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  1. briangcc

    Looking to Paint over Old Gelcoat.

    TDS has everything you want to know and more... https://www.rustoleum.com/-/media/952A290AD1264DB8A6DFF80B384B5E70.ashx
  2. briangcc

    Best hitch protector?

    Well if we're going for extremes... Park the rig, get an excavator, dig a moat around the rig, fill with water & gators, then surround that with razor wire. Seems like we've taken the fun out of boating and made it into a job...which is not why I launch my boat in the first place. To each...
  3. briangcc

    Thinner for bottom paint, what to use??

    Check the MSDS on the Interlux thinner. It will break out the components in general. That might lead you to what to use beyond their recommended thinner...but I'm not so sure straying from the recommended is the right approach. Could do a test and see...in an outdoor setting...with hose/fire...
  4. briangcc

    OMC or Yamaha

    '05 and newer Four Winns are wood free. Gets you to Merc or Volvo power. Might want to up the budget a touch.
  5. briangcc

    Bought my first boat to tinker on. Looking for advice

    Marty McFly is that you? :)
  6. briangcc

    New issue cropped up on my transom/bunk position!

    Get ahold of Lund, they're still in business, and see what they say. My hunch is they're going to tell you to slide the bunks in an inch or two because that's where the floor stringers are - I'm going off the rivets in the transom. I'd also question the white goop on the transom near the drain...
  7. briangcc

    Best hitch protector?

    Western New York...same state as OP. And I don't have anywhere near the paranoia. My tow rig is in my signature. There's taking reasonable precautions, like using a padlock on the coupler (if applicable). In all my years of boating, and that's since the early 80's, I've NEVER, EVER seen anyone...
  8. briangcc

    1986 Astroglass 151B restoration

    Exterior grade plywood will suffice for the transom AND stringers. Don't get the treated ply as more often than not its dripping wet with the preservative they inject into it so you have to wait for it to dry out before you can glass it. All the wood should be sealed with glass & resin prior to...
  9. briangcc

    Best hitch protector?

    So do I...WNY here. I launch at state parks which are DEC patrolled. I venture up into 1000 Islands and do the same there. Have yet to hear of anyone losing a trailer to theft. BTW: You sure you want to put a lock on that prop? Cause replacing a lower unit due to a thief hammering off that...
  10. briangcc

    Best hitch protector?

    A locksmith carries different shank keyed brass locks. I went that route when I secured my spare tire on my '95 Pathfinder to the swing out wheel rack. All it takes for those wheel locks is a good quality impact socket. Hammer it on and the wheel lock is coming off. I had a set that a wheel...
  11. briangcc

    Best hitch protector?

    Buy a quality brass padlock. Won't stop a grinder but will make it more difficult than no lock at all. Boils down to...if someone wants it bad enough, they'll take it. Because lets face it...4 bolts and your coupler is off anyways. Slap a new one on and drive away. With battery powered impact...
  12. briangcc

    Leaf Spring Shackle Question

    There's usually an arch in a leaf spring. To me that looks flat - as in maxed out. I'd double check that rating as they may have been manufactured wrong. I wouldn't run it that way at all. Something is drastically off. BTW..in your calculations for spring weight...did you happen to include the...
  13. briangcc

    aluminum wheels stuck to hub

    Grease on the threads and seating surface of the rim...when I was younger and did the rotations myself. I'm old(er), fat(ter) and have kids so I let the next generation do my oil changes and tire rotations now. I carry a trolly jack so if it was to happen now, I'd loosen the lugnuts a bit...
  14. briangcc

    Dash got ripped out!

    I work with computers all day and know they can be temperamental so my vote would be gauges.
  15. briangcc

    Been an interesting start to the boating season!

    Would have been ironic if they were named "Deferred Maintenance".
  16. briangcc

    Need advice

    I look up and pay attention to the weather. That's my weather app. If it's dark, wind is kicking up whitecaps, I'm more likely to stay onshore than to venture out and become the tallest object out on the lake. As far as Nav...I have GPS on my fishfinder so no fumbling for a mobile device. And...
  17. briangcc

    Can i cut my bunks down?

    Simple...It's basic physics. The trailer is a fulcrum with the trailer axle being the pivot point. As you move the boat forward on the trailer, it increases your tongue weight. To counter this effect, you'd need to move the axle forward. **By moving the boat forward 2' you may have exceeded...
  18. briangcc

    Bought my first boat to tinker on. Looking for advice

    The FourWinns had snap in carpeting and was very easy to take out and clean. Boat was 12 years old and looked pretty much showroom condition on the inside when I traded it - outside got a long deep gouge thanks to a teenager at the wheel but that's someone else's problem now. The Chap has snap...
  19. briangcc

    Price

    Campion was Canadian so you're up in the Great White North correct? Do the conversion. $8k US is roughly $11k Canadian. With limited information and a single photo you're not giving anyone much to go on. So how about sharing ALL the info and photos so that the peeps here can give you a better...
  20. briangcc

    Marine Insurance

    Mine's covered under same company as home owners and auto - not Progressive or Geico. Hasn't really shot up all that much since I bought the Chap. Maybe $20 or so over the life of the policy? No claims, no accidents.
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