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  1. riverbud55

    Floor material options ?

    used a door entry mat from Lowes,,,,makes for fast easy clean out of the boat
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    Photobucket is retarded

    I keep MY pics on MY PC's or hard drive, wouldn't ever give access to the world wide web to my life,,, guess its old school and I like that way,,,,,hate gone to a forum and the pics are gone because they are on some other site and the account is shut down,,, jmo shouldn't be allowed on any...
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    POLL: Which outdoor temp do you prefer 120 or -20

    ill take the 120,,, had 124 yesterday at the Topock AZ house,,,,124 really is not that bad :LOL2: ,,,, dump some water on the shirt and keep going,,, the swamp cooler keeps the house in the high 70s low 80s when it 115 outside when the humidity and dew point are low, electric bill should be less...
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    Canon A-1 for sale

    Just started making again my old favorite Kodak Kodachrome 64 along with the developer chemicals https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0000520IT/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new still got my old FTb got in high school, had a F1 I got in 76 and then got a A-1 when they 1st came out...
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    1652 Weldbilt customers boat for [email protected]

    Nice work!!! 6061 t-6 can be bent, do it all the time,,,not sure what you have equipment and tooling but just takes a larger bend radius, 2 times mat'l thickness ,,,,,,https://www.americanmachinetools.com/bend_radius.htm love them hatches!!! are they lockable??? Just curious what the plan is...
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    Spindle Replacement

    or should be able to match it from the size of your old seal,,,, use to be able to buy the seal saver and seal as a set
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    V hull question

    took the words right out of my mouth,,,,,,,,have a 80s something 13 ft Fisher myself ,,,,, all depends on the ribs , how many, how their braced, how heavy, full length to and attached to the gunnel and also the size/how strong the gunnel is,,,,, got any pics
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    Boat moves side to side on trailer

    Only thing to keep your boat from moving left to right is your tie down straps,, if they are vertical or near vertical and parallel to each other its going to allow the boat to shift sideways at the tailend of the boat,,,, straps need to have a 15 to 20 degree angle on them or more to stop the...
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    Broke my skeg off

    We have welded up a few hundred of them over the years for the boat repair shop next door to our shop,, much like the video Rich posted, we always used wet rags to keep the gear housing cool,,, now they have a heat stop paste that works really really GOOD...
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    Alweld Basic Jet

    Alweld will build it for you in the catalog or not......
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    Help me select a new river boat

    Pull a 2014 G3 1548 VBW behind a 2009 VW TDI (diesel) Jetta that has a 1000lb tow capacity,,,has 25hp etec and a custom built aluminum trailer built by myself ,,, boat motor and trailer is about 650 lbs add TM and batteries gear comes in just about 900 lbs,,,, have no trouble pulling it out of...
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    Spindle Replacement

    Wished I had seen this earlier could of saved you a lot of money and work, a cinch to install, for 5 bucks could have gotten some ''seal savers'',,, they are a thin stainless wear ring that goes over the seal surface of the spendle , realy a good idea to have on any axle new or used, last for...
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    Mercury 40/30 jet pump

    for not much over a $1500 should be able to get a rebuilt powerhead and not have someone else's problem,, did you look into what was the cause of low compression, could be a easy inexpensive fix ""BOAT"" Bust Out Another Thousand
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    bimini height

    one option is a umbrella https://www.google.com/search?q=boat+umbrella&biw=1366&bih=676&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwis1rbty_fPAhXDjVQKHeBRDKYQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=_ used one for years on my old glass jon in the AZ sun,, sometimes far better then a bimini top,,,, fast and easy to get...
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    Want to Buy center console

    trying to find a used console is one thing trying to find one with the right length cables and the wiring for your needs would be next to impossible,, here is a link that could help you https://www.akmccallumco.com/store-console.htm ,,, know it all adds up but almost better to start out new,,,
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