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06-23-2009, 04:47 PM
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Re: 1974 23 CC - project
only had the boat out 2x, and it is in at nauset marine getting a new oil thermostat/water pump/pre-emptive fuel float switch replaced. hard for me to say how runs with tabs, not enough to compare with. it jumps up on plane darn fast with the 250 verado and 17P mirage plus, and prob would help a little there in theory but hard to imagine needs much, and def with the balance. have more to say about that when get the tabs on
 i guess.sourcing the groco parts now thanks! Looks like jamestown distributors has them...
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06-23-2009, 11:47 PM
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Re: 1974 23 CC - project
    It's coming . . . I know I am the hold up with this restore. I sure wish Hor-hee (Jorge) were here to sand. Tub is 42" wide, 24" deep, setback is 28", swim platform is 72" wide and setup for a single. I swear it's almost finished . . . uggggg!! 
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06-24-2009, 12:26 PM
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Thanks!! Sure is nice working in that garage! I used Iso - polyester resin and 1708 with everything. I opted for 3/4" doug fir marine ply after sticker shock on the coosa board. Hermit was a super nice guy to offer me a boat he bought for the motor 2000 Johnson 200hp carb in trade for the bracket. I didn't know at the time I'd be buying a house, getting a new girlfriend, moving my shop, and while trying to hold down a full time job in Boston (commuting from Onset). Luckily it's very close to being finished. I gave the 22 Seawolf WA to my Dad for Father's day . . . and I already bought an aluminum bracket for that boat. Striped Bass Season is coming up fast and this bracket project will be finished this week . . . even if I have to pull some all nighters.
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06-25-2009, 09:16 AM
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Re: 1974 23 CC - project
Big,
Thanks for the info and glad to know things are working out for you. And going back to my question.... coosa would probably had been your first choice for materials over wood if it had not been for the big difference in price? Strick, I also did notice that old picture....what gave it away was the California plate on the white jeep. 
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06-25-2009, 10:26 AM
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Re: 1974 23 CC - project
I don't have anyone taking pics of me now . . . so I slid that one in there. I do miss those weekends at strick's and I sure wish I had that head sock. Grinding without one in shorts and a tee shirt makes you really itchy. The Comanche has a MA plate now. I saw a 4x8 sheet of coosa at Composites One in Bristol, RI and I wasn't too impressed with the material. Core Cell seem like a tougher material (better compressive strength), but I am no expert. They are all probably fine. But . . . Marine Ply seems to last just fine for 30 years even with lots of holes.
Strick - Those walls are just shy of 1/2 thick and the corners are 3/4" all 1708. The lighting is so good in the garage that you can see right through the glass.
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06-24-2009, 08:34 PM
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Re: 1974 23 CC - project
He He love that last picture...cant remember if that's you or me in that picture but I have a feeling it's you because I don't think my ears are that big
I had a feeling you would fill that shop with black motors and it took less then a week! The bracket looks good and it looks like you are trying a few different things like the flange on the tub. How thick is the fiberglass in the corners and sides? Looks paper thin in picture. Hermit you got insurance on that motor strick
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06-24-2009, 10:04 PM
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Re: 1974 23 CC - project
Strick,
His ears aren't BIG! They look like kitty kat ears, but why is one on his forehead and other on the top of his head? 
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