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    Properly sealing rivets and bolts on aluminum Jon boat

    Hello, folks, I recently bought a beat-up Jon boat (said to be 1968 Polar Kraft). It has adhesive or sealant on a number of rivets, nuts, and bolts. I can't identify the stuff and I think it should be removed and these areas more properly and neatly sealed with Gluvit or 5200. Advice on...
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    Where do dead boats go?

    My avatar shows what I started with. Then there was this microburst. Six trees hit the boat. Did not have boat insurance. Thought it was covered as personal property. Wrong.
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    Tashasdaddy died??????

    I know this post is in the wrong place. Where are the obits posted? I just happened to catch it at the end of someone's post in restorations. TD gave me good advice more than once. Jane
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    Translating trailer tire sizes

    My trailer (a no-name brand) is single axle. It currently has Patriot Supreme 115R12 tires that have dry rot. I look at trailer tires that have sizes such as 4.80x8B and 20.5x8x10C. How do these kinds of numbers reconcile with what's on my trailer? I waant to replace but I don't speak the...
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    Where is trailer mfg name

    I seem to have an anonymous trailer. I can't find any model name on it. It has been repainted several times so some one may have painted over a decal. I have looked along the sides and underneath the tongue, but there is nothing imprinted into the metal. I can see that I have LS Brown hitch and...
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    Trihulls

    Was that trihull "club" ever launched? Or did everyone take the winter off?
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