hull extension in progress with pics

[SuzukiChopper]

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Hey oops! don't know if you've ever seen this http://www.classicseacraft.com/foru...37&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=5&vc=1 but that guy made a ton of different molds. Might get your brain juices flowing a little bit.

 

[Yar.]

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Hey Oops,

Sounds like you have been busy at the shop! That stroker looks like a sweet power plant too....I bet you were trying to figure out a way to swipe that one
Give me a PM or email for the shop location and I will drop by and see you, I can't wait to see this beast in person! (I will have to support our Mexican brewing friends when I come there!!!)

Cheers,
Yar.

 

[PFalcon]

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Wow!
I am amazed by all of the support, knowledge, friendships, and information in this thread!

I just found this forum and thread 3 days ago; I started reading this from the beginning from 8:00a.m until 10:00-11:00 p.m every day since. My Wife has decided I have a new obsession and has not talked to me for the 3 days it has taken me to read every post(*well she has said turn that daymn laptop off and go to sleep).

I have not worked on a real boat project in almost 20 years now, yet I have designed, tweaked, retrofitted 100s in my head for years but never got it out of my head and into production. I must say that after reading this I WILL begin my project and rely on the wealth of information here.

Everyone here has become a family and it is great to see it; I feel as if I know each one of you, though no one knows me . . . yet! This is more than encouraging this is inspiring, to Oops! You are truly blessed as I know you are aware. There are I am sure hundreds finding this every day and it can take a few days to get through everything, once you do you want more!

Bravo! To EVERYONE that is making this dream a reality!

 

[hwkypuck]

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i need more pics

 

[oops!]

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Hey Oops,

Sounds like you have been busy at the shop! That stroker looks like a sweet power plant too....I bet you were trying to figure out a way to swipe that one
Give me a PM or email for the shop location and I will drop by and see you, I can't wait to see this beast in person! (I will have to support our Mexican brewing friends when I come there!!!)

Cheers,
Yar.

left at the ogopogo sign.......past the fenced lot on the left and then left between the fenced lot and the blue building.....

144E old vernon rd......comon down.....there most afternoons and evenings...(except for hockey game s)......(rockets)

 

[oops!]

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just a quick update ......

i ve got to get to the shop and pull off some trim tabs off a hull we got....ehe heh heh.

gellcoating was a real pita.....

first.....i used pva insted of the wax. and the pva gelled in the gun and clogged in the gun.

i had to rebuild the gun three times..!


then when we went to shoot the gellcoat....i didnt notice the gellcoat had gelled in the bottom 1/4 of the can....i thought i was hitting the bottom of the can with my trusty drill mixer...but i wasnt.

when we started shooting....the first pot went smooth....but the seal blew out on the pressure pot....so the gun was un usable......in the time i took to find the problem......the gelcoat hardened in the line!......os the gun was toast for that day!.

we took the final little bit of gellcoat and rolled it onto the molds......

this was really difficult for coverage because some of the arbourite was white....so with the white gellcoat, it was impossible to see what was covered and what wasnt!.

this is the aft most bench.

the starboard bench

and finally port.

after they were glellcoated....i just waited till they started to cure and jumped on them to glass the first layer of matt on them.

remember these pics are a few weeks old.......im just trying to get you guys up to speed on the project......but i gotta say....im really getting stoked about finishing the project.....as of today....the final main glassing on the project will be compleated......the means i just have to fair and paint the top deck.....

so the project is about to move from the construction stage to assembly stage....!.......wow.....finally.

after i post the pics of the compleated bench....ill post on the swim grid....and then the making of the dashboard ans side arm consols.

the 4.3 v6 has been moved into the shop and is ready for instalation...
im just waiting on getting the dshift and sterring cables.....everything else is ready!.

more to come....

cheers
oops

p.s. erik.....i saw your pm.....im not ignoring you....im just thinking about it!

 

[proshadetree]

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You going back to the 4.3 Was hopeing to see a hot injected smallblock stroker in there.

 

[NoKlu]

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That's okay, it won't take us long to swap out that trolling motor for the V8 once he see's the GPS numbers.

 

[oops!]

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You going back to the 4.3 Was hopeing to see a hot injected smallblock stroker in there.

heh heh heh.....the 4.3 is just in there to test the hull and sell the motor!...(so the buyer can see it running)

That's okay, it won't take us long to swap out that trolling motor for the V8 once he see's the GPS numbers.

we just ordered the shift and sterring cables today......



i am setting a new deadline......(here we go...lol )

the boat will see the water running....(not finished)....in less than 30 days. !
after the control cables get here.....the total time to install everything is less than 20 man hours......

so......30 days or less to see the water !

 

[jcsercsa]

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OHHHH MAN Bud too cool , you still are going to beat me back in the water this year !!!! I dont see mine till the june !!! Great to see some pic's !! lol but we still need more !!! LOL John

 

[oops!]

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OHHHH MAN Bud too cool , you still are going to beat me back in the water this year !!!! I dont see mine till the june !!! Great to see some pic's !! lol but we still need more !!! LOL John

when yours hits the water it will be complete.....mine will be sea tryals buddy....!....lol

i got over 200 pics to come yet.......gotta get you guys caught up on what was happening with it.....but i work on it for 4 hours every day......and have been steady!...(unless there iis a local in town hockey game like tonight....lol

 

[jcsercsa]

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when yours hits the water it will be complete.....mine will be sea tryals buddy....!....lol

i got over 200 pics to come yet.......gotta get you guys caught up on what was happening with it.....but i work on it for 4 hours every day......and have been steady!...(unless there iis a local in town hockey game like tonight....lol

WHat the Rockets ?? how they doing ??

too cool man , you had better post some everyday its going to take yea forever to get us caught up !! too cool on the benchs , thats really nice they way there turning out !! john

 

[jcsercsa]

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Hay whats the horse power on that 4.3 ? 210 hp , I really like a 4.3 I had good luck with them !! John

 

[fishrdan]

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i am setting a new deadline......(here we go...lol )

the boat will see the water running....(not finished)....in less than 30 days. !

I've said that 2-3 times all ready

Good luck and can't wait to see the progress!

 

[zach103]

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Hay whats the horse power on that 4.3 ? 210 hp , I really like a 4.3 I had good luck with them !! John

i like my 4.2 in the truck if that helps your any

sounds like a diesel ive been told

 

[oops!]

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Hay whats the horse power on that 4.3 ? 210 hp , I really like a 4.3 I had good luck with them !! John

the 4.3 is said to be 190 hp......but i think its more like the 210.....so im a bit confused on the actual hp.

the 4.3 is a fantastic motor....really realiable......i love it.....its a shame im gonna sell it.......but the 300 hp vette motor i got is ....well just a bit better for the boat....lol

i orederd the shifter cables and the sterring cables.........3 weeks.!.....
they are specialty cables and need to be made up....so that means three weeks.....but i still think im gonna make the 30 day dead line for sea tryals.....the sterring and the shiftre can be put in after everything else.

as far as ourt rockets hockey team......we were the 3 seeded in the league, we beat the # 4 seed...(kamloops) in 4 straight......the number 2 seed (tri-city americans) in 6...(after a 14 day layoff we lost the first two then swept the next 4 in a row....
now we are playing the vancouver giants.....a real juggernaught, they were first in our division, #2 in the entire whl, #3 in the entire canadian junior league...(chl)....
we are currently tied at 2 each.....but we shut them out 3-0 last night and kept them to 3 shots on goal in the third........game 5 is saturday (tonight) night in vancouver......so its gonna be a real battle...the winner goes on to play calgary for the whl title and a trip to the memorial cup.....calgary is #1 in the chl and #1 in the whl....but we beat them in the regular season.....so its a really interesting series....said to be the best whl series in history, the teams are that close.

ill post more pics of the benches and gellcoating in the morning before i go to the boat.

cheers
oops

 

[ondarvr]

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Is hockey that game where you use an old broom and a rock???

 

[jcsercsa]

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HAY Brother Pics we want pics ??????? John

 

[LafyFaris]

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Hellow every one

I just wanted to express my admiration of this project. I went through all previous pages and have gained so much knowledge about glassing process.

Good job " oops! "
My best wishes

 

[92excel]

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Is hockey that game where you use an old broom and a rock???

only if your old broom is made of graphite or aluminum.. you dont see much wood anymore.. its a shame if you ask me..