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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    The engine finally started and ran without any hint of a problem. Smooth operation through the whole rpm range. With the wind at our backs, I had it up to 54.7 mph. If I trimmed it up all the way, it started to feel a bit unstable, so I may need to lower the engine on the jackplate a tiny bit. I...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I also had the engine giving an alarm. It was putting out 4 beeps about every 2 minutes. Looked it up and it is the alarm for either the internal oil tank getting low or water in the fuel. I unplugged the water in fuel sensor, alarm still there. I connected a jumper to the two leads going to the...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    The 225 optimax fired right up, but everytime I would get it up to around 2000 rpm (I'm guessing because the tach wasn't working) it would start to sputter and die. After putting around the lake for about an hour, it was getting us up to about 7 mph top speed before sputtering. I took it home...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Here is an over due update. I got the required interior parts installed and then fired up the 2001 225 hp Mercury Optimax. It started up on the hose, so next step was to take it to the lake for a water trial.
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I got the rub rail back on. I started by lining up the the bend for the bow with the nose and working my way down one side, then the other side. It has a few minor waves in it. I didn't figure out how to get it real straight until the second side. It came out about an inch shorter on each side...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Recapping the boat! Over the last two weeks I put in as much of the plumbing and hardware as I could. This weekend, I was able to haul the hull to where I had the cap stored. Putting the cap on went about as well as could be expected. It fit pretty well. I caulked the seam on the hull piece...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Carpet: done. I used almost 2 gallons of contact cement to glue the carpet down. Nice and fast, but high risk. I applied the cement to the deck and carpet backing. After it tacked up, I draped the carpet over the boards. I had a couple helpers to pull the carpet tight and pull the boards...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    The deck is glassed in. I had a few holdups along the way, I ran out of resin and had to wait for more. I was just 1500 mL short of finishing it. Since I ran out of resin partway through, I had to grind the surface of the first layer to rough it up for the next layer. I put down a layer of 1.5...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I'm hoping to splash by the end of September or early October, so I'm pushing ahead as much as I can. I got the foaming done. It went very well. I used the pour foam on my Sylvan, so I had some experience already which helped. I went with the calculate volume and then pour slightly more route...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Time for another update. I was going to update sooner, but every time was going to, the server was down. So Here goes. I added a pvc pipe running from the trolling battery compartment up to the front for the trolling motor. I tacked in place with some peanut butter and then moved on to the...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Made a little more progress. I ground off all the sharp edges at the top of my bulkheads and I got all the bulkheads capped with CSM. It doesn't look much different, but it should be good to go for adding the deck. You can also see some of the dark spots on the sides of the hull, those are...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    And lastly a couple questions. I'm planning on using the 1808 to tab in the deck. Do I need to cut the 1808 at a 45 degree angle, or is the 0/90 fiber orientation acceptable? Also, does anyone have suggestions on getting the remnants of this 3M 4200/5200 off the gel coat?
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I also test fit the deck and started covering the underside of the pieces with 1.5 oz CSM. The center deck pieces is propped up because I haven't put in the cleats that support it yet.
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    It's been a long time since I posted, but progress continues. I finished capping the stringers with CSM and moved on to installing the bulkheads. I have them all bedded, filleted and covered with glass, the only thing left to do is grind the sharp edges and cap with CSM. I ordered more glass and...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Progress continues. I had plans to glass in one of the outside stringers last week, but I realized I was down to my last yard of 1708. I started with 15 yds. So, I ordered more and decided to work on grinding away the remnants of the old deck lip. I used the lip to set the center stringer...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I finished up putting 2 layers of glass on both center stringers. Eventually I'll trim the extra glass off the top and cap with CSM, but I think I'm going to do the two outside stringers first.
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I'm still making progress. So far, I put the second layer of 1708 on the transom, glued and fileted the center stringers and started on glassing in the stringers. I have two layers of 1708 tabbed in on the right stringer and just put down glass on half of one side on the left. Won't be able to...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I think I finally figured out this glassing thing. I put the first full layer of 1708 on the transom today and it came out great! For anyone else out there having troubles with small bubbles, this is what I did to get rid of them. First, I wiped down with acetone the cardboard I was cutting...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I ground out the worst spots and a little of the surrounding area and I feel a little better now. I found that there were slightly resin starved areas under the big concentrations of spots, but the more isolated spots weren't much more than a pin head. I also found tiny voids here and there in...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    So while I have been tabbing in the transom, I keep getting little tiny bubbles that I can't get to work out. I kept adding resin and working with the chip brush and they wouldn't go away. I tried using my bubble buster roller, and it wasn't pushing them out either. What am I doing wrong? Is...
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