Cap'nHandy
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- Aug 27, 2014
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Thank you P229.
I will investigate the coat-it. Whats to prefer it over the gluvit?
I was going to order the gluvit this week, and got caught up at work. Since I have a bit of corrosion to deal with I have a bit till I get that, but knowing the application is a bit more out there than next week - I am ok with that. I just don't want to be ready to go and have nothing to go with.
Picked up some scotch bright scrubbies, paint stripper wheels, and other tools to start going after the corrosion with. Ray, my 15 y.o. son got out there today and started cleaning some more in the hull. Learned how slick bare alumimum can be when wet, and took a fall. Got a small cut and a large scrape. He's going after some of the ick-oily-black gunk near the transom tommorow. Depending on weather, I hope to use Saturday to get a lot of corrosion dealt with.
I will start cutting the new deck and getting it ready when I cannot work on the hull. The plan so far, along with best guess from previous similar work on my old Piper PA-22, some friends antique aircraft, my old 59 International Truck, various assorted shop projects. etc. hopefully gives me a realistic expectation of whats involved.
Seeing all the superb work here is inspirational. Some of those projects are over the top perfectionism and craftsmanship. I can see how some guys get caught up for LONG times putting these things back into showroom / Custom built condition. Wow!
I expect mine to be "nice enough". Knowing what it will endure after relaunch with kids, soda pop, fish guts, and other hazards, I am looking to be seaworthy, safe, reliable, easy to wash down, and nice enough I don't feel I have to take up night fishing.
Here is my best guess on whats involved time wise. I could be WAY off, but humor me.. Or chime in and let me know I am completely insane!
Finish the strip out of the hull including transom and splashwell. Estiamte 8 - 12 hours.
Corrosion removal. ? Best s.w.a.g is 8 - 12 hours.
Leak test to identify problem areas. 2 - 4 hours.
Leak repairs, rivits, gluvit, JB, 5200, etc. 8 - 12 hours.
Prep hull for paint. 12 - 24 hours. ( Current paint has no adhesion problems. Is only second coat, and not too thick. You can see original paint underneath at just the right angle.)
Paint - 8 -12 hours.
Wet sand and polish 8 - 12 hours.
Reinstall flotation, decking, consoles, seats, controls. 8 - 12 hours. ( 8 - 10 hours to remove, and that was fighting some nasty corroded screws. )
finish electrical - 4 - 6 hours.
reinstall motor, final hookup and assorted tasks. 8 - 12 hours.
All up - 100 - 120 hours more or less. Time frame - 6 weeks. 120 / 6 20 hours per week, 3 hours per day. Every day. Some days get a bit of time, others are all day and into night.
Having lived in a construction zone and remodeled 4 houses this century - I hope I am not too far off here.
While I know it can take 6 months - or more - I set my goals to push myself. I fear if I set a time frame of 6 months, I would not feel enough pressure to move me off dead center, and it would end up taking much longer. Just the way I am wired. I like to push through and get things done, then relax and enjoy till the next project comes along.
I could be misjudging it by a large amount ... But since I am not much on TV... Might as well spend a few hours a night on it instead of the glowing box.
Thanks again, all.
Please feel free to chime in and let me know your thoughts.
Warmest regards,
Blaine
I will investigate the coat-it. Whats to prefer it over the gluvit?
I was going to order the gluvit this week, and got caught up at work. Since I have a bit of corrosion to deal with I have a bit till I get that, but knowing the application is a bit more out there than next week - I am ok with that. I just don't want to be ready to go and have nothing to go with.
Picked up some scotch bright scrubbies, paint stripper wheels, and other tools to start going after the corrosion with. Ray, my 15 y.o. son got out there today and started cleaning some more in the hull. Learned how slick bare alumimum can be when wet, and took a fall. Got a small cut and a large scrape. He's going after some of the ick-oily-black gunk near the transom tommorow. Depending on weather, I hope to use Saturday to get a lot of corrosion dealt with.
I will start cutting the new deck and getting it ready when I cannot work on the hull. The plan so far, along with best guess from previous similar work on my old Piper PA-22, some friends antique aircraft, my old 59 International Truck, various assorted shop projects. etc. hopefully gives me a realistic expectation of whats involved.
Seeing all the superb work here is inspirational. Some of those projects are over the top perfectionism and craftsmanship. I can see how some guys get caught up for LONG times putting these things back into showroom / Custom built condition. Wow!
I expect mine to be "nice enough". Knowing what it will endure after relaunch with kids, soda pop, fish guts, and other hazards, I am looking to be seaworthy, safe, reliable, easy to wash down, and nice enough I don't feel I have to take up night fishing.
Here is my best guess on whats involved time wise. I could be WAY off, but humor me.. Or chime in and let me know I am completely insane!
Finish the strip out of the hull including transom and splashwell. Estiamte 8 - 12 hours.
Corrosion removal. ? Best s.w.a.g is 8 - 12 hours.
Leak test to identify problem areas. 2 - 4 hours.
Leak repairs, rivits, gluvit, JB, 5200, etc. 8 - 12 hours.
Prep hull for paint. 12 - 24 hours. ( Current paint has no adhesion problems. Is only second coat, and not too thick. You can see original paint underneath at just the right angle.)
Paint - 8 -12 hours.
Wet sand and polish 8 - 12 hours.
Reinstall flotation, decking, consoles, seats, controls. 8 - 12 hours. ( 8 - 10 hours to remove, and that was fighting some nasty corroded screws. )
finish electrical - 4 - 6 hours.
reinstall motor, final hookup and assorted tasks. 8 - 12 hours.
All up - 100 - 120 hours more or less. Time frame - 6 weeks. 120 / 6 20 hours per week, 3 hours per day. Every day. Some days get a bit of time, others are all day and into night.
Having lived in a construction zone and remodeled 4 houses this century - I hope I am not too far off here.
While I know it can take 6 months - or more - I set my goals to push myself. I fear if I set a time frame of 6 months, I would not feel enough pressure to move me off dead center, and it would end up taking much longer. Just the way I am wired. I like to push through and get things done, then relax and enjoy till the next project comes along.
I could be misjudging it by a large amount ... But since I am not much on TV... Might as well spend a few hours a night on it instead of the glowing box.
Thanks again, all.
Please feel free to chime in and let me know your thoughts.
Warmest regards,
Blaine