both dimensional and oly structure boats. They both end up rotting, but both last a long time. Good ply can be stronger than dimensional because the grain goes both ways, and can handle stress in multiple directions better. I didn't convert mm into freedom inches, so I didn't...
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    What ? , Really, what is with this trailer?

    Well that one is definitely ai.
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    Random

    Lake Schinlaub now open! $500 splash fee. Guest assumes all liability for everything forever.
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    Boats from work.

    The curse has been lifted! Finished the Tige yesterday, boss took it this morning. Next is a Basscat with some minor stuff.
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    Sunseeker 21’ Rebuild

    I misspoke on that. It will bend, but it will cause air pockets at the That's what the boat was made with. Also, csm is bonded together with an adhesive that is broken down by the poly resin, but not by epoxy. So epoxy shouldn't be used with csm. I'm not really knowledgeable on the chemestry...
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    Sunseeker 21’ Rebuild

    I prefer you marine ply plan. Polyester resin, 1.5oz chopped strand mat, woven roving (I don't remember the weight), and a thickener for the resin. Bed the stringers in the thickened resin, 2 mat and 1 roving on each side with 6 to 8 inch out on the hull. If you want to cap the stringers with...
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    What would you do ?

    Well, you could always try to get a little creative. Put some table space in it and make it for outdoor eating, put a mast in the middle and have tiny a land pirate ship, or go the (possibly fantasy) viking route and flip it upside down for a little house.
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