1992 Stratos 2250 here we go again

[ahmincha]

Ordered today 20 gals of 635 3:1 and 20 lbs of cabisol from us composits . I'll get the glass locally

 

[kcassells]

Ordered today 20 gals of 635 3:1 and 20 lbs of cabisol from us composits . I'll get the glass locally

You are an ANIMAL! Hey just a heads up. When you go to mix the PB make your ratios for the amount of area you want to use. BUT have a larger container to pour the mix into then add the cabosil. I find it so much easier to mix it up that way instead of the small cup. Soaks up the filler faster. I do it by hand with a mix stick or pc. of whatever I have lying around. The small cup is just no way.
Don't tell the wifey but I kept a soup ladle in my cab bucket to use for the mix and have been able to determine the mix/scoops that I want to get to the texture I want.
In the beginning I made it so wet that it just wouldn't stay in place or if on a vertical fillet would run down. Trial error thing. You can make it workable so you can do complete underside approaches that stay intact.
Welcome to EEEEEEEEEEpoxy!

 

[ahmincha]

Yeah I was starting to think to hard and second guessing using epoxy. So I figured I need to get it ordered no turning back now. Thanks for the tips kc
And thanks for the link zool all in all looks easy enuff.

 

[zool]

Yeah I was starting to think to hard and second guessing using epoxy. So I figured I need to get it ordered no turning back now. Thanks for the tips kc
And thanks for the link zool all in all looks easy enuff.

It is easy, and more forgiving than poly, as long as the substrate is clean......sticks like epoxy..err, I mean glue

A little goes a long way, looks like you will have plenty...Ive only used 6-7 gallons so far, and am half done..

 

[Arawak]

Nice to see things coming along since I last checked in.

As zool mentioned, epoxy mix ratio is important. I've done it lots of different ways, but these days I prefer to mix epoxy by weight, especially for small batches.

Using a food scale dedicated to the purpose, I set the cup on the scale and zero it, then I fill it to 5/6ths the desired quantity with part A. Calculator gives me the amount (18% in my case) of part B needed to add, and then I slowly add it in until I get to the right amount. Once or twice I have gone over, but it's easy to calculate how much part A needs adding to get it right.

NOTE: mix ratios by weight are slightly different than by volume. Should say on your can, or worst case call the distributor.

 

[kcassells]

Mixing epoxy is so much easier than poly. So you already know the intricacies mix/ratio of that. Epoxy is so forgiving. No science required except a pair of glasses if you need them. Run a couple of tests and you'll go "what...no way.. too simple stupid." Except for the cost.
To get use to it, measure resin in 1 cup and then the hardener in another cup...of course they have us meas. details.
Then what I do is pour the hardener into the resin and leave a mix stick in the cup so then on an angle all of it drains into the resin. Then stir it up top to bottom side to side. If I were doing Meth or something then I might get a scale...lol!
After that you'll be measuring all in 1 cup and slapping it in.

 

[kcassells]

The most important point is to get the epoxy out of the cup and spread it around one way or another. If not it will smoke up and harden in a bulk cup state. It's cool to use a paint pan with a liner, kinda thins it out for working it, but you have to get the load out of the cup. Work time is fast and hot when in a concentrated container.

 

[kcassells]

wet out the areas your working on, soak and kill all the corners too. Apply the prefit glass. I use my gloved hands to work the corners where they were marked out to be. Then continue wetting out. Try to work all the areas but top areas will roll down to the bottom areas so keep working the EEEpoxy till everything is saturated. Then, have a beer, a smoke and go in with popping and moving bubbles. Always work the corners gently and don't stretch out the fabric. If you do...push it back and rework.
I used clips to hold the glass up on top of stringers/bulkheads for fit. Then remove clamps {they get in the way} and do like Zool has mentioned, use a nail or screw to hold fabric in place.

 

[ahmincha]

Thanks arawak and kc much needed info

 

[ahmincha]

So I cut up the old transom and it seems the was fiberglass in between the 2 layers Starting my new stringers

 

[ahmincha]

I cut my stringers a little wider then the old ones. So I place a piece of 3/4" ply under my jigs so I can scribe them to the hull Couple questions what would the max gap be between hull and stringer? And can someone tell me what this is

 

[garbageguy]

Wow. Nice work and thanks for sharing detail, and the photos

 

[Jigginglow]

I cut my stringers a little wider then the old ones. So I place a piece of 3/4" ply under my jigs so I can scribe them to the hull Couple questions what would the max gap be between hull and stringer? And can someone tell me what this is

Are those buoy holders maybe?

 

[Teamster]

Yup, That would be a buoy holder,.............

Looks like one from Lindy Tackle,.....

 

[kcassells]

Gap @ 1/4". I use pcs. of 1/4" pink foam for gauging. Just leave them in place. I've seen gaps much bigger but that can get filled with pb. I think you found in your demo some wood that was overcut and compensated with foam and shaped, then glassed over.
That thing would be a Beer quart holder.

 

[sphelps]

Beer mug / coffee cup holder .. The slots are for the handles ...

 

[ahmincha]

So I predrilled one size bigger then the screws I am using for clamping pressure Then I rolled on titebond 3 waterproof glue on both transom pcsThen screwed it off

 

[kcassells]

Now you're into the thick of it! Looks GREAT! So you used the tightbond to join the 2 pcs. of the transom?

 

[ahmincha]

yes kc my epoxy has not come yet so I figure I might as well get some thing done. I plan on doing this to my long stringers also

 

[ahmincha]

Here are my 2 long stringers they are 14' long. I built them out of 2 layers of 1/2" arauco plywood. Staggered the seems. The transom took 1 16oz bottle of titebond 3 and the 2 stringers took them same