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I made some templates and went out after work to see how they would look
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cg2YLy2mPe8YZkpm7

center of dash is 2 rows x5 carling switches
upper vhf is 1 row of 6 and the fusion radio in the center, I didn't do a template of the vhf but that will go starboard side up high

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I'm going to start this off with one of my mantra's - The enemy of good enough is better and I struggle with it........... Here's where I am at, I wanted to plan out my dash with 2 simrad GO9 spaced out evenly on sides leaving room to upgrade to 12" panels if I chose to do so somewhere down the line...

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I had the same unit and loved it, planning on going with a pair of GO9 one setup for radar one for fish finder on my project. are you talking about downscan or side scan? When I had the transducer setup, it was 1/4" lower than hull bottom starboard side of the hull, I did find that I had to angle it...

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Hi All, I would like to plan out the dash for my doghouse and went looking at the compass that I had and it is showing its age, I think it came with the boat in 1964 so it has been around for a while, I've never had a cover for it so it has taken a lot of abuse. The dome is cloudy, the fluid has jun...

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The Fusion RA-55 kit showed up today, I took a quick look at it and it seems really well built and sealed. Being the lowest end radio of their line, I'm sure it won't be the greatest audio wise but it will serve my basic needs. As for the size, it is definitely smaller than a standard car stereo so ...

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John,

Interesting idea of just painting over the glue, I'm wondering if something like a white truck rubber bed-liner paint might work and also provide some of the sound deadening properties?

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some prizes showed up today :) I ordered up a pair of Lees heavy duty 15 degree rod holders for up forward but am now 2nd guessing that decision. -pics of new 15 heavy duty vs older standard duty 30 degree https://photos.app.goo.gl/Xukt5HmiWQdTAccV6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/sRh6jqzsoKE5dq669 In 2nd...

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The carpet in my boat was really bad when I got it, I don't remember taking the carpet itself out being that bad, the glue holding it on was not doing a great job, seem to remember that it came out pretty quickly. On the other hand getting rid of the carpet glue underneath is what I remember being n...

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I went with the Fusion RA-50 in a kit form with a pair of 6" speakers. I am going to mount the first set in the corners of my cabin bulkheads under the gunnel and the stereo high up next to my vhf in the doghouse. I may add another set of smaller speakers in the doghouse itself. When I created the V...

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Rick, for the first time, my recommendation is to glass something simple which you don't care about. A scrap piece of board and a few pieces of glass and practice. - The key to me is to have everything ready ahead of time, prep the area to be glassed, cover up anything you don't want resin on. - Hav...

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ok, on the fusion. Been looking at their basic models - I haven't cut any holes in my dash and really don't want to do any patching in later so I am interested in any unit which would give me flexibility after it's useful life is over. seems like all have similar power but NMEA2000 comes in at highe...

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big girls need love too..................

released
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2gmbfqkiWmb5cktA9

This one gave me the kick in the pants which got me going on my project again

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Carl, When you say enclosures, you mean having something on the back side of the speakers makes a big difference? Something I hadn't thought of, I was thinking as simple as drill 6 1/2" diameter hole high under the gunnel and have it free open in the cabin https://photos.app.goo.gl/6hEzz35zTn9vEtyPA...

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Hi All, I'd like to be able to get a stereo on the boat to be able to listen to music as well as some baseball games. Some friends have got stereos where the phone will link via bluetooth and take calls and play songs via the cellphone. The plan was to put 2 speakers in the cabin bulkheads as covere...

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yesterday morning I turned off the 500 watt Halogen but left the heater going and we went to the cape for the day, when we got home all the gelcoat had cured and there was no tacky anywhere. This event definitely spooked me as I had visions of 40+hrs labor to scrub off all the gelcoat with acetone t...

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7:45am update - the heat definitely helped. The majority of what I care about on the doghouse gelcoat has cured and is not tacky in any way. I had extra gelcoat at the end yesterday and I painted in the center of the windows where I didn't fair and will also be cut out. Those areas were still tacky ...

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10pm update, the heat seems to be helping, I ran a 2nd extension cord and put a 500 watt halogen to heat the front.

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Today was good, bad, good, REALLLY BAD Good - working in daylight I was able to see the flaws in the fairing of the doghouse, I sanded, put on small wipes of fairing compound, rinse repeat, this went on for a while. Bad - the weather forecast said 10% chance of rain, around 2 it rained for 10 min ri...

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I did a lot of sanding and some more fairing last night on the Doghouse, I am not efficient at the fine tuning and compact areas or the different transitions from wall to flat point. I struggle with the radius curves. Last night I concentrated on getting crisp inside corners going to the vhf panel a...

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Carl, to your point of how I want to use the boat, I will be using the boat for sandbar and towing an inflatable fun with my family we'll see how they like that... but I mostly expect to fish bringing 1-3 guys. Mostly inshore, live-line bait drifting, vertical jigging, wire line trolling. I hope to ...

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I think what I have setup will work, I've had my helm in roughly the same area for over 10 years and the ride is quite good, the helm doesn't take a lot of spray unless it is nasty out. If in the future folks sit on a cooler just in front of the motor, it would probably get the weight just right ver...

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John, The thought process is there will be some metalwork which will go from the leaning post to the top and will contain rod holders, mounts for deck lights and a seat back. cheesy drawing, grey area is the backrest - https://photos.app.goo.gl/KCwZDQJUEDMxZSTH6 As for other seating, I am thinking m...

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Bruce, I did a quick weight comparison spreadsheet and I am only going to be #400 lighter even though I am dropping 540# of engine weight which is offset by the addition of fuel. The difference in weight is primarily in removing part of the cabin and switching to composites. See chart image https://...

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lunch time fun - I sanded out the 1.5oz mat I used to tie in the front sides of the VHF panels and got a pass of fairing compound. I have to say I am not good at spreading this stuff, plus rushing to get stuff done over lunch has me somewhat sloppy............ but the heat is on it and will be ready...

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Hi All, I came to an inflection point quite a while back where I cut a hole in the deck to let the hoses for my live well pass. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z7v9FiVVzjHCm1gYA under side- I wrapped the cut in 1708 to strengthen it https://photos.app.goo.gl/SHgmN6CTCptDSxyDA That hole has kind of set the...

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Peter,

I googled "rochester quadrajet - 17057299"

and one of the first links was for this - shows your part number as a 7.4L / 454 motor
https://www.carbcareusa.com/products/qu ... er-7-4-omc

3 part series on a rebuild

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After work tonight I put some 1.5oz mat on the vhf panel and 2 layers to seal the exposed edge of the transom splash well.

no pics and again no fun doing the upside down and vertical parts of the vhf panel.

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Another thought in my head was why this was all happening? bolts breaking off heads on an oil pan sounds highly improbable unless something else is wrong. Is this an electrolysis problem or a vibration problem? if an vibration problem, do you also have a loose motor mount and or a shaft issue leadin...

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lunch time fun - I pulled back the cover, took some pics of the boat then worked on fairing the front 1/3 of the deck Fairing front 1/3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/nZEfGg9zA3ynAXdH6 Stern quarter https://photos.app.goo.gl/vgZywriZqAocYioU8 side view https://photos.app.goo.gl/4MSFZwDHc1hJu27JA

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years ago I had an old F-150 that leaked a quart of oil per tank of gas, I tried to tighten the valve cover gasket and snapped off the bolt. an old school mechanic used Rawleigh's technique and cut a slot in the bolt and unscrewed it. he did leave a slice mark in the head but a new gasket and sealer...

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Rawleigh, less elegant from what you've done - I will mount the fuel filter on the starboard side of the storage module on the transom, it will be tucked in but still visible from this viewpoint. The filters will probably rust but if I change them out yearly it shouldn't get to a point where it caus...

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I actually think about this slightly different - I would look at the original name tags as being a badge of honor. How many boats are around 50+ years and can go out and perform as good if not better than most new boats? on the flip side, you've put so much work making your rig look amazing, why not...

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Hi All, I wanted to ask this question on PSChauss's carb rebuild thread but though it deserved it's own topic - How to prevent needing a carb rebuild? With the introduction of ethanol, my experience has been lots of issues with condensation and the vent lines going to the fuel tank. The results have...

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You say 5hrs non-stop spraying, the big question is how many hours of prep? 5x or 10x prep hours

Something tells me to get it to come out that nicely you did an enormous amount of prep

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Today was one of those days in a project that not a huge amount got done but I am psyched of the progress made. It was kind of cold this morning so I did a lot of sanding of the deck and the area under the gunnels. Closer to mid-day I worked on the console and sanded the glass holding the top on the...

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Preston, Your idea of the inserts may be a good one as a buddy recommended the same thing and has a couple of extra swivel inserts which he offered me. I definitely want swivels as years ago I was in the canyons on someone else's boat and we were jigging up squid in the spreader lights, chunking for...

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Yesterday after work I drove out to Merton's Fiberglass and picked up some more materials, 2 more gallons vinlyester, 2 gallons gelcoat, 5 gallons fairing compound - hopefully I can get warm weather to use it all up in the next week or 2. It was pretty cold this morning so I got a late start and wor...

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Peter, put a check in that column, I beefed up the area where I will put the swivels, I glassed in a 3/4" thick piece of marine ply under the gunnels in that area on this thread
http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14744

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Peter, In the past I used https://flyingfishcarburetors.com/index.html for a carb rebuild on my 3.0L motors, I got 3 seasons out of it before needing to rebuild again. Ethanol is no friend, after rebuilding the carb on my snow blower, lawn mower 2-3 times, the 2nd time needing a carb rebuild I did i...

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Hi All, A winter purchase query - - I need additional rod holders for the boat. I have standard Lees 15 and 30 degree for my 2 side rod holders in cockpit, I would like to add a pair of 0 degree swivels in my transom and a pair of 15 or 30 degree rod holders facing forward right behind my cabin bulk...

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I went out after my 8am meeting and the glass is curing up nicely, the areas inside under the plastic with 500 watt halogen I put on last night was rock hard but the outside still has a little tacky. Feeling that the top had cured enough I tried hanging from the back of the roof and found that it wo...

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I side tracked away from this thread a bit with another thread on attaching the roof. http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14784 glassing the roof in tonight was no fun, glassing anything vertical or upside down is just not easy by yourself, mix the 2 with 1/2 vertical, the other 1/2 upsid...

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Cam, In consideration of your viewpoint I glassed 2 layers on both sides as well as added 2 larger sections of 1708 inside and outside under where the outrigger bases will go. The 4 layers is glass all together on 1 side of the wall should be about 1/4" thick. The thought to those extra pieces of gl...

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Cam, That doghouse won't twist - there is plenty of cross structure in there to prevent that. As for holding it down to the boat, I created a 3/8" thick fiberglass flange - 3 layers of 1708 outside, 3 layers 1708 inside which goes 12" up the sides of the console. The other part not shown will be the...

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Hi All, I am going to glass the roof on tonight and want to make sure I am thinking out all the items that I want to accomplish so no rework later on... 1st - Do you think there is enough bonding area on the inside alone to hold on the top, roughly 40" wide and front to back 44"? I was thinking 2 la...

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Yannis, This stuff can take a beating, as an example the piece I cut off the top of the doghouse to match the curve of the roof 40" long and 3" wide in the most narrow section, see the shadow of the roof on the front face in this image to get an idea of the piece I am talking about https://photos.ap...

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lunch time fun... I worked on getting kick panels on the lower area of the doghouse. I cut scrap pieces of 3/4" nida-core which had 1708 on both sides to size and then cut out the back where it would join the sides. From there mixed up some resin and filler and bonded it in, then put a layer of 1708...

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It was raining quite hard, actually a downpour - inside the shrinkwrap the lighting was quite poor no pics from last night I got an extension cord setup so it wasn't on the ground, climbed into the boat under the shrinkwrap and started sanding, I don't know what was louder, the grinder, the 6" DA or...

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Hi All, I was planning out how I would mount all the wiring inside my doghouse. I have some scrap 13mm marine plywood and was going to bond it in, one piece of each side of the inside of the doghouse under the helm area. The area will be fairly protected but may get spray over time as the deck is wa...

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Coolair,

I dont't want a single penny. Consider the effort my donation to the site this year.

if you and others would like to donate to the site, I'm sure it would help out Bruce pay for the expenses of the hosting provider as well as start to reimburse him for prior IT consulting expenses.

Matt

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