When I'm wetting out, should I wet all layers at once, lay down and then chase the bubbles? I've been doing a layer at a time, as it seemed harder to get the bubbles out if the first couple of layers still had bubbles. Yesterday Mr Murphy liked bubbles I guess, because on one section it took...
Here are some pics. Here are some pics. The first two are some patches of the cut throughs and former drains. The first on the bottom is the starboard side that didn't come out the greatest. Kept getting air bubbles. I think that I forgot to coat the hull with resin first and the mat...
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Finally got something done. First I needed to resurrect the tent, and try and straighten some pipes. We had some strong wind that bent the front poles, so I dropped it down so it wouldn't fly away. Then I took some wood that I had lying around and made a fiberglass roll holder, work...
The crack is about 5 feet long. I ground it out on one side today. Looks like just need to lay it up good. The two chines on the side of the "keel" have a crack but you can't see the other sides one. It didn't have the water bleed through like this side. After grinding all the junk out...
Finally got more time to work on the boat. Took out the middle stringer and did some grinding. Thanks WOG for the fan suggestion. Got it going, it helped but its still a snow storm in there. Also went to the HD to buy another length of vacuum hose so I could leave the vac outside and just...
Can I cut a stringer if I add a bulk head? I don't want to run the center stringer all the way down the middle because I'm putting in a 6' fish box, and a live well. I've seen the center stringer or keel, use a pvc and layers of glass over it. This would keep the height low. Is this the...
Got a couple of hours in yesterday and was able to remove more of the old floor, and the starboard stringer. It was bedded in a lot of resin. I broke some off with a hammer and flat bar, but it broke right to the glass on some. Looked like woven roving just exposed, so I figured it would be...
Thats exactly what I was thinking. Got the rest of the transom out today and ground down most of the fiberglass. What do you think the layup should be to put the "outside" transom skin back? I was thinking of tabbing the extension ply in with 6" and 12" 1708 tape. Followed by two 1.5 oz mat...
I acquired this boat about a year ago after fixing my 14' Livingston and realizing I was crazy to be fishing that thing the way I was. It is a 1970 gulfstream hull (supposedly 19', but all literature I found said they made a 18'????) with a two foot extension. It was the only boat that fit the...
I am trying to find out what I am missing to make my HDS7 unit display chart depths in fathoms and not feet. I live in Hawaii and was wondering if our location has something to do with it. In the manual it says something about the 30 degrees west line that might do something. I changed the...
Re: How to repair cracks in Livingston hull
Finally finished the inside yesterday. A lot of $ and man hours but hope that it will last a long time now. Thanks for the help. Aloha
Re: How to repair cracks in Livingston hull
Got the bottom layers laid and the core in. Gotta do a little grinding then cap the core off. All went somewhat smooth, but the air bubbles were still there. Is it possible to get all the bubbles out. I kept working on them and trying but it...
