Re: 1989 Bass Tracker Fiberglass full restoration.
So last night I finally get a buddy to help me. I figure, heck yeah, I'll put him in the suit and give him the grinder to prep the surface for the new glass on the stringers. Well, about halfway through we pop the breaker and I don't have the new key to the room with the breaker panel! Argg. So here we are, it's like 11:30 at night, full suit with a grinder, in the dark. Oh well. Had to call it a night. But between that and the work I did today I'm getting close on the stringers.
I carved out the livewell indents with a small air grinder and laid a small piece of plywood where the deck supports bolt down to. Then I laid a piece of csm on the indent. Today I put a piece of 18oz woven down the length of the stringer but did not adhere it to the sides. I did this mostly for a flat surface that isn't foam. It will just add mass and support to the top of the stringer. The next step is to lay a piece of 1708 completely over the stringer from the outer floor, up one side, over the top, down the other side and onto the floor again. This should conclude the stringer work. At least for the rear section.
Here's where I'm at.
In this old picture you can kinda see what I'm trying to recreate with the indents for the livewells. I took some careful measurements before teardown to make it easier.
So last night I finally get a buddy to help me. I figure, heck yeah, I'll put him in the suit and give him the grinder to prep the surface for the new glass on the stringers. Well, about halfway through we pop the breaker and I don't have the new key to the room with the breaker panel! Argg. So here we are, it's like 11:30 at night, full suit with a grinder, in the dark. Oh well. Had to call it a night. But between that and the work I did today I'm getting close on the stringers.
I carved out the livewell indents with a small air grinder and laid a small piece of plywood where the deck supports bolt down to. Then I laid a piece of csm on the indent. Today I put a piece of 18oz woven down the length of the stringer but did not adhere it to the sides. I did this mostly for a flat surface that isn't foam. It will just add mass and support to the top of the stringer. The next step is to lay a piece of 1708 completely over the stringer from the outer floor, up one side, over the top, down the other side and onto the floor again. This should conclude the stringer work. At least for the rear section.
Here's where I'm at.
In this old picture you can kinda see what I'm trying to recreate with the indents for the livewells. I took some careful measurements before teardown to make it easier.
