White stripes are a very unique starburst style. You get this effect when you use plain old masking tape and the eurathane paint bleeds under the tape and you get all these little spikes. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it if anyone else asks!!
Or it’s more difficult to get a straight clean...
Bought from the original owner last fall. Fairly good condition but with some dock rash. Repainted the exterior and new decals going to a more preferred color scheme. Happy with the results being the first boat I did. Not perfect but acceptable. Sylvan named it a 1700 Bluefish, but I relabeled...
That price is outrageous. When my coworker ordered his ME handbook around 1980, they sent him 2 by accident so I scooped up the extra one just for be such a great guy! But it still makes my brain hurt also!!
How important is having the gunwale waterproof? The seams on the original material on my 1998 Sylvan have about an 1/8” gap where they meet. I was planning on caulking them but then you look at the framing around the gunwale, and it doesn’t look all that leak proof so any water that gets on the...
These guys made some nice duplicates of my 98 Slyvan decals. I had them change the size and color scheme. They turned out nice.
https://customvinyllettering.net
It almost looks like it would be easier to remove that and the rear bench and make a subframe that you can attach both pieces to and make a front cushion. This way you can maintain a better seat back angle for both seats, assuming that there is enough room. Possibly hinge the back end and use...
Repainting the trailer for the 1998 Sylvan 17’ Blue Fish we bought last fall. Cleaning up the hubs and see a second grease zerk behind the plate with the bolts in it. Both hubs are like this. It would be about impossible to get to with the tire on. Trailer is a Yacht Club. Can’t say I ever saw...
That roller looks like a bumper to keep the boat from hitting the trailer frame, assuming the PO boat set on it like yours. If your bow set on the roller, your boat would be setting with 3 points of contact instead of lying flat on the bunk boards.
Don’t disagree with any of this, but the engineer in me got me thinking if venting could cause a problem if there was a leak. If the active leak caused the vapor concentration to be outside the explosive range, you won’t go boom. From the internet:
The combustion concentration range for...
I put a 6” wire brush on a 4” angle grinder. It’ll take the paint off no problem. But wear leather gloves as it works well in knuckles too. It also works the grinder so I don’t overdo it. I also have a larger angle grinder with an 8” wire brush, but that’s a bit overkill for what you are doing...
