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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Splashed!
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Mounted the swim platform today, and finished the mounting the bow upholstry. Decided to reuse the seat cushions after a good cleaning- at least for now. IAlso installed a transom saver. Hoping to splash this week..
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Got some new wheels to replace the rusty painted wheels, and finished installing the front bow seating, And I've got an awesome neighbor that refinished the old teak for me
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Catching up on what I've done over the past few weeks. Got the engine painted and rehung on the boat, and put new decals on the 31 year old engine looks like new again.
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    The boat salvage yard didn't have very many aluminum boats there - mostly glass- but I'm sure I'll be back there a few times for hardware and other interesting parts Wefco rub rail looks like a natural rubber, certainly installed nicely, and its a big improvement over the original rub rail. I...
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    I am really struggling with lining up the windshield, anyone have any suggestions. I'm sure it doesn't help that the foam on the top of the consoles is thicker than what was there originally.
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    installed the vinyl panels and the consoles but I'm not liking the looks of the glovebox door, need to do something with that.... just not sure what yet
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Had to replace the rub rail channel on the starboard side it was damaged beyond repair in the front 6 inches. If anyone in my area needs the rub rail channel for a 16' boat I have it available- would be too long to ship. I found my replacement rub rail from a 70's era 22' Islander at a boat...
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    catching up on what I've done over the past few weeks. put Nautolex on the gunwhales as well. today I'm gonna try an get carpeting glued on the inside vertical surfaces
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    put a starcraft decal on it today and the black stripe yesterday. Next up is to install the splashwell and rehang the merc- just waiting on the draintube to arrive.
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    another pic
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Finally dusted off the old project and got her painted and flipped back on the trailer. Not too happy with the paint job, but it is gonna have to be good enough. Its been a few years since I've touched her, many unexpected life events. but I plan on finishing it this summer.
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    88 Islander 261v

    created a new thread for the Islander I picked up last fall. Will be doing a few minor things to it this year.... The blue canvass cover looks in pretty decent shape with exception of being a bit sunfaded. Has anyone ever tried fabric paint to 'refreshen' the canvas. Or any other ideas to...
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    No Title thanks Waterman, that pic the hull bottom isn't polished yet, the hull is only sanded. The only part polished is the transom. I reloaded the pic that I couldn't see earlier of the transom. How do you upload pictures on the new site? I'm not liking the changes much.
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    55 lonestar cabin cruiser_

    3 BOATS from Family
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    '87 Mercury Blackmax 135Hp Temperature Sensor

    broke the temperature sender trying to remove the nut, anyone else run into this problem, whats the best way to remove the broken piece? Thanks for any helpful suggestions, I've got plenty of time to get this done before the ice thaws.
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    87 SS180 First Rebuild

    Purchased this SS180 thinking I would be able to use it a bit before rebuilding, but I must have been blind when I bought it. When I got it home it I found much more wrong with it than I had initially expected. Standard problems, rotten transom and floor. The Mercury 135 isn't pretty but its...
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