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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    Also guys, i just saw a 15hp mariner for sale for 300$ runs and spits, what do you all think about that?
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    Thanks! And the chance of log jumping is not very likely, after i fix some of the dinks and leak with marine tex, and a fresh coat of etching primer and paint, do you think i will be ok?
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    Thank you, she has 218,000 on her, she just went through the typical 200k stuff, water pump, radiator, rear brakes, some sensors..Running great, i have heard that as long as my ratio of fuel is a bit higher than the ratio of oil i can run oil, i need to do that as diesel is expensive, but i will...
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    LAst night i got the old transom and rivets out, which i am replacing with 2 sided one, coated with spar urethane and bed lined, then the rivets are getting replaced with stainless bolts and some of that 3m stuff, should be strong for the motor. I also started wire wheeling the outside and...
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    Ok I will look into the cutting board, unfortunately I found out some bad news, the marine shop I took my motor to, my buddy works there and only charges me parts, anyways he went to replace the water pump and said something about the spindle is corroded up into something, meaning the only way...
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    thanks man, now for the transom, since I'm doing a gas motor should I do 2 Peices of wood, 1 on each side of the aluminum, with bolts going through? Also I am planning on spar urethane, then bed line it.
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    Yeah haha, I have a class 5 receiver, but it's off because I just put on that custom bumper that me and a few buddy's welded up. And I was planning on fenders to, and I will look into the brackets for the bars supporting the boat. Could you guys recommend maybe a good sealer or putty to use when...
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    New Tin Boat Owner from Florida

    Newbie from Florida here, a little background here, im a high schooler, have my own landscaping business, im a powerstroke diesel fanatic, bought my first truck back in november, its a 97 f250 with a 7.3 power stroke, have "built it" still doing stuff to it all the time, but i guess i got tired...
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