93 Wellcraft 196 SC - Bare hull rebuild

[Carpenter2486]

just finished reading your project! I really like what you been doing, and I will be referring to your build when I have questions! I had the same question about the resin but most of them have all been answered, il enjoy following you threw until your completed! best of luck looks great!

 

[gsxrdan]

 

[gsxrdan]

fotos dont do it justice - almost a shame to put a deck on! But thats almost ready to happen - just need to level out a couple of the little riblets and put a cap over them. Also planning the underfloor esky that has to be before the deck goes down. This means i can take a pause and not stress about glassing timeframes, so were going to the shack this weekend (long weekend) and im doin nothin except the bbq!!

 

[gsxrdan]

Couldnt help myself, theres another 2 layers of csm and another or roving on the transom, now i feel content :lemo:

 

[Pete_a]

Couldnt help myself, theres another 2 layers of csm and another or roving on the transom, now i feel content :lemo:

Haha, you must be having too much fun fiberglassing. How many layers on transom did you end up with? Enjoy the bbqing

 

[Carpenter2486]

your glassing looks tons better than mine!, what kind of roller are you using to apply the resin? also I just have a little input, have you thought of adding the small drain holes? I first seen them on another build and think they are a fantastic idea. I suppose just a little added security that if some how any water gets in, it can get out.. just my two cents

 

[gsxrdan]

pete theres 6 layers on transom now, tons of tabbing tho.

carpenter thanks on the glassing, but its really just a matter of wetting everything out first and being patient as u roll it. i mostly use a small paint roller to apply, or just pour the resin on and spread it with the all thread roller. plenty of u-tubes, look up fiberglass laminating, thats where i learnt.

the drain holes are called limber holes, ill probably still add them to all the cavities, i did debate that a bit earlier in the build - but ill have to plug them when i pour in the foam.

 

[gsxrdan]

first pic is a chopped strand angel



second pic shes dressed in roving

 

[gsxrdan]

Yesterday i glassed in the cabin area with the hatch closed, even with the mask on that was nasty. i pushed on as a headache started, but had to down tools and sit it out after a few hours, headache was bad and lasted an hour or so - today i opened the hatch while i worked in there and all was good, until the sun shone thru the hole and i had to put a tarp over to protect the resin.

Only 3 pieces of timber left to go in before the decks go down front and back! Thats 115 individually handcrafted pieces of australian timber fettled, resin coated, fiberglassed and fabricated - what a massive job, and this is only a little boat!! (that number includes the seat bases)

 

[Mark72233]

gsxrdan, just found your thread. Its looking good and will be following along.

 

[gsxrdan]

Thanks mark, enjoy the ride!

 

[gsxrdan]

Not that you can tell, but there's another full days work in that! all the roving dags gone, and tabbing done up the front.

Question - should I csm the outdrive keyhole (big hole in transom) OR pb and sand smooth?

Also ive seen fuel tank cavities flowcoated - any reason for this? as in can i avoid it? I have 4kg of flowcoat, and no idea how far it will spread, but would like to see the insides of the seats done as well as the decks - sound reasonable or should i expect to buy more?

 

[Mercuryfan]

Gsxrdan your work looks top notch to me! I got a very similar build going on with a 1994 210 Eclipse, so your thread is very helpfull to me.
Id be more than happy if my transom and stringers turn out as nice as yours.

 

[gsxrdan]

Now finished the third tub of resin.

Think ill try and get to the limber holes tomoz, and hopefully finish the cabin area, 1 bulkhead needs trimming in height, and then theres the esky id like to build in...

 

[gsxrdan]

Thanks mercuryfan, good luck with your build!

 

[gsxrdan]

An example of the jigsaw i had to work out with the wood rotted away - this 1 little section took a whole day to nut out, studying the imprints in the glass and messing around with templates

 

[gsxrdan]

Heres the fuel tank sitting in its hole. The chunks of wood clamped to the sides are what i want to install along both sides of the stringers to screw the deck to, thinking just a resin soak and pb them on, that way no holes into the sealed structure - is this a good idea? strong enough? too much? input please.

Also repost question re how best to treat the i/o hole in the transom - csm, pb ,other??

cheers all :watermelon:

 

[gsxrdan]

So i just went ahead and stuck a layer of csm around the hole, saw no reason not to...



All cavities now have a limber hole, all resin sealed and good to go. All timber is completely encapsulated in fiberglass.

Will make a start on shaping the deck tomorro - stuff is gettin real now!! Have decided not to bother with underfloor cooler, so we can just get on and get her wet! :witless:

 

[mickyryan]

looking awesome man!

 

[gsxrdan]

Cheers mick, feelin prety good about it so far!



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