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Scot, Hard to say, I've never used the Pre-coat primer. Their general description doesn't give much of a clue, but their product data sheet says that each coat has to be sanded before adding the next coat. Also they list a specific proceedure for painting Pre-coat over raw fiberglass. Data sheet als...

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Scot,

Roll on a couple coats of Awlgrip 545 primer, sand lightly, and you're good to go for whatever comes next...

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What ever your plans are this memorial weekend, please take time to remember the true reason that this holiday exists. Find a vet and thank him/her for their service. And remember that we are the Land of the Free because of the service of The Brave. http://www.memorialday-quotes.com/wp-content/uploa...

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Thank you guys for your participation! And thank you again, Greg , for your generous donation! The winners are: Red and Black Marlin Les Brown $80.00 Blue and Silver Tuna Jack $40.00 Pink Tuna Navatech $41.00 Red and Gold Tuna Navatech $40.00 Total donation -- $201.00, bringing us to within $363.00 ...

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Bill,

Woods & other penetrating epoxies do a good job, it's just that most folks that might buy it already have standard epoxy and denatured alcohol on hand. Just a matter of convenience...

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The Lures auction will end today at 24:00 CST... There's still time to enter a new bid!

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This'n fer you Vic!

CaptPatrick

In general ballast systems for high freeboard, displacement hulls, water is taken on as fuel is used, keeping the center of gravity and trim constant... I'd bet dollars to donuts that the naval architect had this designed and built in and some bozo yard crew didn't follow design instructions before ...

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Bradley,

For thicker epoxies, thin by 10% volume with denatured alcohol. For thinner layup epoxies, thin by 5% by volume with denatured alcohol...

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All arrangements made... See ya'll there!

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Yannis wrote:What is the "website listings" ?
Where can one find it ?

http://bertram31.com/listings.htm

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Jamie,

Done deal...

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Should be deleted from the website listings.

It's gone....

CaptPatrick

Just got the lures in from Greg and their beautiful.

Here are the length measurements:

Blue and Silver Tuna: 9"
Red and Gold Tuna: 9"
Pink: 12"
Red and Black Marlin: 14"

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Looked like about 3.5 seconds...

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IRGuy wrote:I signed on about mid morning and all was OK.. signed sign on a short time ago (15:20) and found a hackers page instead.

Thankfully, Sitelock has prevented several attemts to hijack us like this... Your donation dollars at work.

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Joe,

Sorry I missed that one. Nope, no hacking here... Are you having the problem while using a desktop computer, smart phone, pad, or other? What operating system? Windows, Apple, other?

CaptPatrick

I hated to bad mouth anyone, but what you hear about Paco is true. Pure crap! Not qualified to paint barns...

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Greg, ( Thums Up & GT Lures ), has been gracious enough to offer 4 of his custom big game lures for auction, with 100% of the proceeds going as a site donation! Greg will send me the lures and once the high bidder for each lure has been decided and funds received by me, the lure(s) will be shipped. ...

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Greg, ( Thums Up & GT Lures ), has been gracious enough to offer 4 of his custom big game lures for auction, with 100% of the proceeds going as a site donation! Greg will send me the lures and once the high bidder for each lure has been decided and funds received by me, the lure(s) will be shipped. ...

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This Tuna Lure has a retail value of $32.00 and a starting bid of $15.00. Please make your bid incriments in $1.00 units

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This Marlin Lure has a retail value of $65.00 and a starting bid of $25.00. Please make your bid incriments in $1.00 units

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This Tuna Lure has a retail value of $32.00 and a starting bid of $15.00. Please make your bid incriments in $1.00 units

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This Bigeye Lure has a retail value of $45.00 and a starting bid of $20.00. Please make your bid incriments in $1.00 units

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CaptPatrick

Rawleigh, Yup, that'd work too... The key is to fill the gap with something that has as little or no shrinkage as possible to glass over. That's the beauty of the vermiculite mix, very little shrinkage due to the high light weight volume of the material and low volume of epoxy. When I started using ...

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JP,

Check with Daryl Gatewood about painters in the area...

Gatewood's Service & Repair
105G Cove Harbor South
Rockport, TX 78382
phone 361-727-9787
fax 361-727-9848

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Todd,

Try to contact Tom Ward, screen name Rumrunner, the current owner the B50 in my previous post...

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thus eliminating the need for fiberglass on the faces

Nope, the exterior face is exactly where the glass needs to be, unless you want an eventual crack to show up in your expensive paint job...

CaptPatrick

No matter what filler is used to pack a gap, fillers have next to no structural strength. Filled epoxy does come closer than most other resins, but as it continues to cure and shrink, unglassed fillers are going to crack, if for no other reason than from shrinkage. It's necessary, always, to glass o...

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John, Go to your local plant nursery and get a bag of vermiculite . Mix your epoxy with cabosil until it's the consistancy of ketsup, (a little runny), then add the vermiculite to the point that the mix is like grainy peanut butter. Pack the gaps with that mix, let it harden for a few days before ad...

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Joseph,

Looks to be a zinc to me. Is it tied into your bonding system? Looks to be in good condition, and If it's over 6 months old then I suspect you have a bad connection to the bonding system.

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Ian,

Enough epoxy to fill back up everything that the aluminum doesn't... It'd be a great time to use vermiculite as a real bulk filler. And, yes, try to have the plate as flush to the underside of the deck as possible.

CaptPatrick

Ian, I agree with Cam on this... The amount of torque and torture that pedistal base to deck mount will get is tremendous and seriously needs a heavy backing plate. Here's how I've done it using a blind and perfectly hidden backing plate below the deck: First pencil mark your position for the pedist...

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I will also do the engine. If I recall the magic potion mix was 50-50 regular RED CX and mineral spirits.

Ian,

It's laquer thinner...

CaptPatrick

Matt, Use vinyl Fine Line tape only & pull while the paint is wet so that the paint edge lays down. Waiting for the paint to cure will result in a hard edge and the chance of chipping. One trick I like to use is to double tape. Start by using 1/2" fine line tape then come back over it with standard ...

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No problem Matt...

CaptPatrick

And to boot, that B50 has a very good history: Originally owned by Gary Wolfe and captained by a good friend of mine, Dennis Barrett, the Sea Wolfe was meticulously maintained and logged. Gary repowered to 10 cyl Mann diesels after the old 892s got tired, dumped the Onan transom bilge mount genset t...

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mike ohlstein wrote:And is this Tom Wards boat?

Sure is...

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Done...

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Craig,

Just depends on loading, but for 18" he'd probanly be fine with 3/4". If it will occasionally need to carry any significant weight, laminate two 3/4" pieces together...

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Wursty,

What the Interlux tech says... He knows his product better than some yard monkey.

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Craig,

Hands down, Coosa Board...

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Terrible sight indeed...

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4.33" height, 6" width

From PDF under technical Specifications

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Seconded...

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A word of caution...

Granted, factory installed back when Christ was in knickers, and left un-changed, will often be grandfathered. When someone refits an old boat with new parts, those parts and systems have to meet current CG regs...

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Do we have any production type pros on this board?

Do we?!

Jimmy G is about as professional a videographer as an amateur can get without accepting money and turning pro...

C'mon, Jimmy give us a little tutorial please.

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John,

Isn't there someone on the Texas coast that bought the molds from Ray Cabrera? Can't remember his name...

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