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  1. Rranger

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    Trying to follow along the Hull Extention with pics" thread and look up subjects he's listed in a index. Noposts are where it is listed in his index. He says ""THIS INDEX ASSUMES YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED YOUR DEFAULT SETTINGS IN THE "NUMBER OF POSTS PER PAGE"" I must have changed my settings...
  2. Rranger

    New project.

    Last of my grinding gelcoat today, and built floor braces, and the rear support for floor although after thinking on it tonight may need to tweak it a bit. Hope to install transom tomorrow and get it glassed in, and get some glass on the bracing. Pics tomorrow.
  3. Rranger

    New project.

    Got the two sheets laminated together. Need to trim it up a bit was awkward with no help. Next up paint with straight resin before install and glassing. . In the meanwhile building my floor brace at rear for deck support and drainage around old I/O engine compartment, plus floor joists at the 8’...
  4. Rranger

    New project.

    Been busy with other things. Will be back at it tomorrow. changed mind and using 2 sheets of 3/4” plywood which is what it had on before, and even with rot on the bottom of the transom, u could reef on the outdrive and motor and no flex anywhere, everything was tight as a rock. I should be 2 and...
  5. Rranger

    New project.

    I’ve decided on 2 sheets of 3/4” with a two piece sheet of 1/2” in between and glued together with titebond 111 glue, then fiberglassed to outer skin and then two sheets of cloth and corners on the inside. I have the 1/2” in two pieces to make up the middle sheet and don’t see the problem using...
  6. Rranger

    New project.

    I’m probably cutting it out. Another issue transom was 1.5” thick. Even with the rot in it no movement when hand flexing on the outboard. Is it thick enough with a 3/8” thick aluminum bracket that goes on the inside and across top bolts for the pod. Motor would probably never be bigger than a...
  7. Rranger

    New project.

    This piece on top of the old engine comparment floor is annoying me. Has edges that would interfere with water getting to the bilge. Anyone ever dug one up to get to the boat floor? Probably just a can of worms I don't need to get into.
  8. Rranger

    New project.

    Some pics
  9. Rranger

    New project.

    Pretty much done prep sanding and grinding. Got to sand the gelcoat off the gunnels in front of the transom on each side for glassing the corner strips, and that will be it. Plan is to start on transom tomorrow. Get it glued together, then installed first. Then attach stringers to it allowing...
  10. Rranger

    New project.

    Yes I'm pretty happy about how it went and what I got done. Finish the one corner, then make sure floor and transom edges are smooth and ready for glassing, clean off top of stringers, and can probably get after putting it back together.
  11. Rranger

    New project.

    I used one of those 80 grit sanding discs on my grinder. It went well 95% done just one little bit left in a top corner. Finish it off in the morning, do a clean up, and check for any other grinding or cutting and get that done tomorrow also. Getting some 2” by 6”cedar for floor joists at...
  12. Rranger

    New project.

    Got some time in today and pretty much down to skin other than the thin stuff left. Thanks for the tip to get rid of it. I will get the rest of transom cleaned up tomorrow.
  13. Rranger

    New project.

    Yes I find if you try to remove it a sheet at a time it goes better than trying to pry parts of two sheets at a time off. Will put some more time in today. I'm dealing with I/O hole patch job also. Hope removing plywood doesn't affect outer skin over the old hole.
  14. Rranger

    New project.

    A little tardy on the pics. One pic shows the front end where I need to clean off the glued wood stuck to the top of the fiberglass stringers, tidy up my cleanup for peanut butter down the sides, and for cloth overlap of the floor. Will have to put a couple cross members in the middle where the...
  15. Rranger

    New project.

    Got old engine mounts cut out yesterday, and started on removing transom wood which is proving to be tough stuff. Where there is no rot it is well glued and taking a lot of work to bust it loose.
  16. Rranger

    New project.

    Got my floor pieces patched over a few air bubbles, didn’t get the edges done but can do them closer to installing the floor. Did get the boat mostly sanded where I will be joining the new floor with the gunnels. So in pretty good shape for tomorrows move inside to my garage. Still need to...
  17. Rranger

    New project.

    I got the cake bags a week ago at a $ store cheap, will be using them .
  18. Rranger

    New project.

    Will do the chopped glass. Wetted and laid on 2 sheets of glass on deck side of my four sheets of plywood, so that’s done . Tomorrow cut off overlaps on the edges and wet the edges out good. Patch a couple of air pockets and good to go. Then in the boat to grind off the 10”s or so on the sides...
  19. Rranger

    New project.

    Thanks but wife bought me some cake stuff. Next time.
  20. Rranger

    New project.

    Thanks for responding, so fill center gap/joint length of boat with peanut butter, then a 4' strip of cloth the length over top on top of joint and a 8' strip over top of that should do it?.
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