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Hi All: I'm seeking some advice on bottom painting my 1983 36'x14' SeaRay Express Cruiser. It is kept in saltwater (ICW) year-round in Florida ... near Daytona Beach. I have a diver who keeps the bottom clean on a monthly basis. It's been 3 years since I did the last bottom paint, so I'm a...

I tried the Rustaid; had some in the garage. This worked pretty well applied with a small wire brush. But, still could look better. I didn't think baking soda & water would work on this kind of rust...but I'll give that a try to see if it does any better. One thing I noticed using the...

Re: A Florida based 1987 390 Express Restoration - Stringers I looked at the link...but there were no pictures of what you're talking about. Is it possible you could post the picture(s)? This sounds like a great solution :) Many thanks, Kirk

Re: A Florida based 1987 390 Express Restoration - Stringers Okay all you restoration experts! I love this thread, by the way...there are soooo many answers to pondering questions at every level of caring for my boat here. I have an 83' twin cat sea ray 36' express cruiser too. I have an...

This is great, Frank :) Thanks for the kick-back on this one. I have some time this weekend to tackle this little issue and will start with the Rustaid, or Whink Fabric Rust Remover before moving onto something stronger. Cheers and have a great weekend up there in TN :) Kirk

Hi all - It's been a lot of years since I took general chemistry back in college. I have a Sea Ray 1983 Express Cruiser Twin CAT Diesel boat, and have noticed considerable pain-in-the-*ss accumulation of turquoise colored corrosion build-up on the sea valve inlets for (a) cooling the diesels...

Thanks, Frank, for your very helpful comments and counsel :) I believe I have a better understanding of where to focus my attentions. It sounds like a haulout is in order before considering the investment of new props. It will be several more months before I can haul out the boat again; I'm...

I'll have to test the WOT again in a few weeks to make sure I was correct. Maybe I am getting a little more RPM than I thought, but 2300-2400 is about what I remember. I have a diver who scrapes the bottom monthly, but it's been about 18 months since I did the last haulout. I read a little...

Hi All - I'm new here; just found the website after owning my boat for about 2 years. I'm really excited to share in exchanging info I've learned about my boat; seems like I've replaced a lot of old equipment since I purchased the boat. Anyway, I'm trying to understand how to confirm the props...