Re: 14' Larivee restore
Ok, first of all...am I doing something wrong, because every time I use photobucket to post some pics, my computer will not allow me to type quickly? It takes me several tries to type a small word, as if my keyboard is sticky, but when I post pics, as I did on my previous post, then start a new reply, I can type my usual 60-70wpm. Any thoughts(wood-you always help me on the computer issues)? So, now that I can type at a quick pace, let me update you....bow eye-just need to drill out 2 new holes, fill the other ones, & reposition the front post/winch on the trailer & be done with that issue(I hope). I worked a bit on the transom(outer) this week. I'll have to look if I have any "original" pictures of when I first demoed the transom. I had to cut out about a 5" x 5" area that was cracked outer skin. When the transom went in, I used some raw engineering & a couple layers of 1708(to thicken that outer skin from the inside) before putting the actual wood in. As you would imagine, there was some high & low spots now protruding from that area on the outside. I fiddled with that this week, grinding, layering to bring up the low spots, feathering in some csm. I have it close, but a bit more to go. I will get pics to explain this. While I was back there, I began sanding. Still work to do, but a start. I am concerned about my little front cap. Not really there yet, but as you know have done some reinforcing of the lip on the hull/bow as there were a bazillion little rivet holes & cracks & also on the cap lip itself(inner lip). See above post for pics. To orient you, I took these pics while lying on the ground looking straight up. As you can see, there is a considerable gap between the hull "lip" & the cap "lip". Let me assure you, this is not due to the hull flexing as it was sort of like this during demo. The only difference was when I pulled/drilled out the rivets that were holding the cap to the hull & the rivets holding the rubrail frame to the cap & thru the hull, the lips of both were very fragile, cracked, & essentially useless then. Now, since glassing both lips, the structure is much more rigid & I am concerned what will happen when/if I try to use rivets to fasten the cap & rail back as they were. If you look back on the last few posts concerning the trailer & cap, you can see just how many holes there were on both. Looked like a colander. I thought it best to firm up these edges, but now I'm having my doubts what will happen if I use rivets to try to pull/snug this together. Any thoughts? Spacers?
ok...so here are some trailer pics from a few days ago. because the v is so deep, we got longer brackets for front of bunks. that didn't help. we are now back to 8" brackets. We tried raising & lowering rollers & that didn't seem to help either. any suggestions? we are trying to ensure our keel doesn't strike the frame.[URL=http://s1028.photobucket.com/user/pottslisa1/media/20131221_172050_zpsed09f71c.jpg.html]
starboard side pretty flush.
port not so good.
starboard.
port
