'78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

'78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

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Woodonglass

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Dump it on the bare wood and roll it out, Light coat, lay the mat, dump some in the middle and use the spreader to move it out towards the edges. Dump more where needed. Use roller and bubble roller to finish it up.
 
Trooper82

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Houston....this is Ebko...we have a problem....

Seems there are these bubbles coming out of our fuel tank sending unit....We are losing pressure....

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Ehh...Roger Ebko...this is Houston...Engineers have found that your gasket is a little brittle...could be the source of your bubbles...

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Houston...this is Ebko again...Roger that...gasket was shot...made a temporary replacement so we can continue on with the pressure test mission...

However we have another problem...Seems there has been a clunking noise down in the tank....

Wait Houston....we found the culprit....

Pick-up hose was just flopping around in the tank...

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So I am glad I did not get in too much of a hurry...plenty of work yet to do on the tank...


Was really hoping I could report that I had started laying the Deck....


If you have been following along on this journey...you know I like to experiment....

So I have been wondering if I could get 5200 down in the pilot holes when I put the deck in. Picked up a couple of test syringes...

Looks like the 5200 can be pushed through the syringe...I had my doubts to be honest...

Drilled couple 1/8" holes...one through, one blind...

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I used this larger bore syringe on the through hole....this is the other side of that hole...


It worked! But not so good on the blind hole...will need to get a needle to start from the bottom and work my way up to top of hole...I forgot to get needles...
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This is showing what happens with the 5200 after putting a screw in and pulling it back out.

Left is the through hole....right is the blind hole...I wiped the tops of the screws off before pulling them out.

The screw on right has 5200 on it...I also put the screw in dry, pulled it out, then put 5200 in it...It is coated pretty good.

The left one is dry...it just pushed all the 5200 out the bottom...
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Hope everyone is having a good productive weekend...or those of you that have a water ready craft are being safe and having fun!
 
sphelps

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Houston to Ebko , Hopefully this minor set back doesn't effect your ETA on splashdown .. Roger..

Cool experiment Troop ! You planing on caulking the screws holding the deck down?
 
Trooper82

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Roger that...over...

lol not sure why I went that route...but it was fun :)

Other thn my very early noob prediction ...I haven't really thought about a splash date...Some day I'll get her wet with something other than rain water or the garden hose...

Not sure where I read it, but sure I did somewhere on here...5200 in the deck screws...

Got the tank filled with 3lbs of air..not sure if it is the cool night air, or a leak, but have lost a little bit of that 3lbs..I have used up all the wife's dish liquid soap....no bubbles that I can see. I changed to a diffent type plug for the large tank inlet. Had to grind it down to fit..and the hole has a ding on it so its not perfectly round..could be the source, but not seeing any bubbles..
 
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My suspicions seem to have been correct...once the ambient temperature picked up to what it was when I filled the tank...the pressure was back at 3lbs....not in direct sunlight either...so I think the tank is good to go...however I need a withdrawal tube and gasket for the sending unit...if I put a deck plate access cover deal in I could do that afterwards...hmmm
 
rickryder

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Fix what you need to now.... There are a few things I would do different on mine the second time around....not that I want to do it again :facepalm:
 
Trooper82

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Taking into consideration that I have more work to do on the tank....and the fact that I cannot stand not doing anything...

Glassed the top sides of the deck..

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fat fanny

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop I'm with Rick fix then fabricate! No need to undo any completed work not planned for or forseen. Glassin looks good!
 
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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

You all recall these little blocks...

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I need to put these in along the hull/deck joint..Looking for input on how they need to be put on..Originals looked to have a layer of just resin on the back to stick them to the hull, then a single layer of CSM over the top.


I plan to put them in like the following...But not sure if I can use PL to glue them or should I use PB or just plain resin? Also...should I tab the Deck to these or directly to the hull?
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Decker83

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Hey Troop'
Glad to see you had some shade to do the glassing in. Looks really good. Good thing you tested the fuel tank.
I would not use just resin on the back of the boards. Resin by itself will not hold up and will crack.
You could use the csm and resin to place the boards back in place as long as the hull is flat. I would use the PB to put them in like you do with the transom. PL would work also but you have to wait so long for it to cure before glassing.
I would tab the deck to the hull first and then put down the other boards. Seams like this would tie in the deck to the hull stronger.
Good to see you making so much progress.
 
Woodonglass

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

+1 ^^^^ PB. Also Deck to hull 1st then the Blocks. I'm thinkin they are just stiffeners so... IMHO they go in after the deck tabbing. Decker is SPOT ON!!!!
 
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Decker83 said:
Hey Troop'
Glad to see you had some shade to do the glassing in. Looks really good. Good thing you tested the fuel tank.
I would not use just resin on the back of the boards. Resin by itself will not hold up and will crack.
You could use the csm and resin to place the boards back in place as long as the hull is flat. I would use the PB to put them in like you do with the transom. PL would work also but you have to wait so long for it to cure before glassing.
I would tab the deck to the hull first and then put down the other boards. Seams like this would tie in the deck to the hull stronger.
Good to see you making so much progress.
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Woodonglass said:
+1 ^^^^ PB. Also Deck to hull 1st then the Blocks. I'm thinkin they are just stiffeners so... IMHO they go in after the deck tabbing. Decker is SPOT ON!!!!
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Thanks again Fellas....that is what I will do....appreciate you watching out for me...
 
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rickryder said:
Fix what you need to now.... There are a few things I would do different on mine the second time around....not that I want to do it again :facepalm:
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I hear ya there brutha...do it right first time...
 
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