OK . . . this took a while. . . . at least 2 hours, maybe 3.
The first piece of exterior fiberglass (96" x 50"). It covers the planing surface and a little bit down the sides.
I mixed up 3 1-quart containers of resin and activated them as I went. I was figuring it might need a little more...
My apologies to @redneck joe for the 'upside downess' over the next few days while I glass the external surfaces.
Yesterday was corner and edge rounding day, along with the thickened fiber paste for smoothing out the transom and forming a large fillet at the back of the planing surface.
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IIRC, @alldodge did a partial transom restore on his Formula 27 about 8-10 years ago. If the wet/rot is localized at the bottom of the transom, a partial replacement may be do-able. . . a judgement call for sure.
It was Plan B . . .
The snow had softened up with the warmer weather to a point where I was able to clear out under the gantry . . .
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I made special dolly to fit the extension bracket . . .
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and stuck it under there, so I could roll the E-B out of the garage to under the gantry.
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I had rot in both of my Formula boats (a 242 and a 330). It is a 1990's (and earlier) thing across most of the boat brands.
First thing to do would be to determine the extent of moisture and rot. I know that you have exposed some of the stringer, but the issues tend to go further than you...
Lifting Update . . .
I bought a shop hoist to lift the extension bracket. Some assembly was required. Then, I put a couple of U bolts in through the top plate to hook onto.
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I figured if I can put it on dollies instead of blocks, I can move the thing around as needed.
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The top plate laminate (Post #888) is 2415. I may be adding some 1708 in the area that will be 'exposed' behind the swim deck. the rest of the surface will have a plethora of through-bolts.
This is the biggest single piece of fiberglass (50 x 90") and took a long time . . . probably 2 hours start-2-finish. 100 oz. of resin.
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I initially tried to soak the resin into the cloth top-down . . . that didn't work. So, a quick change on the fly to soak the Coosa board with resin and...
I do have some micrometers that I could break out, but the handy electronic one is good enough . . . :LOL:
I'm just checking my laminate dimensions . . . The Coosa measures right at 1.00" . I have the following laminates on the transom now:
3 x 1708 (0.045" typical thickness) 0.135" =...
Yes as I was taking measurements, I was wondering how flat the outside of the transom should be so as not to distort/crack the engine bracket.
The straight edge is probably the way to go.
Happy Friday . . .
Of course, every day is the same for me, being retired. :LOL:
I'm getting ready to glass the top. It has been a good cutting and roll-out platform, but now it's time for its glass.
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I need to 'flip' this thing over to do some corner rounding and probably will...
