1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Hey Decker ..... you sure do nice work. Great job.

Thanks Jon Sob. Hope your doing well and making progress on yours.

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Did a little more today.
I thought I would do more but I guess I let my alligator mouth over load my humming bird ****.
Finished putting in the rest of the bulk heads and made some splice plates to glue and staple on the middle joints.

I mixed up some PB and fillet them all in. Still have alittle more to do with the PB around the splice plates and on the inside corner of the 2x2 rails and the plywood meet.
Hope to have this all done by the end of the week.

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Man there's a pile of tree's going into this hull ! We're gunna have to start calling her Decker's Ark! LOL !
Are the bulkheads 1x2" ply ?

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Man there's a pile of tree's going into this hull ! We're gunna have to start calling her Decker's Ark! LOL !
Are the bulkheads 1x2" ply ?

LOL. No there 1/4" ply. That's what the factory used. Not really much weight. I have a total of 3 sheets so far.

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Yep I was thinking 3/8 or 1/4" would less weight on 16" centers.

 

[Jon Sob]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Hey Decker ... do you have some kind of fillet machine over there? Those are so uniform and perfect you did a great job on them.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Looks great. I'll tell ya though, glassin' all those is gonna be a job and a half!

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Hey Decker ... do you have some kind of fillet machine over there? Those are so uniform and perfect you did a great job on them.

Thanks Jon Sob.
I just use the ziplock bag and a oversized popsicile stick.

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Looks great. I'll tell ya though, glassin' all those is gonna be a job and a half!

Thanks ezmobee.
I know without pics it didn't happen but I used 8 yards of csm 1.5 and 4 yards of 1708 and about 3 gallons of resion.
Took the better part of Sunday to glass it all in and a good part of Saturday to cut all the glass and do the ruogh and scuff.
It was a workout.

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

12 yards of glass in one day! Decker you are a machine !

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

I bet it looks first class too! Let's see them pics....

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Thanks sphelps and Trooper82.
I finally got some pics of last weekends work. I also did alittle wood craving for the bow of the boat this week.

Here is a pic of how well the 1708 lays down

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Wow Decker the 1708 looks perfect I sure wish I had your glassin skills!

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Very nice work Decker, like the straight lines on the tabbing.

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Just a couple more pics

Used 1/2 ply to make 3 layers for the bow. Will put on the glass this weekend.
Also put in a block of douglas fir for the bow eye. Used the PB to set it and have at least 4 layers of 1708 on the hull and 4 more layers over the block.
This is a way over done way to do it, but I feel safe that the hull will hold the eye.

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Whats the slot in the radius bow piece for?

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

I think you'll be able to winch her from dry ground and not worry about rippin that eye out!!!! Nice work on the bow. And yeah, what IS that slot for??

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Amazing, beautiful, fantastic, incredible...there are not enough positive adjectives in the English language to express how much of a magnificent and marvelous job are doing...

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Whats the slot in the radius bow piece for?

When I put the 2nd layer of ply I made it longer than the straight part of the bow. So I had to cut a curve on the ends about 4" in on both ends. That made it set back a little. I have it out of the boat now and used a belt sander to even it out. I will use PB to fill in
any small gaps.

 

[rickryder]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

That ain't a boat....it's a dang battleship! Very impressive work Decker!