1995 Crownline 202 BR Deck Restoration

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Nice work on the carpentry.
 
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Here's how one of our members did it. Took the carpet to and upholsterer and had the edges bound.
 
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That looks really nice. Wonder if I could find some of the vinyl welting? like what is surrounding the fiberglass edge in the bow storage area. I could cut it to fit the frayed edges and glue the carpet into the channels. I could just paint the risers then.
 
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Or something like this...
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That's the stuff. Thanks.
 
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I was able to get a half day in to work on the boat. I planned on spending the day on it, but the 6" of water in my crawlspace had other plans for me. After crawling through my new indoor swimming pool for most of the morning I was able to get to the real fun stuff like grinding on fiberglass... I can't wait to get back to work just to get a break.




Here is the ski locker frame being test fit. I routed it 1/8" into the deck. I considered sinking it a little deeper to account for the Peanut butter(with fiber) that it will be bed into. I decided not to since the deck will be getting a few layers of 8 oz and will add the extra 1/16" -1/8" to make it flush. The carpet should hide any slight difference in height. As you can see, I made sure to remain hydrated through the boat building process.:joyous:


I finally got some sun on her. Since the weather was nice, I decided to do my grinding/prepping outside. The breeze gave my shop vac a rest. With the boat out of the shed I was able to give it a good sweep. I am trying to limit the dust for the final layup and carpet installation. Yes, that is my tow vehicle. The lake is only 15 minutes away, so it handles it just fine. I did just replace the shocks and struts with Bilstein HD's. The tongue weight of the boat finally did my rear shocks in last summer.
 
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The way you are rebuilding this boat, it should outlast you.
Nice job!
 
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Thanks ricohman. I sure hope its the last time I'll need to do this. Thanks for having a look.
 
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After I put the final layer of cloth on the deck, do I need to paint the floor before carpeting?

I'm not trying to add unnecessary costs but when I pulled the carpet there was a grey paint on the deck. The ski locker had the same paint and carpet. I don't think I'll be going back with carpet in the ski locker. I see guys using bilge paint in the ski locker and engine compartment. What bilge paints do you guys suggest? ***Preferably something I can buy locally***
 
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Last night I made some final adjustments to the deck pieces. My buddy gave me a hand waterproofing the undersides of the deck. We pre-coated the bottom of the deck boards with resin thinned with 5% styrene. We let that soak in while we cut the 1.5oz csm. That stuff really drinks the resin, but it turned out pretty well. I plan on trimming off the excess with my router and a round-over bit.


The deck pieces.



Here's the cover for the fuel tank.
 
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That's some nice lookin glass work!!
 
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[QUOTEI'm not trying to add unnecessary costs but when I pulled the carpet there was a grey paint on the deck. The ski locker had the same paint and carpet. I don't think I'll be going back with carpet in the ski locker. I see guys using bilge paint in the ski locker and engine compartment. What bilge paints do you guys suggest?][/QUOTE]

I have seen and heard nothing but great results and satisfaction with Interlux bilgekote
 
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I got the stringers capped yesterday with help from my buddy Mike. After the 4th "Hey man, this really suck$" we considered making up our own drinking game. Keeping the 1.5 oz from wanting to bubble up on the tops of the stringers was a pain. If you are going to wrap the tops of your stringers I strongly suggest using a router and rounding the edges.

Today, I was on a mission to get the deck glued and screwed. I used PL glue to fill in any possible gaps. I then used a page out of Frisco's playbook and 5200'd the screws in. Here's the photos. Really happy to not have to look at those stringers any longer!


Here is the port side bow section. Just needs a little PB and 1708 and it'll be permanent.


Starboard bow decking.


I brought back the infamous PL glue to fill in any gaps.


Here's my tip of the day. I was stressing about how I was going to hit the 3/4" plywood stringer with every screw. I could've measured and drawn lines in the top of the deck, but this worked out much easier. I PL glued the tops of the stringers and eased the deck down. When I pulled it back up the glue left a line. I then drilled holes in the middle of the line. This way, every screw grabbed good wood.


Its getting there.


View from the bow.
 
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View from the stern.


View from the loft. After the PL glue sets, I'll be ready to glass it all in.

I am running low on resin again.... I have 7 yards of 1708, 15 yards of 7.5 oz cloth and 20 yards of 1.5 oz left. Is there any place locally to get resin or should I bite the bullet and pay the shipping on another 5 gallons?
 
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I couldn't find any places closer than Chicago or St. Louis to buy resin. I'm about between those cities. I'm sure it would have cost me more in gas and resin to drive somewhere and buy it -- and hope it hadn't been sitting on a shelf for a couple years -- than it was to order it from U.S. Composites.
 
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Yeah, I did some checking today and I'll for sure be ordering from US Composites again. I found the 3M stuff at the local farm supply stores for $55 a gallon. I'm guessing ill need at least 3 more gallons which negates any savings on shipping.

Getting ready to foam the deck. Bought a 2" hole saw(hope that's big enough) and a bunch of mixing containers. I plan on using a space heater to warm the two 5 gallon buckets of foam resin before mixing.
In my hurry to get the deck installed I forgot to take good measurements of the stringer compartments. Any tips on how to avoid over foaming?
 
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Don't be afraid to drill holes. You need plenty of venting/sighting holes and enough pour holes to allow you to do multiple pours. You'll get a feel for how much foam fills a space pretty quick.

Don't forget to warm the hull and the cavity, or the foam won't kick off fully. I got the garage good and warm, and used lights and spaceheaters to warm the boat. I even used the vacuum to suck cold air out a pour hole and to draw warm air in. Temp really makes a difference.

Good luck!
Jim
 
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This was hard to do. I cut a ton of holes in a perfectly good deck. It was painful.


Here's the plugs. Somehow managed to keep everyone from falling back into the hull.


Heating up the hull. It was 80 degrees or so out, but for added insurance I put a space heater in the boat and pointed a kerosene salamander heater about 5' from the outside of the hull.


Foam is in! I was nervous about this step, but I have to say I am happy about the decision to foam the hull. The heat that stuff gives off is impressive and you can even feel it make the fiberglassed undersides of the deck tacky. I know I got good adhesion because anywhere it spilled over was a pain to get cleaned up.



Holes are plugged. I used multiple pours in almost every stringer pocket but was sure to wait the 15 minutes before adding more foam.


View from the loft. The hull is rock solid. I wasn't concerned with its strength before, but now it is incredibly strong. My limber holes worked excellent too. I would pour foam in and instantly it would run out the holes even with the tongue all the way down. I didn't stick with the rope idea. I just stuffed an old T-shirt over the limber holes until the foam set up. I ripped the t-shirt away afterwards and it left a clean foam filled limber hole.
 
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