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    1987 Larson DC-215 restoration

    I was able to get the front deck tabbed in. There was also a piece of reinforcing wood along the keel above the front deck that I replaced with composite. I have to order a bit more glass and foam then I can foam and skin that last piece of the deck. After that I'm going to go through and...
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    1987 Larson DC-215 restoration

    Got a good bit done this weekend. I tabbed in the outside deck. I plan on getting the cabin deck tabbed in tomorrow. Also foamed underneath the outside deck in addition to the areas where foam was originally poured. If I have enough foam I'll be able to skin the deck this week too.
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    1987 Larson Citation DC-175 Swim Deck?

    Here is what mine looks like. There is a board (1") above the transom that my swimdeck bolts up into. It's a 1989 DC215.
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    1987 Larson Citation DC-175 Swim Deck?

    Post a picture of the inside of your transom, if you can.
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    URGENT looking for materials in ERIE PA area

    I was shorted glass and my 105 resin never showed up. I need to move my boat by the 1st. Does anyone in the erie or pittsburgh pa area know of any place I can get the following: West systems 105 Epoxy resin (3 gallons) 17 oz biaxial fiberglass cloth (no mat) Any help appreciated!
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    Flooring HELP

    @jbcurt00 Ahh, I see. Saw wooden deck and assumed glass.. my mistake. Nonetheless, using coosa board for the shims could still work as long as the deck is sealed up. Maybe wrap the deck in glass? I'm not sure of any other way to seal it up.
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    Flooring HELP

    @jbcurt00 I can see that. Lot of people don't want to drill pilot holes or anything like that. Just shoot a screw through and split the wood. Oh well, like I said before in another thread, one of the biggest parts of this process is patience and attention to detail. I put 3/4" cleats against...
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    Flooring HELP

    Yeah, my deck is and was only 3/4". It was 1/2" in the cabin but I figured for consistency I might as well use 3/4". I THINK screws are ok, as long as they are sealed. I'm using 316 ss screws and completely sealing them in. Easier than trying to get an even weight distribution for me.
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    Flooring HELP

    @jbcurt00 why rivits? (Just curious)
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    Bayliner 1600 rotten floor

    Oh yeah, and it takes a lot of itching too.
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    Bayliner 1600 rotten floor

    I am a little under $7k deep in my restoration. Complete gut and restore, Including the transom. I'm just about done, looking at about another $1k for some more glass, foam, and tuff coat for the deck (foam is expensive). Mine is a 21' cabin cruiser with a Merc alpha one 350. If you are...
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    Flooring HELP

    You could just shim whatever attached to the gunnels and floor with 1/2" coosa board strips. Pretty simple and you wouldn't have to worry about the shims rotting, just make sure thescrews holding the shims to the deck are sealed. I just put the deck on my boat and dipped the screws in epoxy PB...
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    Looking for a lot of info on the GP1200

    Hello all, I have two 1998 gp1200 engines that I am putting into a jet boat. Working on drawing up some designs and stuff for the engines and I have a bunch of things I'm looking for. The exhaust-I know they make some sort of a "triple exhaust" for these, but I can't find much on it. Is it...
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    Looking for pros and cons of building an aluminum jet boat

    I have been in desperate need of a new boat for a long time. I have an '87 duracraft jon with a with a '63 40hp evinrude on the back. The boat is SMALL. I want to finally buy something that I will not have to worry about fixing something on or getting stranded on for a very long time. However...
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    1963 evinrude shifting problems (pics)

    I've got a 1963 evinrude big twin 40 (not the electrical shift) that's been acting up. Past 3 times I've been out it has not wanted to go into forward gear. First two times it was just hard to get it engaged and would slip out of gear at low speeds. Last time I was out I could not get it into...
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    Help me find my next boat!

    So I pretty much live in two states. As an avid (and usually unlucky) fisherman, I must have a boat in each state. At home, I've got my dad's mod v, which works great for the shallow lakes up there. Down here in the Carolinas, the lakes are much deeper and longer. I currently have a 16' mod v...
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    "Fun" new project-1998 sea doo engine trouble

    So long story short I got roped into repairing two jet skis for a family member. One is up and running, the other, a sea doo, is doomed. I have enough know how about engines to do the repair, but I've never done anything with jet skis so I'm limited on the specifics. The engine mn is 5836. My...
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    Steering radius too tight

    I'm looking for suggestions and/or tried and true methods for extending the steering radius. I have a mechanical steering system on my duracraft flat bottom. I installed the steering, with other controls, because with the 40hp Evinrude big twin (1963) on the back, I need to be positioned...
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    1987 Larson DC-215 restoration

    I obviously didn't get as far as I planned in the last post. We had friend walleye for memorial day and I spent the remainder of the day sprawled out on the couch. I did go down later that night and I tried something new. I'm using West system 406 silica as my filler, and I mixed up some thick...
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    Evinrude big twin 40353D overheated

    So I've been in the process of moving to a new state for a few months now, and over the duration of that few months my boat has been in the hands of a good friend. He told me in October that the boat overheated and he had a hard time getting it back. I just got the boat down to my new house. The...
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