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RICH--thanks for the great information, I’ve never heard of anyone not happy with with getting power trim and tilt. I do plan on moving forward a bit the 13-footer interior. This 13-footer has been adjusted before. Q1: What is the distance from inside center transom to back of rear thwart seat for t...

Do any of the four-stroke-cycle outboard engines you mention have the ability to run without needing a battery? If that Yamaha 25-HP without power trim and tilt could do that, and I presume it might also be a pull-start engine, then you could eliminate the battery from the boat. That saves about 50...

Wow, thanks jbillon! That's a ton of great first-hand info.

Thanks for the response. I don't recommend adding weight and setback with a CMC bracket Yeah, weight and setback are concerns of mine. I don't think either are good for this boat based on my little experience plus reading what's on the forum. Would you not worry about the PTT then? The weight of the...

I'm stilling waiting to finish the hull restoration from here: http://continuouswave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4324 But we're moving from Colorado to Michigan, where I'll finish it with my dad's help. 1963 Boston Whaler 13, 15" transom, hull weight ~275 lbs. But I got the go-ahead to sp...

Wow great information here. I am excited to see your progress on it and anxiously await updates. Thanks, just wanted to get more info out there, not a lot as discussed before. It'll be a little while, at least a couple weeks. Should finish the trailer this weekend, wanna weigh it too. Then I'll get...

So after a second phone call and receiving some color chips, I've decided to go with the FGCI brushable gelcoat. I got the white, misty white, and dusky white in the actual gelcoat. Felt like good durable plastic, though they were 1/8 inch thick, but certainly more durable than paint. The dusky whit...

If it were me I would use [FCGI] poly-fill verses using West System. First the FGCI (or any brand gelcoat and filler) are two products designed to work together. Second is the golden rule poly over poly, epoxy over poly, but never poly over epoxy. The reason is polyester doesn't really stick very w...

I have exactly the same cracks in exactly the same places on the side of the hull on my 1995 Outrage 24. I think the cause was gelcoat shrinking. The cracks are only on the hull side where the sun set in its position on the trailer in the exact same spot for many many years. Cracks are where the su...

Crazing is only on one side, the southern, yes cyclical freeze/solar loading. However it also requires the gelcoat to be rather aged, broken down--and 56-years is more than enough. Q: Are those cracks all the way through as in a true crack? Q: Or are those creases? Take a heat gun; heat up a sectio...

I have no experience to offer with FGCI Brushable Gelcoat. Q: Does FGCI Brushable Gelcoat cure to a hard surface when exposed to air? Yes. The FGCI product page says "no wax needed", which I know could be ambiguous because it could be an interior/laminating type gelcoat that would require...

I found this product in my extensive "what am I going to do and how am I going to do it" search online: FGCI Brushable Gelcoat I was cautiously optimistic, did some more "looking stuff up" and gave them a call today. They were on Ship Shape TV (but they are advertisers) and saw s...

That all makes sense, that theory is sound. It sits high in the water and was easily handled by me and a buddy, but there's always something in there and maybe some more got in over the last six months. So I've decided to embrace this situation as an opportunity. I already have everything apart, bar...

Jim, as always, thanks for your responses, information, and help. 1. Based on registration paperwork, this was likely the third Colorado winter for this hull. It's possible it was taken elsewhere for winter, but based on what I know, I don't think so. This was likely its first winter off the trailer...

Re-doing the hull with Total Boat gel coat finish may be the way to accomplish the repair. I’m willing to put the time and effort in. And I’d like the durability.

This ten-year-old discussion on top coat finish choices has a ton of information. Is [all the information in that thread] valid today?

I had my 1963 Sport 13 upside down in my backyard for the winter as I rebuilt the trailer. The hull had some poor bottom paint, but the hull was in decent shape. I was planning on repainting the deck. On Monday, March 25, 2019 I took off the cover. I saw the entire port side has some crazy crazing a...

Jim, thanks for the thread clean up and the advice. I've read about bridles similar to the one you described as working better than the usual $20 ones. This 13 is powered by a Nissan NS40C 2 stroke and has plenty of pep, should be great for the boys. Thanks for the help. I think I'll go with where t...

Yes, [the stern eyes on the boat now] are through-bolted.

SternEyes.jpg Do I need to move these stern eyes to their normal location (red circles) or can I keep them where they are? Based on the wood locating diagram neither of these locations have wood. I would prefer to keep them where they are to avoid having to fill in two big transom holes only to mak...