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I replaced what was left of my rivets with stainless steel binding posts and a sealing washer. This avoids the globs of sealant inside the boat (detailed on page 3 of this thread: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=14439&highlight=

I finally got my TC24 hull #2 project in the water and got a guest slip next to my friend's TC24 in Santa Barbara for the 4th of July.

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I recently re-painted the lower cover on my 2013 silver Honda BF135's. I used Moeller Marine 025516 Engine Paint Color: Honda Oyster Silver Metallic and Moeller Marine 025519 Clear Coat Lacquer both in spray cans. It was pretty easy job, most of the old paint peeled right off with some...

I repainted the interior on my TC24. For the walls and ceiling I used EzPoxy primer (1 coat) and then 3 coats of Hatteras Off White which was very close to the original base color. I mixed in quite a bit of the EZ Poxy flattening agent which they stopped producing unfortunately. It turned out...

I have a TC24 with twin Honda 135's (I bought Tim's boat from the "growing up salty" videos. If (when) I re-power, I will look for something lighter, possibly Yamaha 115 or maybe the suzuki 140's (almost 140lb less for the pair) The boat has plenty of power with the 135's, but when standing at...

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I found this thread very helpful when addressing the same issue on my 1997 Tomcat. Since a lot of the fasteners are exposed on my boat, I wanted to come up with a solution that is smooth on the inside but still achieves a sealed hull, ideally without copious amounts of adhesive sealant. I...

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