Free Boat, This thing is a badboy!

[gazza2007au]

A fair bit of work being done my floor is down my edges have been filletted, it has been sanded and now fibreglassed with 1 layer of what us aussies call 400gram a meter double bias i think you guys call it stitched biaxial

Im giving the entire floor a sand tonight and getting it ready for the second and last layer of cloth

 

[JASinIL2006]

Looking great!

 

[Baylinerchuck]

Looking great. Nice glass work there.

 

[todhunter]

Just curious - how much resin did it take to wet out that giant piece of double bias?

 

[gazza2007au]

Thanks guys

 

[gazza2007au]

Just curious - how much resin did it take to wet out that giant piece of double bias?

2 layers thick 5 meters long took 10 litres

 

[gazza2007au]

I should be finished tonight ready for paint yahoo cant wait it has been a long time coming

 

[gazza2007au]

Thought i would addit took 20 metersof cloth by roughly 1 meter wide so 20 square meters for 10 litres of resin

 

[gazza2007au]

The whole floor is done it took 30 meters of cloth, 15 litres of epoxy, today i started removing the side gunnel supports and grinding back all the fibreglass

 

[gazza2007au]

I got my left side gunnel braces removed today and sanded back what glass was there, i just need to work out if im going to reinstall gunnel braces or go bare

 

[gazza2007au]

I made 3 gunnel braces today i think 5 would be better and more suitable but for just now i'll do the 3 on each side and possibly look to do the extra 2 later

My original gunnel braces werevery poorly constructed the braces were 2 inches short of the top inner side of the gunnel and only glassed in with chopped mat

My braces go from the floor right up to the top inner side of the gunnel and will be fibreglassed with epoxy on all sides, top and bottom

 

[kcassells]

I made 3 gunnel braces today i think 5 would be better and more suitable but for just now i'll do the 3 on each side and possibly look to do the extra 2 later

My original gunnel braces werevery poorly constructed the braces were 2 inches short of the top inner side of the gunnel and only glassed in with chopped mat

My braces go from the floor right up to the top inner side of the gunnel and will be fibreglassed with epoxy on all sides, top and bottom
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Looks good! Is the underside of your gunnel glassed with ply? Just wondering. I didn't have braces on mine.

 

[gazza2007au]

Looks good! Is the underside of your gunnel glassed with ply? Just wondering. I didn't have braces on mine.

Hey Kc yeah there is 1/4" plywood laminated into the gunnel its very strong i just thought i would add the braces for a bit more strength

 

[kcassells]

Hey Kc yeah there is 1/4" plywood laminated into the gunnel its very strong i just thought i would add the braces for a bit more strength

Nah that's good. I was just wondering cause I have 3/4 under my gunnels. I have seen supports like yours, alot of em have holes drilled thru to hang rods in.
So it's an add on. Cool! Can't hurt that's for sure. Works looking great!

 

[gazza2007au]

A bit of a cheat guys i bought some seats and placed them on some cardboard boxes and put my console in the hull to see what it looks like im pretty impressed

 

[kcassells]

Did you make Vrooommm Vroooom sounds. :}

 

[gazza2007au]

Did you make Vrooommm Vroooom sounds. :}

Today i got a feel for what the layout will be like and im happy, huge room in front of the console, a little bit of room arf deck may be tightish with 2x live bait tanksi plan on building into the splashwell
It should all fit and im stoked

 

[gazza2007au]

That is my homemade 21ft aluminium boat trailer in the pic too

 

[kcassells]

Do you say it like...........aluminiam. Looking Good!
Looks like fishin is coming your way sir!

 

[JASinIL2006]

You know you’re making progress when it’s time yo test-fit the seats!