Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

[carlos515]

I gutted the interior today. My idea is to update the cockpit as well as the interior. I will remove the indoor outdoor carpet as well. I still have to grind the ski locker and fiberglass it. But it has been hot for a few days , did not feel like wearing my tyvek suit . I have 2 layers of 1708 and 2 layers of matting on the floor. I am thinking of sanding the floor and rolling gelcoat with soft sand anti slip mixed in. Then making snap in carpet.

 

[carlos515]

I would like to change my dash and the passenger dash also. I was thinking of making a frame out of wood and covering it with mat, woven roving , mat then 2.3 oz fiberglass cloth. Then gel coat to finish.
There will not be any structural support needed.
My goal is to re-locate the gauges and go to rocker switches. I would also like to put a stereo in the Captains cockpit. There is no room as it stands now.
Or would I get away with epoxy and carbon fiber plain cloth or 4.6 oz ud carbon IM7 ?

 

[carlos515]

I would like to change my dash and the passenger dash also. I was thinking of making a frame out of wood and covering it with mat, woven roving , mat then 2.3 oz fiberglass cloth. Then gel coat to finish.
There will not be any structural support needed.
My goal is to re-locate the gauges and go to rocker switches. I would also like to put a stereo in the Captains cockpit. There is no room as it stands now.
Or would I get away with epoxy and carbon fiber plain cloth or 4.6 oz ud carbon IM7 ?

That is 1 layer of the carbon fiber as opposed to all the layers of fiberglass.

 

[carlos515]

I figured out that epoxy and carbon fiber is not worth it. I will use 4 oz glass and form a new dash.
On another note....what height are the average bench seats in a bow rider? I have my board on milk crates and it seems a little on the low side. Measures 11 inch to bottom of plywood.

 

[carlos515]

This is what I am thinking for a bench. I will shorten the one seat to fit in the opening. Or just fiberglass the corner and put gelcoat and soft sand , use it as a step.

 

[buxmj]

Or you can put cup holders in between the seats?

 

[carlos515]

Thanks, that is a great idea. I will try and make arm rest with a cup holder.

 

[tpenfield]

Can holder . . . .

 

[carlos515]

I gutted the dashes. Someone had screwed on the molded fiberglass instument dash. I am in the process of changing the look of the starboard dash, also to add a stereo.
I am also starting to remove the carpet........Face to palm. I will not put carpet in any boat from now on , unless it is the snap in removable kind.

 

[carlos515]

I gutted the dashes. Someone had screwed on the molded fiberglass instument dash. I am in the process of changing the look of the starboard dash, also to add a stereo.
I am also starting to remove the carpet........Face to palm. I will not put carpet in any boat from now on , unless it is the snap in removable kind.

 

[Baylinerchuck]

Yeah, that stuffs a pain to get up. Nothing really cuts the hardened glue, and clogs the crap out of sanding discs.

 

[carlos515]

Well got around to removing the inner bow fiberglass . Did not do this earlier in the build. I was in too much of a rush to get the boat in the water. Now I realize....never rush , just makes extra work for yourself. I need to seal the new floor to the original front bow floor. I can now also attach my seat cusions properly .

 

[carlos515]

The interrior is stripped. Would it be a bad idea or not to fiberglass 5.2mm Luaan Mahogony to put on the floor to cover the semi fresh glue? I then can gelcoat and sand treat the floor.
What is the average weight of everyones rear deck / engine sunpad cover? My shocks for the lid are only rated for 100lb each.

 

[carlos515]

I ended up using my 3/8 exterior plywood. The Luaan here is not made with waterproof glue.

 

[JASinIL2006]

Looking good!

 

[Baylinerchuck]

So you’re putting down plywood to coverup the glue from the last carpet? How do you plan on securing it? Will the existing glue give problems with a bond?

 

[carlos515]

I was going to wrap the plywood in fiberglass mat soaked with resin. First the bottom then screw it to the existing floor. Then cover it with the fiberglass. My 3/4 ACX floor was covered with 1/4 inch of fiberglass then painted with epoxy primer , then 2k single stage.
I was thinking to encapsulate the 3/8 screwed to the floor with stainless screws. Grind the little bit off the gunwales and tab the floor in.

 

[carlos515]

Any suggestions on how to get the fresh glue off? I am thinking to remove my floor and re install a new floor instead of just laying a sheet of ply over the glue. I had a momentary laps of reasoning, LOL. I used Roberts 6700 for glue last year and it is still soft.
Acetone does not remove the glue.

 

[kcassells]

Dry ice and chip it off

 

[Tucker1968]

PB is peanut butter , cabosil and chopped up fiberglass strands or milled fibers , mixed in your resin.

So it's three ingredients?
Resin
chopped up fiberglass fibers
and this Cabosil?