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I would like to replace and upgrade the rail on my 26. I think hightide prebends the bow and quarters. I was under the impression you cannot bend it yourself. Are there any other options on a 25 we put a easy to get and bend taco rail with stainless insert, standard 9613 type rail. I have the boat ...

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was it a surf hunter or a aqua hunter?

I cant find any photos online

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Reading a nice article in Pro Boat Builder by dan Spurr about history of fiberglass boats, small nice picture of a 23' Hunter, supposed to be the first hull based on Hunt's deep-v hull form.

Has anyone seen one of these in person? The photo is small but man does it look like a neat mini 31' hull

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Whaler1777 wrote:captbone unless you are active CG and have some info that I don't have? I'm going to tell you that you are incorrect....

sorry to answer for you bone and "blow up your spot"

BUT capt bone IS very much USCG

ok, thats all

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jspiezio wrote:Thank you everyone of you.

I have a call into Marine Plastics now, and if that fails I will proceed as Capt P and Walter suggest.

sometimes takes more then 1 call

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I didnt even notice your location.
Try Marine Plastics in West Babylon , used to be Descon

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there is a specific adhesive for it, if you have a plastics guy close by maybe get some from him or just ask him to glue it up for you

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woody's sells a metal sealant, you can buy a kit that contains the metal sealant, the woodys wax, 1" foam brush, and a bronze wool

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Rob do you have a picture of the vents? Looking for a set of side air intakes. Need to get more air in. Pats wont fit for this vessel i have pictures at work, these came on the 30 pursuit, I repaired a set and splashed a mold for them figuring they would be a nice drop in for smaller boats and also...

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Bob- I always thought the rear facing cowls were to let air out not in? Not to step on Capt Pat's toes but we made a set of molds for Pursuits since these particular vents are no longer available from Pursuit and people broke and lost them (due to how they were fastened to the hull not the design ) ...

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my opinion is given the choice I would rather have a trailer then a cradle for the purpose you need. Trailer is much easier to move around and find a place to store when empty, even if you dont have a friend who can pull it a commercial hauler can do it, sometimes a mechanic at the yard might have a...

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get at least 2 a year people hitting buoys, from pleasure boats to "top tier" CCs lesser boats dont take the hit so well, everything shifts around cracking inner liners and the bulkheads fail and the other side of the boat cracks as well http://robx-7.nopistons.com/d/2783-2/20+001.jpg http://robx-7....

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Tony Meola wrote:Isn't that what supposidly sunk that 60 ft Bertram in SC. A marker. I guess this shows they can do damage.

this is that exact marker that was the patsy for the sinking

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now that you say it if I remember right marine mate stopped selling them because of how many were coming back, I was going to buy one off them at the end of the season for the mobile truck and they pretty much warned me about it. I think the guys who work there have them as well, they seemed to eith...

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I ordered a 3000 yamaha today, bit more then I wanted to spend on a portable but it was after discussing this matter with a good buddy who I have learned over the years to listen to the advice he gives me. He loaned me a 25 year old Kawasaki generator, he has given me this thing in the past to hold ...

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Robbie It is like owning a life raft. You spend 3.5 grand, and think why did I do that when I never use it. Then one day you use it, and say best money I ever spent. It is all relative. life and death versus taking a cold shower and having no television- the reasonable ( or cheap ) side of me says ...

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im 99.9% sure Marine Mate doesnt sell the Kipor anymore, I think he had them that one season and that was it I start looking at generators and make myself crazy- like should I get natural gas? if I do it comes to the point for a little more money I can get a actual standby unit for the house- then I...

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good luck with cutting the baffles and grinding the old rivets out, people who say this obviously have never done it before

more labor intensive then just removing the whole deal

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every tank I have seen has the glass twist lifting ring, and everyone broke long before the tank came free

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are you sure that price difference is not hollow back versus solid?

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the bladders are expensive, very expensive actually. More expensive then a new tank. You would still have to cut the top and the baffles out of the factory tank and that in itself is no easy task at all, grind it smooth to create a friendly environment for the bladder to live in Stainless I have alw...

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the tanks in the ground are fiberglass, there are resins that are safe to use.
The labor isnt worth it

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there are polyester products he can use, but its not a easy project no matter what he uses. The risk for failure due to procedure is too great when you consider the labor involved. I cringe when I have to line tanks, but on some boats its much more difficult to install aluminum and these boats alway...

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extremely common, there is a short window time where you must overcoat the skip sand primer, get a guy who goes to lunch on a warm day, or he gets involved in another job and the window time is lost. put it on too heavy and you can have a issue as well, its really common for dealers to have to repai...

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maybe the bottom had already been stripped once before and they either didnt sand it after blasting or they did use skip-sand primer

the blasting creates a polishing effect

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if they are stainless why not consider having them polished?
at least you wont have to worry about rechrome again

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if you get the old ones out in one piece ( few pieces missing around the edge wont be bad ) you can have a local plastics guy make it for you, my local guy made them that way

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Bob got a contract to install bathroom mirrors and he wants Bruce to help?

im going to check this thread tomorrow, make sure that hemi green paint I sprayed tonight didn't go right to my brain

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besides the china outsource most of those features have been in use for a long time. Most of the counters are fiberglass, not solid surface, but the sink inserts usually are solid surface, if you look real close they match pretty darn good. Nice touch, you just dont want to be the guy who has to rep...

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awlfair lw is above and below the waterline filler

we had to do blister repair to a 72', I found a nice large tub of the interlux epoxy filler, good for like 3/4" thick and best thing is its easy 1:1 mixture, sands easy as well

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Bob- how long has oakdale been a suZuki dealer?

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$50k for that boat?

this is really a depressing market, someone will get a fantastic boat at that price

and thats the way a boat SHOULD look when its getting surveyed, never ceases to amaze me how disgusting some boats are when they are being sold/surveyed

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dug CMI takes a table within the sea ray display . he is the go to guy if you want to interchanged differant electronic manufactores or exotics like cell phone /video conferance out at sea as well hiding tv antenna with other components within a kvh dome, like your friend at new england bow thruste...

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how was my half black half white searay at the boat show?

was it in a visible location?

fiber optic lighting is the way to go, softer and much smoother lighting over individual bulbs, they have 12volt illuminators on the market

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use plastic mirror, then you wont have to worry about it breaking. We used it on another boat years and years ago and it holds up great and is fairly cheap considering you can cut it yourself to whatever shape you like and glue it in place, just black out the area behind it. 20+ years ago limos had ...

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i went opening day oakdale yacth had a booth and i went mainly to look at interior desigh. the pursuit had led`s cut into the counter top .and i saw a beautiful mahogony door and frame made for the head i think sunseeker anyways this is one of my winter shop projects so i want to look a bit before ...

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he just bought the boat, has 2 other boats neither of them a bridge so I dont think it would bother him

that 25 just looks so cool without the bridge, the bridge looks like a after thought

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i might be having a 25 bridge come in for a outboard conversion

I told him to take the bridge off

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he is not on this site

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we repair a few run agrounds a year, 50' searay with solid glass strut & rudder pads, 20-25 layers glass, no shims needed when complete- they are not that hard

at least you dont have to spray it Bob!

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bob- if you can get weight on the area put wax paper or peel ply and weights on the repair ( cinder blocks ) , it will be as good as you can get it and fool proof. You still have to steel roll the glass out before the paper and weights, but it will add strength and will yield a smoother repair, use ...

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the ply will last you years and years, figure it this way: how many other items on your boat will last 20-25 years? How many electronics upgrades, cushions, canvas, engine and transmissions maintenance, etc.

for such a small item I think you may be putting too much thought into it

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Tony Meola wrote:Randall you got off lucky. Have close to 24 inches here in North Jersey. Hard to measure with all the drifting.

we got 2 feet of snow as well

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I have a kevlar 28 skater here now, its awful to work on, and 3 different epoxy resins, one I buy from Skater- its the worst if you are not vacuum bagging and don't have good heat in the shop. To be honest I see no difference in the way this boat has aged compared to any of the non-kevlar ones we ha...

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Bob,

listen to Capt Pat

but if you dont already have the resin use a different epoxy, that west is terrible for wetting out

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Bob,

I think if this boat had a floor similar to yours he would not have a problem, it seems the weak link was faring everything to the deck.
However, when you see some methods used in one area you have to wonder about those used in other areas as well

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you will also want to remove the antifouling from the area to get a good proper seal

sand off a good enough area after drilling but before installing, then just touch it up a little bit

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Went to oreilly auto parts and put in chyrsler and it shows a little electric pump, but its different than the mr. gasket pumps http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/ATN0/E8016S.oap?year=1957&make=Plymouth&model=Plaza&vi=1349243&pt=C0401&ppt=C0025 you have been using something like this right? h...

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