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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes @PickleRick carpets have to match the drapes😊
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I should have been waiting for a comment like that 😆
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  • DanD2DanD2 Member Posts: 848 ✭✭✭
    rasbury said:
    Yes @PickleRick carpets have to match the drapes😊
    Not true.....sometimes hardwood is the best case
    No longer a boat owner.....previous boat - 2005 Rinker Fiesta Vee 342
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This thread is getting a little nsfw lol
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
     last summer i had to build a new engine hatch cover. The original one was a slick as ice and rotten.  It's made out of biaxle woven fiberglass and 3/4 inch CDX.  Held together with epoxy resin.  The paint is an industrial roof paint, acrylic.  Its rated for 10 years.  Rolled on for texture.  It's softer than gel coat but closely matched the non skid oem gelcoat color and texture.  It's a little dirty from walking over for months of restoration work but she'll get bleached in the next few weekends.    I added a hinge to the assembly to allow easy access to checking engine fluids as well as ventilation during transport/fueling.  

    I've also added 4 rod holders to the transom.  
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    coated all the teak work ive done in resin.  This is the set up the admiral wanted,  she can now watch a dvd while doing her hair and makup before work while eating breakfast in bed.  
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cleaned port and starboard grounds behind the engines. Wasn’t easy access but was able to remove them clean them up and spray with protector.


    2008 330EC
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They are easy to access....when the water tank and battiers are not in the way!
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I also removed the blender and cleaned under it. WoW was it filthy, I’ll put a good coat of wax there .



    2008 330EC
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @PickleRick , challenging but fun!
    2008 330EC
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @aero3113 that ground post is on my spring list. I think that is something that is over looked.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,396 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    What kind of shape is your folding faucet in? Mine is shot. 
    2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @YYZRC , I don’t have a pic but it’s in good shape. A little polish and it will look really good.
    2008 330EC
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    reneechris14 said:
    @aero3113 that ground post is on my spring list. I think that is something that is over looked.
    Just make sure you count how many grounds are on each post before you remove them. This way you won’t miss any when they go back on.
    2008 330EC
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,919 mod
    aero3113 said:
    @YYZRC , I don’t have a pic but it’s in good shape. A little polish and it will look really good.
    Flitz is the best polish to use! 

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes it is! Then I coat with wax after, smooth as glass.
    2008 330EC
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Enjoying fruits of my labor.  Next step is doing this on water.  Admiral is already on my case to launch.  Wish we didn't have a wedding to attend next weekend.
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bought a pair of folding stadium chairs. I think they will come in handy sitting up on the bow. They recline to different positions and store nice and flat also.



    2008 330EC
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    aero3113 said:
    I bought a pair of folding stadium chairs. I think they will come in handy sitting up on the bow. They recline to different positions and store nice and flat also.



    Got the same in blue from west marine when there were half off. Use on the bow as well as the swim platform, good fit to hang the legs in the water. 

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @icoultha I got these off of eBay, they seem like very good quality. They also have backpack straps to carry them on the backside. Couldn’t pass up the price compared to West Marine. On the swim platform will be nice also!

    2008 330EC
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They look good, have the can/bottle holder. Ours have lasted well, hope yours do too.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭


    My sister's first boat decal.  Was an xmas gift i finally installed last weekend.

    Old one came off with a heat gun, spray lube and a blunt paint scraper
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh yes...and this hand sanitizer is some 4 to 5 years old
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,240 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had to give a LOL. Who else got the meaning of the decal?😂
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,240 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It'll be a few weeks yet before being able to work on the boat but since I'm stuck at home I did finally get around to installing an hour meter on the inverter generator that I use on the boat.

    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,919 mod
    It was over 80 degrees today and it was my day off work.  I loaded a few more thing on the boat and installed isenglass too. Still left her covered, I guess to keep her clean for another week...or two.  

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • John41John41 Member Posts: 115 ✭✭
    Took my Bimini home today and went to the local laundromat to wash them. Gentle cycle and they look great. 
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I didn't realize you could do that. Not a bad idea....or maybe it is I don't know. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    If you have a white bimini or any white canvass a good soak in a chlorine pool will give a good bleaching.   This works great for sails.  Pool owners dont appreciate it, ask end of season


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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Willhound said:
    I had to give a LOL. Who else got the meaning of the decal?😂
    The admiral has had this name picked out for years.  Im sure it will get some weird looks trailering down the highway.

    She also bought me the sailboat sticker on the back of my excursion that says "blow me" 

    I think she just enjoys me getting dirty looks.  While my area of South Carolina isnt as conservative as it was 25 years ago,  many of the people here would find an episode of Seinfeld extremely offensive.
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