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  1. mickyryan

    Finishing before gelcoat

    If I were putting a plate, I'd plate inside, that's where all the pulling force of the weight of the outboard is imho
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    Did you find the culprit reed?
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    I scoured the web but couldn't find a connection for for this model and year , I assume they never made one back then just that wrap people used to use
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    Happy birthday sphelps!

    Happy birthday!
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Not pretty yet but works
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    dang carpenter bees in lower unit, no clue how they found way in there but they dead lol
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    I haven't ran this engine in about 2 yrs so I'm thinking about pulling plugs cranking it and spraying some pb blaster in each cylinder just to make sure it's all lubricated before firing it up , not a outboard guru but figured it couldn't hurt
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Well I can't believe I got it but got all my wires and stuff into the outboard... this outboard didn't have a grommet for rigging so I kindaa one :) using a rigid. Vac hose connector since it has a swivel , hardest part was getting everything through it but I did :) the number 1 wires going to...
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    It will take a few hours but I did same thing for the trophy so .. luckily I got 2 nice crimping tools for battery wire , and the heat shrink and noalox to weatherproof the crimps :)
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    They didn't have any , shelves were bare, nobody locally had anything bigger then 4
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Impossible to find 1 gauge lugs locally so I'll make my own picked up some 3/8 copper tubing , I'll post pics when I got ends. CRimped and made :)
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Made a baitbox light 5 red leds should illuminate bait boxes/livewells just fine,yes I know they make them but this one only has one led and wasn't very bright so I made it better, used crystal clear epoxy to seal them in
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Was starting wiring got to get that in place before installing gas tank , trying not to backmyself into a corner, it rained allot today so didn't get to do much but got most wires in general vacinity
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Got engine mounted so I can continue wiring and rigging, had to clean worksite up a bit (thanks sam) lol the guilt and mess overwhelmed me haha, I'll try getting a few pics later in the day
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    1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

    Ug cleaning area... Looks away in embarrassment of his own work area ... Lol
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Thought about it but decided I like it without it at all and don't need to worry about it yellowing over time with silvers, keeping it around though i
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    I removed the rubber trim this is not the seal, it's just a rubber trim piece for looks if it was chrome it might look good but I'm not gonna go through trying to find silver paint that looks good and sticks to rubber/plastic
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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

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    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    That lower rubber trim piece im not so sure about , might keep it off but I wanted it to help me keep the decal correct
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