bwheat_'75 V20 restore
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- Jun 18, 2014
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Hello,
I just got a free '75 wellcraft Im going to restore to a CC. Im sure I will have a million questions
such as transom stringer core material.
Id like to make it a full transom with a bracket, However the transom has a slight curve. I was told to use 1/4 ply, as it will flex to the natural curve of the outter skin
Input??,
Concerned about the bracket in general, Ive read many complain about their motors either take a dunk in rough seas or while coming off a plane.
I plan on relocating the new tank/ batteries/ live well/ etc, closer to the bow for weight distrubution.
Next is about stringers, Ive read contradicting advice on core material. Ive love to use pourable, but im raising the floor height above the water line so I dont have the old stringer skins to use at that height and they were poorly bonded to the hull to begin with, The pourable methods are nice considering no rot, but too pricey, not saying im going total cheap using pine ply or anything, just want to build on a budget
Im also building a new cap from scratch, some have advised to use foam insluation board for the core material
Sorry to be all over the place, Any input is would be great
Here are some demo pics, plenty more to come
I just got a free '75 wellcraft Im going to restore to a CC. Im sure I will have a million questions
such as transom stringer core material.
Id like to make it a full transom with a bracket, However the transom has a slight curve. I was told to use 1/4 ply, as it will flex to the natural curve of the outter skin
Input??,
Concerned about the bracket in general, Ive read many complain about their motors either take a dunk in rough seas or while coming off a plane.
I plan on relocating the new tank/ batteries/ live well/ etc, closer to the bow for weight distrubution.
Next is about stringers, Ive read contradicting advice on core material. Ive love to use pourable, but im raising the floor height above the water line so I dont have the old stringer skins to use at that height and they were poorly bonded to the hull to begin with, The pourable methods are nice considering no rot, but too pricey, not saying im going total cheap using pine ply or anything, just want to build on a budget
Im also building a new cap from scratch, some have advised to use foam insluation board for the core material
Sorry to be all over the place, Any input is would be great
Here are some demo pics, plenty more to come
