1992 Stratos 2250 here we go again

[ahmincha]

No actual work to boat but picked this up to help with the sanding. I have a friend that does hvac so I am going to have him make me a filter box

 

[jc55]

Good idea. I'm looking into soda blasting like the corvette guys do on larger areas. The older I get, the lazier I get!

 

[ahmincha]

Jc I hear you on the lazier part I'm trying to figure out how to grind while laying down LOL. Can you soda blast instead of grinding? Yeah last year When I started grinding in my garage I didn't cover anything there is still fiberglass dust all over my garage.
So this time I'm covering and going to try this dust collector.

 

[jc55]

I don't think soda blasting will take the place of grinding away old tabbing, but on my son's boat, I want to add an extra layer of 1708 to the entire inside of the hull and don't want to grind the glass that's there thinner or at all...lol. Looking to clean up the expanses that don't get tabbing.

 

[ahmincha]

So I am trying to make a material list and I read wog link .I plan on going with epoxy and wog recommends 17 oz cloth. Would that be db170 from us composites .

 

[Woodonglass]

Yup, under specialty fabrics DB-170 would be the one!!!:thumb:

 

[ahmincha]

Well I am estimating 70 yrds of 17 oz and 20 gals of epoxy us composites are closed till 1 -2-2015 I'll see what they come up with

 

[jc55]

Have you looked into Infinity Composites in Ashtabula for the cloth to save on shipping? I bought a huge honking roll there and picked it up.

 

[ahmincha]

The place behind the tire shop upstairs. Yes I bought alot from him last year Its kinda weird you asked when you did I was on there site pricing there db170. If I buy the roll 67 yrds price drops to 4.26 But thanks for the heads up

 

[ahmincha]

Is this site running slow still or is it me

 

[Woodonglass]

Nah, it's still got issues!!!

 

[ahmincha]

It was not just the site my internet is running around 2 mbs hopefully they will get it fixed.
Ok a few small updates I built these jigs so that I can use them to help hold the new stringers in place Front stringers out And bulk head

 

[ahmincha]

This is a picture of the front stringer they were only tabbed in no filler between them and the hull. Also in some spots they were up off the hull about a inch

 

[jc55]

Excellent idea on those jigs. Your stringer height is gonna be perfect! I noticed the angles cut for the hull. Maybe you can teach me how to do crown molding,lol.

 

[sphelps]

Thats a whole bunch of stringers ! Good deal on the stringer jigs .. You could run a screw down through the top of the stringers to keep em vertical while ya bed and tab them in ..

 

[kcassells]

It was not just the site my internet is running around 2 mbs hopefully they will get it fixed.
Ok a few small updates I built these jigs so that I can use them to help hold the new stringers in place

Make some of the others so they incorporate some of the small bulkheads. Or modify the ones you have. Then you have double use. I like the idea.
BTW Happy New Year to you and All.

 

[Second Chance 248]

Great idea on those jigs, I think I might have to use those when I do mine with credits going to you!

 

[ahmincha]

Excellent idea on those jigs. Your stringer height is gonna be perfect! I noticed the angles cut for the hull. Maybe you can teach me how to do crown molding,lol.

Thanks jc see if ths helps

 

[ahmincha]

Sphelps Great minds must think alike that is the plan

 

[ahmincha]

Thanks kc Happy New Year to you and yours