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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    I thought about doing something similar at first. But I was having nightmares about screwing it up and having to do a major transom fix...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Cut, glued and install all the various floor mount pieces. I did 2 for the main seat pedestals, 2 for attaching the hinged bench seat in...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    I see my match on the spectrum color website. I'll give that a try. The hull needs some cosmetic TLC but that's a "later" project.
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Need some advice on how to address a number of "chips" on the outer hull. There are 15-20 of these in various places. The picture is one...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Glassed the deck with 2 layers of CSM. That was a sticky mess for sure. There are a couple of spots I need to sand down but overall...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    There were 32 compartments to fill with 2 holes each... Blew my mind as well (along with my back & knees). I didn't realize there would...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Tank is installed. I ended up having to breakout the sawzall to narrow the rear cleat next to the engine compartment. I had dry fitted...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Donuts are back in. I used a multi-tool with the grout removal head to take the foam off the top, it worked great. Then I used a die...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Got the deck foamed in yesterday. My wife assisted which was a huge help. She was outside the boat mixing the foam and handing it to me...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Tabbed in the deck and PB'd all the joints between deck boards. Weather is suppose to be great this weekend so hoping to complete the...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Thanks. That's where my head was too. I like the method described here so plan to go with it...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Words could not be truer. Can't wait to get the gas tank install and that compartment closed up as well. I'm planning out some of the...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Made some good progress over the last few weeks. Made templates for all the deck boards, cut them and glassed the bottom Cut and...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    Ski locker is pretty much done. All the pieces were already covered with CSM and then 1708 to bond them to the hull. I then fully...
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    beta replied to the thread 1995 Crownline 202BR Restore.
    It's a construction adhesive from Loctite. Yes. Thanks for the advice. In retrospect, it makes sense that screws would not be...
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