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To any reader who is finished with their Gibcoflex non-slip repair mold #332 GFBW:

I need mold #332 GFBW to make some repairs. I will gladly buy (or rent for that matter) what you have if available.

It will be used on a 1981 13-footer.

Thanks, DaveM

[Give advice on what replacement rub rail should be installed on a 13-foot Boston Whaler of unknown model year]. Boston Whaler sells rub rails just like the original rub rails. There are Taco brand rub rails which look easier to install. Thanks--DaveM

Thanks for the realization that getting all the water out of one of these hulls after some has gotten in (for what ever reason) is virtually impossible. To get [this 1981 13-footer] totally dry without ripping out the floor seems impossible. The Sham Wow methodology did really seem to work. The amou...

PHIL--yes, my method is possibly a waste of time due to the “Sham Wow” approach not working and also because there might not be that much water in there. Weighing makes complete sense and I’m trying to find a crane scale to hang from my backhoe bucket which the boat will then hang from the scale. I ...

[Combined a second thread started on this topic with the original thread started on this topic.--jimh]

Getting it weighed sounds like a great idea.

How would I find the weight of a “dry” 13-footer?

Would that weight be with or without seats and other gear installed?

Thanks--DaveM

I have found a generally good 1981 13-foot hull here in the Pacific northwest. Given the hull has no apparent soft spots top or [bottom--please not use abbreviations for common words of a few letters--jimh] I think the hull is good. Even the original gel coat is great. Something was mounted toward t...