Recent content by mooseandmermaid

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    Strengthening/reinforcing hatches

    To fit the boat inside my shop, I had to remove everything from the roof. I had less than 1" clearance under the door header. I was prepared to let some air out of the tires if needed. Yeah, I was worried about the tank as it is original. It did have a bit of pitting on the top surface but...
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    Strengthening/reinforcing hatches

    I am in progress of rebuilding my hatch covers. Both covers were very soft, once i removed the inner skin I found all the plywood to be saturated with water and completely delaminated and mostly rotten. I cleaned up skin and using polyester resin added two layers of 1708 before placing the...
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    268 Islander Fuel Tank Replacement

    Great looking job! I am lifting my floorboards in the next few days to check out my tanks. Apparently the previous (2 owners ago) disabled the aft tank. Not exactly sure what that means, so I'll be opening her up to have a look. Question regarding the neoprene strips you used. On my last boat...