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Here we go again. I think I have seen this post a long time ago, if so, sorry. There are 2 brass thru hulls in the motor well. They are flared on each side, and due to the age have corroded on the cockpit side (no flaring left). Has anyone removed these? if so, how? If I can even find them, I...

Here I go again. During the many years I owned my first boat, I always painted the trim tabs and lower unit with the same bottom paint as the rest of the boat (Petit Unepoxy) and never had a problem with growth of any kind. Then somebody told me that this is bad to do since the metals in the...

I have several spots where the paint never sticks to the hull, and barnacles form during the season creating drag. I have tried sanding these spots extra good, have cleaned them with extra solvent, primed, and painted again, the paint never sticks tho. I have been told I could spot prime with...

I have had a small stress crack in the gelcoat, on the left side of the motor cutout for a few years now (about 2 " long) running diagnally down to the left. I chipped it out, and put some gelcoat in it (a couple yrs back), but now it is about 4" long. My mechanic looked at it with me, and...