'78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

[fat fanny]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop it has snowed up here 2 days in a row get ready! Nice looking work as usual on the deck. Your thread is real by a guy with no experience but a determination of what he wants and what it takes to get it done.

 

[sphelps]

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Hey , and don,t forget almost torching the Ebko with the Admirals blender ! That was a classic moment with quick thinking !
You have done an incredibly great job so far Troop ! Glad ya let me tag along for the ride !
Cheers SP. !

 

[GT1000000]

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Troy,
One of the greatest pleasures in my life has been getting to know you through this forum and our oh so brief conversations...

You have been an inspiration to all of us who have had the Honor to follow along this rather monumental task of restoring an old rotten boat, to a better than new craft that will reward you and your Family with many smiles of enjoyment and will have taught a lot of us here a great many lessons, especially your dogged determination and incredible work ethics!

Although we have never met in person, [although I am certain we will]...I feel like you are a part of my family, and as such, know that I will try my best to help in any way I can...

Here's to a stellar individual, God Bless you and yours in all you do...

Congratulations on a year of great accomplishments! And may your date with the wet stuff happen sooner than you expect...

Your friend & brother,
Gus

 

[Pmccraney]

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Congrats on making it through year 1.... You have shown a ton of determination on this build (and some great skills too)...

Thanks for sharing it with us... I have enjoyed getting to know you as well...And to the extent I have contributed in some small way, that's been a pleasure too...

I predict this vessel will be a floating beauty before the end of year 2.

 

[Trooper82]

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Happy Anniversary!

Thanks for letting me tag along & 'help'

Thanks JB...anytime...and I do appreciate the help too...

Troop .... Your thread is real by a guy with no experience but a determination of what he wants and what it takes to get it done.

Thanks FF...ya I am about as real as they get

Hey , and don,t forget almost torching the Ebko with the Admirals blender ! That was a classic moment with quick thinking !
You have done an incredibly great job so far Troop ! Glad ya let me tag along for the ride !
Cheers SP. !

SP...I have tried, but can't forget about the fire control episode....and I should have mentioned how much the Mrs. has been giving up by allowing me to persuit this project.....

Troy,
One of the greatest pleasures in my life has been getting to know you through this forum and our oh so brief conversations...

You have been an inspiration to all of us who have had the Honor to follow along this rather monumental task of restoring an old rotten boat, to a better than new craft that will reward you and your Family with many smiles of enjoyment and will have taught a lot of us here a great many lessons, especially your dogged determination and incredible work ethics!

Although we have never met in person, [although I am certain we will]...I feel like you are a part of my family, and as such, know that I will try my best to help in any way I can...

Here's to a stellar individual, God Bless you and yours in all you do...

Congratulations on a year of great accomplishments! And may your date with the wet stuff happen sooner than you expect...

Your friend & brother,
Gus

GT, thanks a Million...no really...get it? lol....I would so much like to visit with you...and I am sure a fishing trip to Fla would be interesting....appreciate all the help man!

Congrats on making it through year 1.... You have shown a ton of determination on this build (and some great skills too)...

Thanks for sharing it with us... I have enjoyed getting to know you as well...And to the extent I have contributed in some small way, that's been a pleasure too...

I predict this vessel will be a floating beauty before the end of year 2.

Thanks PMC...I hope you are right about that prediction...till next time...oh and wait till you get a load of the next pics...hauntingly familiar...yup I like Stevie Nicks too..

 

[mr300z87]

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Congrats on 1 year. I have been quietly following along watching your progress. Looking forward to seeing her in the water come spring time. Mike

 

[Trooper82]

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Congrats on 1 year. I have been quietly following along watching your progress. Looking forward to seeing her in the water come spring time. Mike

Thanks Mike...your welcome to join in the fun anytime...

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Todays update:

Was going to be warm enough to do some glassing..so went and got some resin..but forgot to get aecetone...didn't matter...ran out of daylight putting the fishing deck together....

lid supports glued and screwed...

I picked up some lid hinges...but forgot to get screws..so recycled some of the old one's I pulled during demo...I just had to see the lids working...

and here it is in the boat...

I put way too much tijme in this..and either the cap is crooked or the floor is...hmmmm
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it is going to be warm tomorrow too, so may get the glassing done...thinking about taping it for you...

 

[jbcurt00]

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From the pix that didn't load properly, it looks like as the deck terminates at the bow, the starboard side is a tad low:

Using the chine line in the hull for reference, it looks like it pitches down a little as it runs under that vertical support of plywood.

Are the diagonals on that support the same length along the angle, the same distance down from the top edge and at the same angle on both sides? It looks almost perfectly symmetrical.

The deck, lid supports & the lids all look great!

If you can secure everything, I wouldn't worry about the how or the why uneven. Sitting in the fishing chair up front, it likely won't make any difference.

 

[Trooper82]

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Ya JB, I figure I need the 1/4" anyway...I'll be bedding them in PB...along with the otrher supports...Once I have them figured out...

The angles...I just eyeballed them..doubt they are the same..

 

[GT1000000]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

No worries, if it lists a little while sitting in the fishing chair while out on the water, just move the cooler to the other side...

 

[sphelps]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Yep get em all tabbed in and no one will ever know the difference ..
The lids turned out great !

 

[Decker83]

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Congrats on the 1year. You've have come a long way. I have enjoyed each and every post. I'm glad you decided to share with us on i-boats.
The deck looks great. The lids look awesome.

 

[Trooper82]

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No worries, if it lists a little while sitting in the fishing chair while out on the water, just move the cooler to the other side...

That might work...but if the waves are rocking the boat, I'll never know if it is off a little

Yep get em all tabbed in and no one will ever know the difference ..
The lids turned out great !

Thanks SP...

Congrats on the 1year. You've have come a long way. I have enjoyed each and every post. I'm glad you decided to share with us on i-boats.
The deck looks great. The lids look awesome.

Decker thanks...I'm glad you like it...I have enjoyed yours as well...did you get the gel sprayed yet?

 

[Pmccraney]

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I agree with the above.... I would worry more about topside appearance relative to the gunwales/cap, because that's what you (and everyone else) will see. If its a little "cattywampus" at the main deck joint, it will be hidden under the platform and nice and strong once you pb and tab it in....

By the way, your hatches look so much better than mine (nice clean cuts)... Makes we want to redo mine, as they look like my 2 year old trying to color inside the lines...

 

[GT1000000]

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That might work...but if the waves are rocking the boat, I'll never know if it is off a little

You are learning......

It's like I tell people when they look at some defect in the appearance of their automobiles..."Can you tell it's there from the driver's seat?" ...And... "At highway speeds no one will notice"...

 

[Trooper82]

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Update:

60 degrees at 9:00am this morning, working up to 78 for a high...perfect glassing weather...

I did the top in one piece...made a video, but it got interupted...and wasn't all that much to see really....and the camera shut off again...got to figure out why that is happening :facepalm:

The underneath side I made a jigsaw puzzle...what a pain... but it came out good...tomorow will do the vertical surfaces....3/4" strips....that should be fun....

 

[GT1000000]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Very Nice!

 

[Lakeshadow]

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Calculating the next move with precision.

 

[Decker83]

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Decker thanks...I'm glad you like it...I have enjoyed yours as well...did you get the gel sprayed yet?[/QUOTE]

Did a small test on the transom to see how the plastic bags would work. I think it will work ok. Haven't had time for the boat this last weekend.

Your glass work is looking great as usual.
+1 with PMC.