Recent content by Halfhitch

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    Gulfstream trailering ?

    That's the best idea, especially since Home Depot and Lowes rent trucks for cheap and they are everywhere.
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    Gulfstream trailering ?

    My opinion is, you will be fine. Short distance, very seldom use, you should be fine if you keep your speed down. The extra width is usually not noticed unless you have to cross some scales on your route. To make things as good as you can, make sure there is disc brakes on both axles. If money...
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    GPS Antenna ?

    Same as Coastboater here. Just connect your Garmin to a NMEA 2000 system and all your other instruments will be able to make use of it. Like your VHS, autopilot, or any NMEA 2000 capable gizmo.
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    SE Hydrofoil on GW Adventure 208

    Yeah, I see an air-foil on the tailgate of a pickup every once in a while and I always figure he has foils on his outboard too. I would imagine he would also wear a cape when running a 5K. :)
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    Gulfstream shopping.

    Every guy would love to drive something with the get-up-and-go of a Corvette, but a Chevy Cavalier will get you to the grocery store. Grady put out hundreds of Gulfstreams with the 225 and they wouldn't do that for years if it flat didn't do the job. It's all about money balanced by your desire...
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    New 285 Freedom on the way!

    That's just how the 3 bears figured things out. :)
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    1997 Islander 268 Transom Rebuild Project

    My forearms feel itchy already.
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    Light Cut Suggestions

    https://www.northerntool.com/products/meguiars-marine-rv-one-step-clean-polish-compound-32oz-model-m6732-5249892?ogmap=SEM|DSA|BING|STND|c|SITEWIDE||NT%20DSA%20Feed|DSA%20Feed|products|361481939|1187473442406094&gclid=ef29f1c06954104343fb9bd0b903963d&gclsrc=3p.ds&&utm_source=bing_PPC&utm_medium=N...
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    Dielectric grease...how do you use it?

    The previous owner of the boat I have now went crazy with this stuff. This explanation hopefully will help with someone's headache, and save all the trouble shooting this has cause me. https://www.slashgear.com/2081868/where-should-you-not-use-dielectric-grease/
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    Hinges

    This outfit provides a lot of the hinges for the boat builders. Their products are available from several different vendors. https://southco.com/en_us_int/products_c
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    Do you know your buttock location?

    All I really know about Lofting a boat is that I should not worry about those Buttocks that belong in a designer's head but worry about just paying attention when my buttocks is in the captain's chair. :)
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    Fender Locks

    Clove hitch is always ready.
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    Do you know your buttock location?

    Yes, that's what I envisioned also. Then as each of those lines progress forward they start curving up to form the angled bow.
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    Do you know your buttock location?

    Now you're getting in to lofting a boat. My mind has trouble visualizing all the relationships of the different lines involved, but the Buttocks are lines that run parallel with the keel at a given constant distance from the keel and as they go forward, they curve upward. There will be several...