Hi guys. I am almost ready to glass in my transom and floor in my 1983 Nordic Crestliner. It is a 16ft. Bowrider. I am curious whether I need to glass the underside of the floor or could I use a few coats of oil based paint? Trying to keep cost down a bit but not to just do something that is a...
Ok I've posted about doing this a few years back and I am finally going to do it this week. I have the transom pieces cut to fit. It is one layer of 3/4" and one layer of 1/2". My question is, should I fiberglass these two pieces together before I glue them to the boat? Or go I glue the first...
Hi everyone. I am redoing a 1983 Nordic Crestline 16ft runabout. I have the floors out and want to replace the foam in the bottom because it's all water logged. It runs full length right down the middle and on both sides. Does anyone know how much I would need to buy? And where is the best...
Alright I have a 1983 Nordic Crestline. I am doing a transom and floor replacement. In the process of cutting out the last section of old floor, I pulled this one of cutting through the entire boat. What would be the bestime way of going about fixing this and strengthening it? Any help would...
Alright just started digging into the boat. Took off the 90hp johnson, found some cracks on the bottom of the motor mount and on top of the cap. Starting to remove the top cap. Might get it off if I ever finish pulling the 1000 staples!!! Also when I get ready to put the cap back on (in the...
Hey fellas, looking at doing my first transom replacement. I kind of know the process and am descent with fiberglass but never did a boat. I am wondering how much poly resin, what type of cloth and other items I may need to replace the transom boards back in on my 16' nordic crestliner runabout...
Hi, I am pretty new to boats and picked up my first one a few months back. It is a 1984 16ft crestliner with a 90hp johnson on it. I recently developed a couple of small cracks on the outer transom at the bottom of the botor mount brackets on each side. I want to fix it before it becomes worse...