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Well it took all summer and then some but today I got enough finished up that tomorrow the cap moves back into the garage on top of the boat. The Decking double tabbed, everything is foamed and glassed and some gel coat applied !
I still haven’t faired the deck but I got all the areas that the...
Well that explains it. It was 106 F here the afternoon I did this. I did most of it in the morning while it was cooler. I had to dump out one batch that started to get goopy while rolling the second layer.
I did worry a bit about the resin storage in the garage and spent a few hour rigging...
My observation is that it cured rock hard and not tacky overnight. I never used wax or PVA. I ended up grinding it a little between layers just for peace of mind because it felt cured and not tacky. Mixing at 1.5%
Update on recent progress. I got the transom re-installed. I did 1.5 CSM on both sides and then attached it using thickened w/ a notched trowel and every clamp I could get on it. Tabbed it with 1708 and then two layers of 1708 on top. It isn't as flat as I had hoped for as you can see from...
I figured out the drain tube. It wasn't 2 pieces it was a single aluminum piece that had been flared after installation. Found replacement ones and the flaring tool!
I keep telling myself there is only 1 day of demo left before I can start rebuilding.....
Given the good advice I have had from you all, I decided to remove the transom for piece of mind. Yesterday I got the transom wood removed and some of the cleanup done. The wood in the main part of the...
LOL, I do plan on doing 2 part foam. I was thinking of if I can take the dry chunks I have and put them in the voids and then pour 2# in there. Hopefully not having to buy another foam kit.
That is where I have been debating. There really were not any. There was some boards that lined the ski locker and the gas tank storage but they were placed on the form when they were forming the floor on a mold. Those boards never touched the hull they were encapsulated in the glass. The...
I made some more progress this week! So here is some updates and a call for help on the stringers.
I got the old floor out and a lot of the foam. I was hoping to keep some of the foam in place in the upper sections but when I got there it kept crying on me so I kept going until I basically...
I cut some strips of plywood and made story sticks along the length of the hull for their current measurements in a few areas I thought were key. I marked the total hull width, the step on the side width, the location of the storage areas. I did that for 4 spots along the length of the hull...
Well, It was sketchy but we got it done. Following the suggestion of suspending it and rolling the hull out from underneath. I re-positioned the boat to have a 2 ton come along in the midpoint of the boat and connected it to the bracing. I really should have used more than 2x4 and 2x3 for...
Wow I didn't think about that option. I actually have a utility trailer that I was planning on resting it on. If I can find a place I can secure a come along to in the nose area of the garage without ruining my garage door it would totally work. Lift, remove the hull, roll the trailer in...
Pop the cap they say, its easier than it sounds they say....
Well after about 10 hours last weekend I have this to show.
It took a lot of work for this one man team. With the supporting boards on top I used a come along attached to the beam in the garage to get the back to separate. I...
Absolutely! Thanks for the reminder. It's time for the safety announcement.
I always wear the 3m respirator with the P100 filter cartridges. When generating dust I use the shop vac with mini cyclone separator (to protect the shop vac filter) and dust pickup while using the tools. I also have...
Made some progress today. Built up some supports to support the top when it is off and resting on the makeshift stand, and got part of the top to release.
The transom was completely glassed in, like they plopped a huge amount of peanut butter or just resin and cabosil and let the top sit...
I got the motor off and the rub rail removed. The cap was secured with stainless screws and not rivets, YAY! Behind the motor there was a gap between the cap and the transom which was filled with resin so I am grinding that out to free it up. For the rest, most of the cap was secured with some...
Ha! I wish. I can't even stand up inside the boat as it is without watching my head in the garage @ 6'4". I am thinking I might have to make a temp stand for it and set it on a 8x4 utility trailer in the driveway. Driveway is super short and the access to the back yard too narrow to get it...
Thanks again. The cap is going to be a hard one. I don't have anywhere to put it while I do the fix on the floor. Ill have to figure our those logistics. Fully disassembling everything connected to the cap including taking off the windshield is the right way to go?
When you say pull the cap, do you mean remove the bumper thing on the outside that goes all the way around the boat and remove the entire upper part of the boat, bow to stern? I don't think I have that in me.
Is that necessary if I drill it and its dry? The side areas I have opened so far only...
Anyone have ideas/experience dealing with areas like these when gutting the deck?
The areas I cut out end in these raised areas in the back. The wood that was on the deck supporting the battery areas was soaked and I got that out but I am not sure about the contents of these gray raised areas...
