1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

[David Unnerstall]

Hello,

I have a '72 Ouachita bass boat that has waterlogged foam under the floor and now has a weak transom. I plan on doing a complete restoration but cannot determine where the cap separates from the hull. I removed a piece of the trim and this all appears to be one piece (see attached picture). I searched this site and found one individual who did this but he did not explain, how. Any opinions at all would be appreciated.

 

[KC4ZQZ]

Re: 1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

Hey David, that's pretty much what my cap/hull joint looks like. I don't have mine off yet but hope to get on it again Monday. I still have some glass to cut under the cap on the inside where it meets the wall. Then I'll take a closer look at the seem as per your pic. I'm thinking it may have some glue or resin between the two pieces but I believe my new tool may separated it without too much trouble or damage. At least we can SEE that part. Charles.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: 1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

Hello,

I have a '72 Ouachita bass boat that has waterlogged foam under the floor and now has a weak transom. I plan on doing a complete restoration but cannot determine where the cap separates from the hull. I removed a piece of the trim and this all appears to be one piece (see attached picture). I searched this site and found one individual who did this but he did not explain, how. Any opinions at all would be appreciated.

Hello David and welcome to Iboats ..

Your hull/deck joint looks to be a perma bond system..

You could try the ol Sawzall thing.. or use a Fein cutter ( different manufactures are selling these things now ).

Nice to see a boat that is bonded properly ..

http://www.tylertool.com/feinfmm250.html

Use the cut blade .. but dont break it those things are kinda pricey ..

YD.

 

[KC4ZQZ]

Re: 1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

Hey YD, it doesn't look like Ouchita planned on anyone ever taking the top cap off. BTW: I have the 1974 model. The joint on the outside/topside is bonded together all the way around with something??? and the under-side is glassed together nearly all the way around. I haven't decided on how to cut the glass in the curved areas yet and have already cut thru the cap in two places. What a royal pain! Right now I'm wondering just how to proceed. I've been using the Bosch oscillating Multi X to do the cutting as the sawsall is out of the question. http://www.savannahtoolhouse.com/bomxmuostoki1.html Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated. Charles.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: 1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

Hey YD, it doesn't look like Ouchita planned on anyone ever taking the top cap off. Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated. Charles.

Yea..um.. I missed something..

David ( the OP ) never really got back to us on that.. you really need to start your own personal thread regarding this.

Bring pics as you should already know ..

YD.

 

[KC4ZQZ]

Re: 1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

Hey David, here's a link to the thread I started. I finally got the cap off! Man, what a pain! Charles.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=471685&p=3190922#post3190922

 

[David Unnerstall]

Re: 1972 Ouachita Cap Removal

Thanks for all the replies. Now I know what I am up against.