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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    I heard sikaflex requires primer. I ordered Sikaflex 295 UV and Sika Primer-209N. Hopefully they are good.
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    My bad, 21 degrees celsius indeed. The condensation doesn't happen when its warm inside. I often sleep at the boat a few days in winter and I used to turn the heater off when I went to the store for example, coming back to a damp/wet interior. When the heat is turned on again it doesn't take...
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    The "core rot" does not seem to be actually rotting. I don't know why there is a crack, maybe it's 2 pieces being bundled like the hull and the inner wall as Grub stated? I do know that it is solid fibreglass, there's no wood in there, can it even rot? Before I seal it off with some filler I...
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    They are framed and if I'm correct it's plexiglass Thank you, I know what to get. I will update here once it's done. Might be a while haha
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    Ive been watching some youtube videos how people replaced their windows. Most use sillicon. Would sillicon be better or should I use something like Sikaflex 291? Sikaflex 291 is very water tight and sticks very well too.
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    I think the windows have been leaking too but it could be condensation too. In the winter when its freezing outside and I turn on the heater it gets 21 degrees inside, when I turn it off when going away the boat cools down and the roof will be soaking wet with I guess condensation. I thought...
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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    Hi everyone, I have 4 windows in my sailboat which were covered with wooden boards. Over the last decade these boards have been starting to rot and this year they started falling apart. I removed the wood yesterday. The windows are screwed through the hull, into the wooden boards. So right...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Yeah someone suggested that too on the first page on this thread. I thought it was the best idea to lower it. I can measure the distance between the engine clamps and where the metal starts and take a little bit off of that and that's the size I would be able to cut off. It gonna get me probably...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    I actually don't need the tilt pin on the motor to get it vertical. I can alter the bracket to make it vertical after adding a sloped/wedged board. The bracket is designed so it can be setup for transoms with negative or positive angle up to -35 degrees or +35degrees. At first I wanted to...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Thanks for your reply and sorry for mine being so late. It seems as if it is mounted just low enough. Certainly would be better to lower it but I can't really move it much more down. Also, when throttle is applied, the stern of the boat and the outboard are lowering further into the water. On...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    A man in my marina looked at the engine and said when I apply throttle the transom will most likely go down/submerge a little. I decided to take it out for a spin considering I also have a working inboard engine in case anythings goes wrong. (If you wonder why Im putting on an outboard...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    You are not contributing to this topic whatsoever. You are either trolling or trying to be a clown. All the people who commented in this topic already helped me plenty so far, can't say the same for you. Will you please stop commenting on me now? You are not only wasting my time but also your...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    You must be fun at parties. I ordered this bracket becuase it allowed to be mounted on an angled transom ( negative or positive up to 35 degrees to avoid having a slope under the bracket). Becuase of this, I think it trades in alot of the lowering it would do if the transom was not angled. It...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    I don't know? Are you trying to be funny? Sorry but if you are suggesting a 1000 euro kit for an outboard thats barely worth half of that, yeah I find that funny...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Can that be done on an outboard thats already a long shaft like mine? Seems a bit expensive too. Would probably cost more than the engine did haha
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Do you mean the wooden plate where engine goes on? The plate that is mounted to the bracket? I can probably cut off a good amount of it. Will it not compromise the strength?
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    No the first picture is in the down position. My bad. My transom is angled, so I'm guessing that's why there's no much difference between lowered and not lowered, it doesn't lower that much.
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    The biggest issue is that I have a transom that does not touch the waterline. I was afraid it would be a little bit too high, especially when it gets wavy. However, it's gonna be difficult to lower the bracket. It can maybe be lowered about 1 inch but that's it. Any other ideas on reducing the...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    10 inch? Then the bracket would be underwater too, I don't think that's right. Top of wooden plate where the engine rests on towards the waterline is about 40 cm I think. Lowering it another 10 inch would mean it's almost completely underwater. Also I must point out that I do not need the...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Hi everyone, Recently I installed an old mercury 25hp on my sailboat. The anti ventilation plate is about 1 centimeter under water. I am worried tho, that my engine is mounted to high. Does it have to be lower than this or is this fine? It's a heavy boat (4000kg approx) The engine also is...
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