MFG rebuild getting started pics

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Re: MFG rebuild getting started pics

Pmccraney said:
Nice work... Is that a little Rush in the background....


Also, nice win for your gators this weekend :)
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Thanks pmc , I usually have the radio on in the garage it gets boring and lonely and I like listening to my own amazing singing skills !:rolleyes: And any time we beat those Seminoles it,s great . I have friendly bets with a lot of co-workers . Bragging rights for another year !:p
 
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It would be nice to get a whole weekend off sometime . It seems to be taking forever to get these bases done . I did some extra cutting and fitting on them so they would sit good and flat on the deck . The factory deck has a crown in the middle so water will drain to the sides and back to the rear . So I cut here and added there to make them sit level .
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I got them all cleaned up and the edges rounded then I glassed the bottom edges with some torn csm . Hopefully tomorrow I can lay a layer of glass on the top .
I also picked up a couple of these trim boards that I will use for the bottom of gunwale ski-shelf . It will have to be cut to conform to the sides of the hull and I guess I will spread a layer of 5200 on the cut edge to seal it up .
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Ok now I have a ?
When I install my lower rub rail on the side of the hull do I need to use some type of a gasket to keep it from leaking water through the mounting holes ? Or just caulk the holes .
Thanks SP ..
 
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The spear like rubrail that is sort of 1/2 way between the waterline & the hull/cap joint rubrail?

How/what does the rubrail screw too? Wood backing or a chunk of glass? A leftover blue biscuit would be good....

But yeah, filling the screw hole would be a great idea....

Hmm
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what kind of a gasket were you thinking....
 
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good work takes time...but I understand not having a full weekend...I'd say 5200 the screw holes to keep water out...I've discovered that is some tough stuff..much better than silicone, in fact they should outlaw silicone...have a great week SP!
 
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Yea thats the one . It through bolts through the hull through a thin piece of wood with an angle bracket that holds the shelf up on the inside of the gunwales . Then the vertical painted allum trim mounts to horizontal shelf bottom .
I was thinking some of that butyle tape that they use to seal duct work with or some type dbl sticky gasket ..
 
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Bituthene?

Sticky doesn't even come close to how well that stuff sticks to clean surfaces, but I thought that might be what you were thinking
 
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Thanks mrd !

Put a layer of csm on the bases this afternoon .
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I,m debating on another layer . Prolly wouldn,t hurt ..
Made a vid but I need to edit it to make shorter .
 
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Yeah I'd say one more layer to give you a good sanding base.
 
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Looking great! :hail: Well done!
 
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Nice vids SP. Liked the way you spread the PB on the seat base. Great trick. All the glass work is looking good.
 
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Thanks guys !

Got an early Christmas present !
The speedometer the Admiral scored on fleebay cam in ! I had almost forgot about it while it was still on the clock . Signed in with 2 mins left on it so my wife did her magic . She,s like an ebay machine !:hug:
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I,m pretty stoked because it matches the original almost perfectly ! I,ll bet they were made in the same factory. It is missing the transom foot though . Hopefully I can find one that will work . These are pretty much standard / universal brackets aren't they ?
 
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Nice speedometer. Wow, your some lucky dude. That is a nice piece. Are you talking about the pitot tube that screws onto the transom? You can buy those anywhere.
 
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