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I learn something new everyday.....thanks!

AND, what's up with all the stars next to your names.......I only have one star and you guys have like 5??!! Do I need to run over a plastic boat to earn another star? Dave has 6 stars, nice work Dave.

85 degrees, I'm burning wood like crazy to keep the house at 72.....we were negative one or two a couple nights back!!

AlloyToy, do you wrap your aluminum boat or let the sun melt the snow off?

Happy New Year Guys!!!!! 2014, my boat is now another year older....

Love the side door, motor guard and Yamaha! Best of luck with it.

WOW, that's one long post!!!!

I just took some pics of the dent / mark and it's smaller than I though. Maybe ping pong ball size.......false alarm. Sorry.

I just figured I would keep up on things and winter is coming so its a good time to fix things. Its definitely not leaking and took one ocean hell ride this year........no leaks!

Hi, No, those are called "wraps" and they're totally different. You could really spice up a boat with that machine!!! From what I've seen they can conform to any contour and stick and hold up to the sun very well. They wrap cars so the heat given off by the metal isn't an issue. There's a ...

Ya, I figured a simple "have at it, not problems" was not in my future.

It's not near anything structural or any other welds. The dent has been there for years and years and the only real dent in the boat. Maybe a hole saw, a big bag of $, and a welder will make this problem go away!

I never leave the dock w/o my rubber floor!! I bought truck bed Mats and they're great!

Mats with holes would not work for me.

Hi,

I have to have a small spot welded that's on a nice base ball size dent like the boat took a line drive hit. 1/4 hull on the bottom.

Are there any warnings I need to know because the welding will be on this dented, stretched and deformed aluminum?

After anyone refreshes their hull I run a sign shop and can make you new decals, Boat names and hail ports!!

Good video, was the camera attached to your waiste? I liked the "burn" you gave your alloy brothers. If you polish your boat to a shine the amount of people asking "is that boat stainless steel" would drive me nuts. Do they ask u guys this? I get it all the time!! I still like th...

Just put another 41 miles on the boat today....love it. Sanding is the way to go for sure, glad you guys agree. Not sure I can do wet sanding this winter, I'll freeze!! 320, wow that's fine! I did 60 and 80 on the bottom and it looks great. Same with all the under deck areas. 320 must look very even...

So my Edwing is done, the motors, electrical, welding this and that...... done. Very happy with it and it was flawless this season........ but I need a winter project. I figure I'll try to "shine her up" so I bought aluminum cleaner, 3m super duty rubbing compound and sand paper, but I'm n...

Nice boat! How do you get out of the Florida sun?

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i would not install a through hull / sea-cock in a boat so thin. I'd go over the stern with a water intake hose. The rest is EZ.

This is why my Edwing sleeps on land and I rewired it 100% from bow to stern!!!!! Sorry you're having issues, have them weld up the spots and be done with it.

A 2,000 pound winch to break the mooring free from the mud........ from the stern??? The motors are in the stern. Do you mean 20k pounds?

What's the conveyor in the bow cut out section for?

Nice boat!!

Hi Bob, Looks great. Love it!!! When I need another barge you're the man for sure. When I was designing my steel barge the naval engineer said my winch cable could not be more than 6" above the deck because the computer model showed an issue. You're boat is wider than mine but it looks like you...

That ole Salt Sam, he is a nice guy. Did your kids explore Dutch Island's old forts and tower? They would love it.

Ya, sorry for sure about your son!!

I know that bridge, my F250, 5.4L triton V-8 pings all the way up that bridge!! I assume you were campin near Dutch Island Harbor? Great views, great location for sure!! You had your own boat ramp too.

I took my first real ocean run with the Edwing and I'm surprised. We ran the boat from Narragansett RI to Stonington Ct which I assume is 20+ miles each way. The downwind morning cruise was beautiful but the way back sucked! Coming home I had 4' tight chop just off the nose enough to be a pain and I...