Forum: Repairs
10-21-2014, 08:13 PM
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Forum: Repairs
08-19-2014, 11:14 PM
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Forum: Repairs
08-19-2014, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,196
Another V20 Restoration completed
I have another thread that started with our dismantling the boat but it lost interest and meandered a bit. For those who are curious I'll include some links to a gallery with 300 photos showing the...
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Forum: General
06-18-2014, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 236
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Forum: Repairs
06-08-2014, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Thanks for the comments...we just got the 2nd...
Thanks for the comments...we just got the 2nd coat of durabak on the topside tonight...we are pretty much Durabak jr experts now if anyone has any questions on that product and how to apply it...
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Forum: Repairs
05-30-2014, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: Repairs
05-27-2014, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Thanks. We are 100% done on stringers, floor,...
Thanks. We are 100% done on stringers, floor, fill and sand. We will be "rolling" textured durabak this week on the floor and smooth durabak on center console and gunnel. Once dry it will be...
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Forum: Repairs
05-17-2014, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: General
05-17-2014, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 352
I should add for those posting their...
I should add for those posting their experience/opinion...where I live (Ohio/Lake Erie) if you get boarded the will look for this plate...they don't mess around in my parts!
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Forum: General
05-17-2014, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 9
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OK, CAM got me looking and I found several...
OK, CAM got me looking and I found several websites that will reproduce them for $20 or so...not bad if they will hold up. I got a buddy who would make something indestructible but the layout time...
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Forum: General
05-16-2014, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 352
ain't got no guard plate!
In the middle of restoring a 1988 V20 center console...my partner just pointed out that there is no coast guard certification/occupancy plate on the boat...nor can we even determine where there would...
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Forum: Repairs
05-16-2014, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Thanks for the input...
The acetone works...
Thanks for the input...
The acetone works great...but I just don't know what damage it can do. By evap'ing to quick do you mean it's gone before it can do the work?
I'll have a look for the...
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Forum: Repairs
05-15-2014, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
How do you feel about acetone on the gelcoat...
How do you feel about acetone on the gelcoat since it's doing the best? Any first hand knowledge or experience?
Tried goo gone, west marine adhesive remover as well as the industrial citrus...
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Forum: Repairs
05-15-2014, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: Repairs
05-15-2014, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
We have stripped the decals off the boat and I...
We have stripped the decals off the boat and I don't think we have to sand it down due to the shine still in the hull. I'm hoping simply compounding, polishing and waxing will do. I've got a buddy...
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Forum: Repairs
05-13-2014, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: Repairs
05-11-2014, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: Repairs
04-20-2014, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: Repairs
04-20-2014, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Thanks for the info. I'm not questing the...
Thanks for the info. I'm not questing the technique (ok may be the foam!) but when you are a DIY (like me) you can spot shoddy work, and I'm seeing some obvious corner cutting production and/or...
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Forum: Repairs
04-20-2014, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Where were these boats primarily made, what...
Where were these boats primarily made, what location?
Can one assume that other Wellcrafts (scarabs for example) have this terrible glasswork below the deck? I got a few buddies with 80s scarabs,...
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Forum: Repairs
04-20-2014, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Man you got the best info! I'm following your...
Man you got the best info! I'm following your solid to the "mouse hold discussion".
A surveyor on site when we picked up the old boat give our transom a "solid" rating...but that is about all we...
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Forum: Repairs
04-19-2014, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Ok...today was 10 hours of removing foam (yep 2...
Ok...today was 10 hours of removing foam (yep 2 guys)...what a pain that was. We used a garden shovel (short and flat) and the trick was to only put it in a few inches and lift...larger chunks break...
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Forum: Repairs
04-19-2014, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
Dan,
We are going to use 3/4 AC too. We...
Dan,
We are going to use 3/4 AC too. We found all our bulkheads are mush too...so lots of cutting and reinstalling todo yet.
When you guys lay the 1708 on the deck...will you but the glass...
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Forum: Repairs
04-19-2014, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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Forum: Repairs
04-19-2014, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,497
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