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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Just a question here for anyone with some structural knowledge. My Z braces are very close to the transom seam and there is maybe 2-3” between the bottom of the hull and the bottom of the transom. As my current boat is glass, I remember the transom board reaching to the bottom of the hull. From...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    thank you, im not sure what size OB ill throw on the back yet, PO had a 90 on it and said it ran well. I plan on getting the hull fully sealed and reinforced before i start to worry about powering it. Only spots that seem to leak water are where a wood screw was used to hold down the keel, and...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    After some more thinking and reading multiple forums/threads, i've come to the idea of filling any holes that would interfere with the wooden transom using tig welding. These would include old transom tie down holes that aren't needed (PO made 2 holes directly beside the ones originally in the...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Do you happen to have any suggestions for attaching this outer plate to the transom besides welding? I know riveting would be more than suitable but I worry it could create high spots where the wood would be interfered with and not able to sit flush against all locations on the outer sheet.
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    I understand that, I’ve got the key shape that the PO used to fill the outdrive hole and had riveted a flat sheet against the outer skin as well. I’m going to keep reading up and researching but I was thinking if I used that key to fill the outdrive hole and had it sandwiched between my outer...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    My next step is going to be locating any loose or missing rivets and installing solid aluminum rivets. I’m thinking anything structural I’ll be using the normal solid rivets, and if there’s anything that’s purely to fill a hole with some sort of backing plate I’ll use some semi-tubular solid...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    I’ve got the boat secured on my trailer with the bow winch post as well. I’m unsure if I should move the bunks aft to sit past the transom edge for further support, it would be an easy adjustment to make so I’ll hold off for later days to reaccess. Lately I’ve been using these nice days to be...
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    1980 E100 motor issues

    I believe I found the issue, upon opening the carbs up, I found that the in the lower carb bowl I had over tightened the seat for the float valve and the o-ring had split and was holding my float down and the valve open. Replaced and did not over tighten, started it up and was able to get the...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Trailer fully assembled, waiting until I get the boat sitting on it to make the final adjustments to my keel rollers and bunks. Going to fab up a bow stop/winch post once I get the boat positioned properly as the old one got stuck with the bow eye.
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    1980 E100 motor issues

    i was hoping someone had some advice, seems more timing related from my limited knowledge but dont understand why a different coil/powerpack would be causing this
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    1980 E100 motor issues

    compression was 118,118,120,117, did all of this before i had ever touched ignition system. its been running great with these compression readings for as long as i can remember, i take the readings at the start of every season and havent had any variation
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    1980 E100 motor issues

    I've got a 1980 E100TLCSC, I recently swapped the stator from an '86 E110 onto it as the initial one had some cracks showing and the 110 looked to be in great condition. I also put the water cooled regulated rectifier on since my previous regulator had gone bad and the rectifier alone sends too...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Finally got this terrible flotation foam removed from the hull, removing the stringers allowed for ease of getting under the foam and removing in big sections when it seemed to stay together. Filled about 5 garbage bags full of the old foam, it had to have weighed a couple hundred pounds with...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Transom finally removed, it was quite tough getting it out only to find out there were a few screws drilled into it with the screw heads grinded flush to the aluminum and painted over....... Once all the fasteners were out it was rather easy to lift it out, got it out in one piece which will be...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    I am currently in the process of removing the last bits of foam and flooring before i fill the boat up with some water and find any leaky spots. What would people suggest using for folding that aluminum on the bow downwards on a 90 degree angle? its about 0.100" so it seems like it would be...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Started off removing all of the interior stuff, lots of carpet and old foam flying everywhere. Went ahead and traced the shape of the new open bow and left about 4” extra everywhere so I can bend it downwards and wrap it down later on. Does anyone have any tips for removing the old pourable foam?
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Hi all, First off, I'd like to thank everybody on here for all the help I've received on other threads regarding other motor/electrical issues I've now successfully repaired. This post will be about an aluminum boat I've purchased in hopes to cut open the closed bow, and transform it into an...
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    Rectifier/Regulator

    I'm looking at installing a new rectifier regulator onto my E100TLCSC, it came with an air cooled rectifier and air cooled regulator, both separate units. The standalone regulator seems to be difficult to find, whereas rectifier/regulator units are much more available. My motor has the port for...
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    Rectifier/Regulator

    I'm looking at installing a new rectifier regulator onto my E100TLCSC, it came with an air cooled rectifier and air cooled regulator, both separate units. The standalone regulator seems to be difficult to find, whereas rectifier/regulator units are much more available. My motor has the port for...
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    1980 100hp vs 1986 110hp ignition coils

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