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LDUBS
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Timing
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And you just had to go ahead and say it, didn't you!
Apr 30, 2024
LDUBS
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Starter rewind tool T-3139
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Holy cow, I seem to always fumble with those recoil springs. Probably didn’t have the special tool. Anyway, I don’t have a direct...
Apr 30, 2024
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Fresh coat of wax ...maybe now it will do 60 lol. In all seriousness it took me over an hr just to get the scum line off from our first...
Apr 30, 2024
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Western W-17 Rebuild advice needed and build thread
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I am a terrible painter. Just don’t have the patience. Luckily my wife can help in that department. Got all the exposed areas painted...
Apr 30, 2024
LDUBS
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What is this boat?
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Come on guys, where is your spirit of adventure. Bringing that boat back to life will be awesome. Just make sure your tetanus booster...
Apr 30, 2024
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To PAINT or not to PAINT that is the question!
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I agree it comes down to appearance. I decided to get an aluminum boat so I wouldn’t have to worry about dock rash or keeping it shiny...
Apr 30, 2024
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1992 Polar Kraft MVT-1751 with a 1992 Evinrude 60 HP…my first tin boat project
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Thanks for the kind words, she has been through a lot in the last four months. I had to bend the 1.5” .125 angles a little past 90...
Apr 30, 2024
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Apr 29, 2024
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Transom replacement, curved to straight question
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Add in the thickness of the transom skin and that would get it pretty close.
Apr 29, 2024
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Transom replacement, curved to straight question
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You could put an 1/8" spacer on the inside.
Apr 29, 2024
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overboard's post
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I just used a dwell meter and timing light after installing new wires, cap, rotor, and points on my 1966 Impala and I always know...
Apr 29, 2024
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Timing
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Sold my dwell meter and timing light in a garage sale a few years ago. Couldn't imagine ever needing them again. Actually, l bought...
Apr 29, 2024
LDUBS
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Transom replacement, curved to straight question
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Rectangular aluminum tubing is out there but the stock sizes seem pretty limited (like 1.5" or 2" wide). The 2" wide with 1/8 walls...
Apr 29, 2024
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Western W-17 Rebuild advice needed and build thread
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Interesting. So a fully afloat 1,500# boat is already displacing 1,500 pounds or about 24 cubic feet of water. As the boat sinks, each...
Apr 29, 2024
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Western W-17 Rebuild advice needed and build thread
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Yes, I think I'd account for the weight of the hull. My apologies for my confusing response. I'd plan for enough flotation to keep the...
Apr 29, 2024
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