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I am restoring a 1966 currituck. Right next to the non skid on the floor there is a groove around the whole boat with rivet looking bumps in the groove. I sanded one of these down and it was made of fiberglass. Is there any significance to these or can I sand them down and make a smooth surface? The other question is about motors. Does anyone know how a 90 4 stroke yami vs a 90 4 stroke merc does on this old of a boat???any comments on either questions would be great.

Thank You

Gary

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i have these on my nauset they are probably just leftover from the mold i dont see any reason not to sand them down

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Gary,

I'd love to see some pics of your vessel as I have a '68 Currituck. I did some deck work on mine last winter and ended up sanding the "rivets" down and glassing over them on some spots with no problems. I did not take them all down around the entire deck.

When I was looking into a motor for my boat the dealer told me he would not install a 90hp 4stroke on my boat due to weight. He said the old transoms were not designed for the weight of the 4 stroke. Right or wrong I dont know but I settled on a 2stroke yammy and am very pleased with the performance. She's like a rocket, even with 5 people on board, and she is pretty good on gas. I commuted 12nm round trip to work for a summer and ended up using roughly in the 8-10 gallon range, which also included various other trips after work and weekend fun.

With all that said I am sure you will find people on this site very happy with their 4strokes on boats of our vintage, just my experience.

Good luck,

Dana

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Hi Chiro,

I had the rivet channels on my '70 Nauset. I mixed epoxy and poured it in the groove a little at a time to make it level with the rest of the floor (maybe a little higher than the floor). Then I sanded it even with the floor. After paint with non-skid, you can't tell it was there. You have to park the boat on an incline in different positions so the groove is level...that's why it took a little at a time. The forward groove is anything but flat!

I used West 105 & 205 hardener, but any epoxy would work. I used filler (709/710?) so the epoxy would sand better. The old grove also became the dividing line where non-skid was used or not used. I left the outside 2 inches without non-skid and it looks good.

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I have a 67 Currituck a not sure about the significance of the rivets either, nor any issue with weight, (although it is certainly plausible). Ours has an (older) 115 on the back and also carries a 3 year old 10hp kicker w/o any problems (see PP for pics). And as Dana said, she will move, not thinking twice about pulling a skier with 5-7 adults onboard. Second Dana's suggestion - love to see some pics

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I have a 67 Currituck a not sure about the significance of the rivets either, nor any issue with weight, (although it is certainly plausible). Ours has an (older) 2-stroke 115 on the back and also carries a 3 year old 10hp kicker w/o any problems (see PP for pics). And as Dana said, she will move, not thinking twice about pulling a skier with 5-7 adults onboard. Second Dana's suggestion - love to see some pics

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I believe the groove in the deck was molded using some sort of flexible half-round material, secured to the main deck mold with philips head screws. The philips heads were clearly evident on my 1965 Sakonnet.

My old Sakonnet had a full Mills canvas. When the canvas was fully deployed, the groove acted as a rain gutter. Water would run down the side curtain, drip off onto the side of the gunnels, then run down to the deck. The groove would carry the water to the stern sump. It was pretty cool how dry the deck would stay in a pretty hard rain.

Doug