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    new poly and painting?

    Hi,<br /><br />Is it necessary to use surfacing wax on a surface you are going to paint? Or will the paint coat over the 'tackiness' left behind?<br /><br />Thanks
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    fiberglass disbonding from new floor?!?!

    Hello,<br /><br />I finally got a few precious hours to work on the boat. Unfortunately i discovered that my new floor had some sizable areas of disbond. I used pressure treated plywood that was dried in my basement for like 10 weeks, sanded it, wiped down with acetone, 28 oz woven roving...
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    Setting up a Bunk trailer?

    Hello,<br /><br />I just got a used bunk trailer (thanks JustMrWill!) and need to set it up for my boat. It is obvious to me how to set its height, but how much do I want the bunks to overhang off the rear of the trailer, and how long do I want them to be total?<br /><br />Thanks<br />e
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    New Windshield Arrived!

    SWEET! This was exactly what I was hoping for. Earlier, I was planning on making my own windshiled from scratch. I even made a template on the boat (I had no windshield to start from).<br /><br />The template I made actually matched the new windshield perfectly! Now I just need to get...
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    overdue update

    Hi All,<br />sorry I haven't posted much lately, my boat project went through a slow down while my life went through a speed up for the past several months. Anyways, I got two break throughs accomplished. I finally have most of my floor installed and glassed into place. I took advantage of...
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    any one need a project in Long Beach?

    I am in Long Beach CA on a business trip and I have a view of a beautiful 14-16 foot tri hull with big fins. I can't see the make, but it is sitting in the yard of a garage/junkyard<br /><br />let me know if anyone is interested in finding out more and I will post the address
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    Cold and Poly resin

    Hi,<br /><br />I got two questions about poly resin.<br />1) How cold can I use it and it still kicks nicely<br /><br />2) can I leave the uncured resin in my shed for the winter (Massachusetts) or should I bring it into my basement?<br /><br />Thanks<br />e
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    Gimbal/Transom housing question

    Morning<br /> I got a 1964 glassmaster IO with a 110 HP Mercruiser and a Type 1a outdrive. I won another 1a outdrive on ebay (case cracked on the original one's upper) and it came complete with the gimbal housing and all the through transom mounting stuff. I will be rebuilding my transom soon...
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    I got an extra spotlight!!

    Well not quite.<br /><br />EDIT: Sorry Kr8. This is selling, and selling is not allowed here.
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    PROGRESS FINALLY

    Finally enough snow has melted and it was warm enough to get serious about my 1964 Glassmaster<br /><br />I ripped out the floors, they just crumbled in my hands! <br />Cut out the bow panels (to be re-created in my basement). <br />Made my floor template<br />Made a windshield template<br...
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    approximate weight of boat

    Good Morning,<br /><br />It is time for me to buy a new car and to make sure I can tow my boat with it. My boat is a 16' closed bow fiberglass runabout (Glassmaster) with a Mercruiser 110 HP, 4 cyl. IO and it will have two back to back seats and about 20 gallons of fuel. The trailer is a...
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    MY NEW OUTDRIVE

    Finally, box #2 arrived with my new.. well 40 year old outdrive. I got real lucky on EBay a few weeks ago and found the exact outdrive for a Mercruiser 110 HP. Here is the kicker... $66.00!!<br />I waited posting until after it arrived. The casing is in amazing shape, it looks brand new. The...
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    Fuel Tank plumbing

    When I bought my bought it had a had a truly Mickey Mouse Gas Tank set up. I was told that it originally came with two - 12 gallon fuel tanks. The Chrome fixtures are still mounted on the gunwales.<br /><br />Two Questions<br /><br />1) How much fuel do I need? This is a 16' 110 HP...
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    transom replacement with an I/O

    Hello,<br /><br />If I used Sealcast to replace/rebuild my transom, would I leave all my Outdrive stuff in place (the gimbal house and so on) and then pour the sealcast around it. Or is it best to remove it all, patch the hole, pour and cut through again?!
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    General outdrive question

    I finally got my lower unit to seperate from my upper. Unfortunately, it did so in three pieces. The small crack I had, ended up propegating all the way through the casing. <br /><br />As I shop for a new upper outdrive (and maybe a lower, its pretty ugly too) I got a questions<br /><br...
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    Help with a Mercruiser type 1a needed

    Well, I hit the first big snag with my restoration. I don't think the outdrive is salvagable, but I would like peoples input please. Here is the story<br /><br />1964 Glassmaster with a Mercruiser 110 HP, type 1a outdrive (I think). Fresh water boat it's whole life, but the pond water was...
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    Old type 1 outdrive questions

    Good Morning,<br /><br />Well, yesterday JustMrWill (aka Will) and I pulled my outdrive so that I can take the winter and go through it with a fine tooth comb. In the process, I would like to replace my bellows and check the exhaust 'flapper'. To do this properly it looks like I need to pull...
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    name that outdrive

    Hi, I have this outdrive on my 1964 glassmaster 16' with a mercruiser 110 HP engine. There is no identifying tag on the outdrive anywhere. From what I read, stock would be a type 1, 1a, 1b, 1c or type II. I had some one suggest that it might be an R type? Note that there is one hose per trim...
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    Mercruiser 110 carb question

    Hi All,<br />I started rebuilding my carb on my Mercruiser 110 HP (1964, serial number 1725348 Mercruiser 110). The carb is a rochester 2 jet tag number 7020993. When adjusting my float drop the instructions say to adjust it to 1-29/32(when measureed from the float bowl with gasket in place to...
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    what's this outdrive? .. boat pics too

    Hello<br /> I recently got a 1964 glassmaster with a Mercruiser 110 hp (153 ci). There is no tag at all on the outdrive, looking around I am guessing it to be a mercruiser type, or 1a, or 1b, or 1c, or II. The part that is throwing me is that the hydraulic hoses pass through the transom, wher...
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