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  1. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Been resting/ doing very light work but nothing significant. Saw a doctor. X-rays taken.....Herniated disc in my back....Yippy. On some steroids to help with inflammation and will start Physical Therapy soon. Not giving up on this boat though.....I am hopefully going to be out there again this...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Meant to post this Thursday Past 2 days has been slow on the boat. Got some damn bone spurs in my spine acting up and bending over is painful, so as far as glasswork goes, I was only able to fillet in both stingers completely, and was able to tab 2 layers of 1708 on the entire length of the...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    I actually meant to send to the op sorry lol
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Have you done any core tests?
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Vintlest will allow you to gel coat , so you're good there. Do you have any fiberglass? And how are you going to work on this if you don't have an area to work?
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Yes. Glass will overlap either way. I was asking if I should put bare wood to bare wood and glass over, or put bare wood bulkheads to glassed over stringers and then glass in both together to create that anti moisture barrier between the bulkhead and the stringer.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I believe I am already at 1.5% or whatever the tail end of that ratio is......but I will see what i can do if the new resin created the same issue.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I might do that with the bulkheads. Thanks! What do you say on my other question? Should pb into bare stringer wood and glass over or glass over the stringers first and then pb in to give it that barrier just in case?
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I'm not sure.... whatever three outside temp is at...... it's inside a portable garage.... and I had left the resin out there instead of in my basement. I'm hoping as it gets cooler... it'll work slower and fine me more time before kicking off.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Progress is slow... but it's still progress. I finished fileting in the stringers yesterday and tabbed in ½ of the outside of the starboard stringer. I hadn't been noticing that my resin is kicking alot quicker than normal. Could this be because of the age? Either way....I think it's safe to say...
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    Glastron soft floor

    I ran a pressure test on my tank after removing it. I didn't go a hair over 3psi. Everything worked perfect. Sprayed soapy water all over it...No bubbles.....I then cleaned it up and added a layer of resin over it for extra protection...Personal choice...not mandatory. just saying...The man is...
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    Glastron soft floor

    Run a pressure test
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    Glastron soft floor

    Definitely this! Ya don't want to end up like I did😂
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Dang!!! This is awesome! Now this is progress! She's beautiful!!! Congrats on getting this far and so quickly!!! Can't wait until I've gotten this far!!!!
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    1999 Crestliner FishHawk 1750 Restoration

    Good morning! If the big box stores sell closed cell foam, then yes, you could go with that. I would personally go with the pourable expanding foam, but I don't know what sizes it comes in or how much you need.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Hi! 2 days on the forum I see! Welcome! Nice to meet a new fellow boating enthusiast! But I have to ask....What is to much energy? Are you responding to an earlier post? Look forward to your posts!
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Ran into a bit of a road block.....I went back to the fiberglass guy here in town to see if her could sell me some more products, and he refused to do so as he is getting out of the business of selling products to individuals.....He did however reference Express Composites as a good alternative...
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    91 chap restoration

    😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Dead smurfs!! HAHAHA!!! Sorry to butt in....How do you make a fiberglass structure without the wood to adhere it to? Is that what you were referencing? Regarding best material.....Do your homework to figure out what is best for you....There's marine grade ply....Coosa board....and if...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Hell yeah!!!!! Thanks for the update!
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Gotta get with the times old timer😂 LOL to be fair, I do have a laptop....I just use it for my other hobby. It is just easier to use a phone in my opinion......But I do remember the days of snapping pics with a camera and attaching the cables and to upload the pics to a computer. I still do that...
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