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Check Lowes for marine plywood. I got mine there.
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I've done some core samples and all looks good. I'm looking into the resin, glass, and coring material now. I reached out to FGCI in St Pete, FL to see what they have, they recommended Nida-core because its $70 a sheet vs Plywood at $190 a sheet, and they recommended their Polyester Resin for the deck. My research is suggesting that Polyester Resin does not bond well with Nida-core, but Epoxy resin would be a better choice but with a much higher price tag. does anyone have a experience with polyester resin on Nida-core? Remember, I'm just looking to have a solid deck that will hold my fat self and friends. (Im going to make a post in the fiberglass section as well)
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Aquasport Discussion / Re: Gelcoat - Deck Rebuild
« Last post by Ulysses485 on May 30, 2025, 11:45:30 AM »
Sometimes, you have to be careful to make sure to build enough thickness in order for it to cure properly. Polyester resin needs a specific film thickness to cure properly. If you stretch the gelcoat to thin, it wont cure and leave you with a tacky feeling along like it didn't cure. Glad to hear you got it figured out!!
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Hello everyone, I'm new to Classic Aquasport. I own a 1993 210 Osprey, and I'm looking to go a little bigger with the Aquasport 245 Tournament. The boat has twin 2017 150 Suzuki outboards with 75 hours of use. Can anyone tell me the Good, Bad, and Ugly about the boat? The broker said it has two soft spots in the floor. One is behind the leaning post on the Port side, and the other is on the starboard side.

I've owned my 210 for 12 years and just repowered it with a Suzuki 200. It is a great riding boat for only being 21 feet, but very wet, so I have a canvas console enclosure for it. We fish in a lot of Flounder Tournaments with it and place every year. I have sold a lot of boats, but this one is going to be hard to let go of.
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Aquasport Discussion / Re: Water in Hull Osprey 205
« Last post by plugger on May 29, 2025, 08:51:58 AM »
Are the side scuppers under ? . Mine always has water in the drain itself just below deck level. Never pools on the deck. I slip mine and the scuppers are just above the water at rest.
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Aquasport Discussion / Re: Water in Hull Osprey 205
« Last post by RickK on May 28, 2025, 06:41:41 PM »
Do you keep it on a trailer? The usual approach is to remove any wet foam under the deck and in the stringers. Then refoam where you removed.
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Aquasport Discussion / Water in Hull Osprey 205
« Last post by captainjohn1 on May 28, 2025, 02:37:49 PM »
So it seems the deck drains are now basically in the water.  Scum Line goes up 1/4" per year.  Once the drains are underwater, is there anything that can be done to restore any bouyancy? 
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Center Console Professional (CCP) Rebuilds / Re: 1977 222 upgrades
« Last post by qwest on May 27, 2025, 04:34:09 PM »
Got it, thank you. I think I saw matching stainless louvered vents for the stern online but just not sure about the bow.

Sounds like ill just keep messing around with the logo and try to clean up the paint job
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Aquasport Discussion / Re: Gelcoat - Deck Rebuild
« Last post by rhtrades on May 27, 2025, 01:43:26 PM »
Unfortunately i had to wipe it with acetone and apply another coat it was tacky for a few days...so I added more wax and hardener than previously....got rock hard overnight.  The added layer made my "coarse" nonskid  more like a "fine coarse"...still does the job and i'm happy with it.   
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Aquasport Discussion / Re: Gelcoat - Deck Rebuild
« Last post by Ulysses485 on May 27, 2025, 12:23:15 AM »
Still tacky? It seems to stay tacky the next day regardless but gets rock solid when there is wax involved a couple days later.
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