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    Voting for 2023 Splash of the Year!

    Really great job by all you guys ! Thanks for sharing your restorations !!!
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    Congratulations Mickey ! Well deserved SOTY !!!
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    No thanks on the worm hole scooting .. I would totally freak out . Giving me anxiety just thinking about it .. Lol !
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I do get a bit claustrophobic . The smaller MRI machines I just can’t handle .. As long as I can move around I’m fine ..while in NOLA we spent some time at the big park in the sculpture museum.. This guy wasn’t very talkative but I could tell where his head was at .. LOL !
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    The Admiral making her way through the Florida Caverns. One of our stops on the way to NO ..
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    The bottom is all in place . I got the sides stripped down to the frames . Picked up more wood for new planks . Gunna replace the batten boards . Just easier than filling the old screw holes .. We visited New Orleans last week . First timers .. Kinda a different town for sure ! LOL! We walked...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I honestly couldn’t help but get a bit choked up watching some of the veteran visitors take in all the images and videos.. They weren’t saying a lot .. Just watching silently.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    If y’all ever get to New Orleans make plans to go to the WWII museum. But plan for most all of your day there . The place is huge .
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    2023 NFL/CFB News and Nonsense

    I’m disappointed that either one of those 2 teams had to win .. Those 2 are our biggest rivals …
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    Pigskin Pick’em!

    Come on Joe your only 11 games down from Musky.. You got time to ketch up. 🙂. Musky has to make his move now to ketch up . He probably gunna take some chances.. 😉
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    10-4 on that ! Done for the day and headed to the hot tub ! 🙂
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    What’s the treatment for counter sink elbow ? Lol !
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    Yeah , Buck no way I’ll be done with the CC for Dora this year . Maybe next year., I’ll be bringing the WM and hanging out with the AOMCI group as usual. They are a fun group to hang with . I am looking forward to going to some of the ACBS shows and cruises with the CC though . I just hope this...
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    KC , your not scraping or sanding it off . It remains a waterproof layer in between the inner and outer layers . Like Flashback said it remains flexible . Folks say the ride is a lot softer like original compared to the epoxy bottoms which are a good bit stiffer . I did a lot of reading before...
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    You have plenty of time . It takes a while to cure . After I stop and clean up for the day I will be misting the planks with water and covering with plastic . It helps the curing process and keeps the planks swollen while drying . They have learned a lot of tricks since they started these type...
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    Plenty gooey Lol !
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    First couple down . I’m getting a little over 3’ of plank per tube . I’ll be scraping up and reusing the ooze out ..
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    So I guess we are starting the 5200 planks tomorrow. Was gunna start today but I got called in to work at the last minute. I hope this goes well .. Lol ! I pre-drilled and counter sunk all the screw holes . I have 4 different lengths of screws in this first plank . Started the screws so no...
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    Pigskin Pick’em!

    I drop 4 spots , my team looses last night and our QB goes down , one our best receivers and O lineman get hurt too . I hate Mondays … Lol !
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