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FANTASTIC !! Thanks for the photos. You did a great job.

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HEY STEEL LETS GO FOR SOME MAHI MAHI

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Check your pm box.

I am up for it this Sat/Sun. if weather looks good.

I may also have some family obligations, but will no more later on.

Which day is best for you?

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Saturday is good, also thinking about a little night fishing friday nite!!!

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Great job! I have a 1987 V20 cc and all the hatches are sagging a little bit too. If you don't mind can you let me know what all the materials you used to do the job.

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You can get cheap grinders at
http://da.harborfreight.com/cpisearc...&Submit=Go

They are good if you only going to use from time to time. I have had one like this for 5 years now and has been fine,.

If I needed one for everyday use I would buy a real good one, But for twice a year this is just fine!! And always handy!!

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One thing I didn't understand about the hatch replacement - the part in the middle where it says, "New wood just before I gooped all sides with resin without hardener to soak in".

My question is, why no hardener? At what point was the hardener applied? I didn't understand that part. Any ideas? ???

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The resin will soak in the wood stoping it from absorbing anythuing else, when you add glass and hardner it will harden the out side reel nice!!

If you were to add the hardner it would get hard before it ever had a chance to soak in.

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Don't buy cheap grinders, put the $100 down and get one of the Milwaukee long trigger grinders. It's one of the most useful tools in my garage and has especially proven its worth when it comes to rusty trailer hardware. An 8.5 amp 4.5" grinder has power to spare.

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I bought one of those cheap griders at Harbor Freight.
I am extremely pleased with it.
I had to do some plumbing work that included cutting cast iron drain pie.
No trouble at all, I even splashed wtaer on the thing,
let it dry, no problem.
Same with drills, I spent lots of money on battery drills,
they keep losing power at the wrong times.
I went to Wally World and bought a $20 plug in,
now that is the only drill I use, I just have to bring extension cords,
But many times I thought I burned it up, only to have it be like a timex.

There are exceptions that I will spend a lot of money,
but for tools that take a beating, I'm sold on the throw away's that don't ever seam to die.