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    New guy, floor repair questions

    I guess this is why I didn't get the epoxy, can't put gelcoat over it... but I was planning to paint it anyway. I have the Polyester putty from TB: "2-part, high-strength, fibrous polyester structural bonding and marine repair putty contains long strand milled glass fibers for strength and...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    How long do you think it's going to take for it to dry? Out of the water since Sunday and I don't think it rained since Sunday either. What is Gel? Gelcoat? Silica is some kind of thickener? Is that what they call peanut butter? I might be confusing it with something else, been watching too...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Still can't upload pics so here's a link to the photo of the transom, boat was too short for the trailer and it was sitting too far forward, on the metal rail past the rubber roller. I readjusted the trailer and that's when I saw the damage, wasn't visible when I bought the boat. I had it...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Thanks Lectro, some solid advice! I'm quite familiar with broken ankle routine, broke mine in '99 racing motorcycles, what you described is exactly what mine looks like, drywall screws through the tibia ball and plate+screws holding fibula together, 25 years later it's still pretty good, much...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    I do want a bigger boat, thought a 14' was enough, and it is OK for 2, but with 3 of us and a Husky it is cramped... It'll do for now, my kid is almost 16, will have his license soon and I suspect will not be around much once he gets his freedom. Also the season is coming to the end, prices...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    TBH I suspected that boat might be worthless, so I knew I was buying the motor... This is the only reason I bought it. If it was an old clapped out engine I would have passed, but figured this Honda is worth what I paid for the boat
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Here's an album link, photos taken as I was working on the boat over the last few weeks (got it July 2nd or 3d) ended up ripping carpets out only a couple weeks ago and that's when I saw the cracks, one on either side. Damage at the back near the drain plug is from the trailer being too long...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Yes! It is the one listed, Sprint 143BR, it says the boat is worth $1700 and the motor is $660 but I think the motor is worth more than the boat, seen similar BF50 sell for $2k. Trailer is 1971, their book doesn't go older than '75 and this trailer is in great shape, probably hasn't been used...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Hopefully I'll be back to normal within a year, been nursing this shoulder for 14 years since the accident and now at the point where it severely impacts my day-to-day, so it's getting fixed. But I still work every day, being self-employed I have no other choice. Try to get on the water every...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    I just want something I can take out on the lake with family and fish or swim...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    I like fixing things, rebuilt my 18 year old sled and 14 year old ATV, mechanical restoration mostly because that's what I know how to do. I got this boat cheap because engine needed some attention and had the engine running and seaworthy before the weekend was over, but while I understand...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Yeah, that's what I thought, figured there has to be a way to repair without having to take out a second mortgage. If not repair, how do I find a decent hull?
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Just to be clear, the cracks are in the horizontal part of the floor, before it meets the vertical part, it's kind of bulging up as if something swell up inside, and it's a single crack that's about a foot or two long on either side of the boat, outside of the hall looks pretty clean except for...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    Good advice LOL, we do that anyway. It doesn't take in much water (quart maybe in a whole day) was stored in the water for years, people we bought it from live on the island and used it to get to and from, never had a problem. Also bilge pump works well, I tested it :) I grew up and spent most...
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    New guy, floor repair questions

    New here, new to boats, so I'm trying to decide what to do here... TL;DR, we live near the lake, been using kayaks and canoe for a while but I have some severe damage to the shoulder, waiting for surgery and then 6-12 month recovery, so I decided to get a boat so we can still enjoy the lake...
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