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Shrink wrap is a great idea thanks :-) My fresh water system is still winterized from the PO, I just bought the boat a month ago and used it once before starting to restore it. The -100 anti freeze is the stuff for radiators or do they make a marine -100 antifreeze? I am going to condition any...

This is my first year winterizing an inboard. From what I have read on here I should pull all the hoses that go to the t-stat and pour the poly RV antifreeze in there. Does this get into the water hose for the out drive? I have a mercruiser 260 w/alpha one outdrive. My next question is if I...

Sound like the perfect prop for me. As for the bench I wish my boat was not covered for winter already. The PO added 2-1/2" wedge on mine. It is fastened on the base of the bench and goes right to 0 on the back. The angle is not much but I can tell it is there and me being 6`4" I could really...

I am sure the back bench is factory my boat has the exact same bench with the removable L shaped backrest. Is very comfy & was actually the reason why we boat the boat. I will be definatley be selling my prop and getting something different lol. I know what you mean 5 miles & 50 gallons of...

I just did mine and the only tool I purchased was the OEM hinge pin tool. I made my own gimbal puller by grinding a washer on both sides and sliding it through the bearing on a piece of threaded rod. A few other washers and nuts and all I had to do was turn the outside nut on a piece of wood and...

19P is what I figure I should be using, mine came with a 23P and it has to use full tabs and is slow to plane with wot @3400 rpm. Be switching to new prop in the spring. I would love to see some pictures, my boat has all the wood removed now and is covered for the winter already. I am also...

Lol now my wife is on the fence. I have to spend all the time to strip ALOT of teak, put the varnish on one and just oil the other so she can see them both and then restrip the one she don't want...... Sucks but what else do I have to do lol. I got 90% of the teak off the boat today and man s...

Am getting supplies tomorrow but can not find west system around here. Is it in Canadian stores? If not what is in Ontario, Canada that is equivalent? Thanks Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk 2

Wow, just awesome. Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day. Your steps look amazing, just beautiful. Nice work

Unfortunately it is raining today. I was excited to work on my teak and did not get much sleep lol. Hopefully the rain let's up a bit later. Sure wish I left my camper top on instead of the tonneau cover. Tomorrow is suppose to be nice so after golfing I will definitely have the boat stripped...

Ka1oxd - thanks for the picture, tat is a good idea and probably safer for me so I do not mess up drilling. Hard to believe that is what the cupholder looked like wow. I sure hope I can get mine to look like everyone else's, going to be taking my time and doing it slow and right. Have you ad...

Lol nope I though the table was teak slats either doweled or biscuit joined. Would of never known there were bungs in there. I just love looking at all the nice work you have done. My father was a cabinet maker and even had is own custom finishing shop when I was young. I learnt a lot over the...

Any chance your boat has the original teak finish? Wondering if it is a light colored finish or the darker red finish and if it is an oil or varnish finish. I am redoing all my teak and want it original color and finish if I can. I have got some awesome advise how to redo the teak now just need...

My wife just loves your cup holder. She says it looks better then new lol. Now I do have my work cutout cause if I cannot get my teak as nice as yours & Henry's she will make me redo it lol Henry - how/what do I use to make a new instrument panel? Mine is currently some form of solid cardboard...

OK you have me convinced now. I want that exact look wow does that look sharp. Tomorrow I am going to strip all the teak off the boat but how do I get the plugs out effectively? Or will I have to drill them and buy a plug tool to make new ones? Another question I have it after I get the plugs...

That does look really nice. I bet once I get going I will end up with it all having a nice varnish finish lol. Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk 2

I will definitely be using his method to redo my teak. Sounds like the way I want to go and the end result will be a long lasting finish. I have 1 question and that would be the 1 coat of varnish or UV protection. Is there anything less slick I could use? Just do not want the little ones...

Not sure if it is from factory or not. I will be pulling all the wood off the boat soon. Wife is undecided if we are using it or the 19ft for fishing yet. Be a great winter project though. I am leaving mine with just an oil finish. I like the look better then the high gloss. Not to mention my...

very nice boat, very similar to my 1980 245 DA. I just bought it 3 weeks ago, went fishing and have been working on it since. the boat was bought for next season so I am just getting a head start on the work. I am thoroughly impressed at how well these old boat handle rough waters. i am on the...

Got to work on it a bit this morning and it looks very good. From what I can see when the boat was built they wrapped the fibre mesh around the bench and under the floor and then added another layer of fibre mesh to the floor. This left a gap in the corner between the bench and floor. It had...