Can you show me what this reinforcement looked like completed? I see the angle aluminum is attached to the ribs but the other end is not attached to anything yet. Im guessing risers but not sure.
Can you show me what this reinforcement looked like completed? I see the angle aluminum is attached to the ribs but the other end is not attached to anything yet. Im guessing risers but not sure.
Im doing the floor and transom and side panels. Im not close to this situation but I am going to do preventative work as well as time consuming as it will be. Can you show me pics of your braces? And did you do risers and rib top plates as well?With new decking, side panels, transom and new fasteners the risk of further issues goes down. Those areas of the hull have been weakened by work hardening as have the spray rail chines even though the areas haven't suffered a failure by splitting or cracking. That is why I added the braces to my Chief, so I would have no worry about catastrophic failure of the side splitting out.
Your boat can sustain rib some end cracking but if this happens, maybe not.
I use a center punch to dimple the head first and reduce the risk of the drill bit wandering. Once you have them drilled out a bit, you can use a chisel to easily knock off the head. Use a punch to drive out the tail.
Wow that is really clean, great work! I guess thats what peace of mind looks like. Not sure what elements of all of this structural support i need to add to my hull but i have some time to think about it. Im going to do the rib ends first. Got a couple tubes of 5200 yesterday and can start getting my patches prepped. Rivets should arrive today from Aircraft spruce.
Looks like you went straight to the hull with no risers..... still deciding what elements of the extra hull support i will do. There are several different options here that all look good. I am a fan of your option because you can avoid extra holes in the bottom of the hull. How is she holding up?
I think my reinforcement will stop further cracking and has been working okay. It's got around 2000 miles on the gps since I put it together and I don't always have the gps on.
2000 + miles is a pretty good test.
Steering through the tilt tube is my preference.
I had that same setup on my Kingfisher for the old style pulley and cable steering system. I trashed that and switched to the modern setup. Filled the old holes and moved on.
Now thats something! Im pretty sure mine is a 74. Ill take a better look and get back to you. This would be great news if i can just forgo reinstalling it.
Here is what ive found. The steering was connected to an arm in front of the engine with a bolt. Ive also attached the model plate which im assuming has a date indicator number on it.
