Project Fuggly - No Longer Fuggly And Splashed!!!!!!

[archbuilder]

I got a little time in the shop tonight, got what was left of the old hull numbers off....heat gun and razor blade.

I also experimented a little with a couple of sanding disk I bought for my right angle die grinder. I used them to knock down a rough area of the rub rail that I had straitened. Then wet sanded and buffed it with some rouge.....just sort of experimenting. Still has some bends in it, but a big improvement. I think it will do, I don't want to by 50' of aluminum for the rub rail, lol! I learned on Miss Morgan, its not the rub rail cost that gets you, its the shipping because it has to come freight.

 

[GA_Boater]

The rubber rub rail rolls up. Can't do that with the aluminum. Not easily, anyway. LOL

 

[archbuilder]

Looooong weekend, most of it not on fuggly. I did get some work done...I'm about wore out and will post more pics and an explanation later...

 

[Patfromny]

Hey Arch, just caught up on your build and am a bit late to the party with this trick but maybe it will help someone else down the road. When I went to reinstall my rub rail after Paint I was also concerned with it's pliability. I put it in a bucket of hot water for a few minutes and it came out like a twizzler.
Great to see the progress you've made in the last few months. I love that gauge cluster. Happy to see you keeping it. Kinda sorta reminds me of an old camera or movie camera. I guess it's the black, chrome, and rough texture thing going on. Real classic look.

 

[archbuilder]

welcome aboard Patt! the rub rail insert actually slides right in, no problems. I was sick for about 2 weeks, couldn't get rid of it. Looking forward to making some progress this weekend!

 

[Patfromny]

I hear you. My neighbors pontoon scratched, gouged, and dented about two feet of my boat this fall. Seems he didn't tie his boat close to his dock (3 feet off) and it kept slamming into my boat during a storm. The damage was bad but repairable. It was only painted 2 years ago so I still have some paint luckily, and the side will have to be sprayed again. The part that has me worried is the rub rail. He ripped it and dented the track badly. I now have to trust my measurements and order something online and pray it fits. I haven't even looked for it yet. Hopping if I don't think about it, it will go away. Lol.
I have an idea for the two new gauges you want to integrate into the boat. Have you thought about putting them on the window pillar like they do on cars now? Seems like you have enough room with that large window frame. I'm sure you've seen these gauge mounts. If not, Google piller post gauge mount. Sorry, I would post a pic if I knew how to copy and paste to this post. Sadly, I do not have that ability. They replace the stock pillar post and the gauges are stepped one above the other. Might look cool in the corner where windshield meets side window and they will be at eye level. Just an idea, I'm sure you'll figure something out. Keep up the great work Arch.

 

[archbuilder]

Sorry about your boat Patt. Some jack ass almost ran their pontoon into Miss Morgan at the beach a few years ago. I was able to push him away.....the fight would have been on if he hit her! Thanks for the idea, I hadn't thought about a pillar gauge, might be a good option!

 

[archbuilder]

Ok so i finished up foaming in front of the forward bulkhead yesterday. I made a form over the deck front of the forward bulkhead, leaving a space. I poured the foam in that space and created a contoured surface to force the water to the center limber hole. I think part of the problem with the original design is that the deck in front of the forward bulkhead was actually slightly lower than the deck behind. I also wanted the limber hole up off the deck a little. Drilling a hole where the tabbing transitions from horizontal to vertical sounded like a bad idea.



Adding the foam allowed me to raise it up nicely.



I carved a pocket in the foam. This allows my tabbing to go down below the hold, then turn up before getting to the hole. I think this will help with getting a good glass seal. It also allows the limber hold to be a little below the foam, so tall the water drains down to it. Once I have the limber hole tube in, I will fill the hole up even to the bottom of the tube with epoxy or peanut butter.



It was a surprising amount of work, but I finished glassing it in last night. I was also sick for two weeks, got some kind of nasty crud, but finally back on the boat. I'm going to work on the bulkheads that go from the bottom of the upper deck, down to the forward bulk head. I'm going to make them removable, just so I can get up there if I need to in the future.

 

[gm280]

arch, nice quality precise work there. Looks good. :thumb:

 

[sphelps]

Nice to get rid of those unsightly duck ponds when possible .... Nothing like the smell of freshly drilled seacast in the morning !

 

[archbuilder]

Thanks GM.....nothing like the smell of seacast sam!

I spent the day cutting out wood for the bulkheads that support the upper deck. I finally decided instead of trying to 5 minute epoxying the cleats in place, I should order some west systems six-10 and do it correctly. so I just ordered some and 5 gallons of resin and CMS / biax for the extension of the doghouse area. That got me to wondering....where does that hazmat fee go? every time I order resin there is that hazmat fee....why do I have the feeling the EPA is using it to protect endangered bed bugs or something like that?

 

[Woodonglass]

Trust me I'm NOT a fan of the EPA but...Having been a former HAZMAT truck Driver and Having to become totally familiar with the regulations the Company that is transporting those types of materials is TOTALLY responsible and Liable for all FINES and FEES that occur should the transporter have and accident and spill their product resulting in a cleanup effort. That's where those fees go. Into their insurance account. I know it doesn't occur very often but...If it does they better have the money IF they want to stay in business.

 

[zool]

Thanks GM.....nothing like the smell of seacast sam!

I spent the day cutting out wood for the bulkheads that support the upper deck. I finally decided instead of trying to 5 minute epoxying the cleats in place, I should order some west systems six-10 and do it correctly. so I just ordered some and 5 gallons of resin and CMS / biax for the extension of the doghouse area. That got me to wondering....where does that hazmat fee go? every time I order resin there is that hazmat fee....why do I have the feeling the EPA is using it to protect endangered bed bugs or something like that?

Shipping poly gets you every time, when averaged out, it makes epoxy almost comparable.....and as for the Haz fee, in the end its just a environmental tax, to keep the planes flying to Copenhagen, to talk about the problem ......I don't know about out there, but here, if a Coca-Cola truck rolls, it looks like the top of that mountain in Close Encounters lol,,,,

 

[archbuilder]

Lol I had to laugh at the coke truck comment Zool.....they don't seem to get quite that excited around here. I do think that Fedex and UPS deliver packages to the local hub on a c-130, slowing it down to 150 knots and kick everything off the back ramp at about 150' or so. I like getting square boxes that now have round corners

 

[archbuilder]

Tonight i finished up the plywood that goes between the forward bulkhead and the upper deck. It was glassed in originally, but i wanted to be able to pull out the panels to get better access. I cut out oak cleats to screw the plywood to at the top and bottom, The bottom one is epoxied to the back of the forward bulk head, about an inch above the deck. The upper one is glued to the bottom of the deck. I'll get some better picks tomorrow, once i had them epoxied in place I wanted to stay out of the boat. The plywood will eventually be coated in a System 3, penetrating epoxy ( as will the blocks), then covered in carpet. I'm thinking a pair of 6x9s might fit in them too. This is the port side,the sun was on the starboard side and i couldn't get a good pic of both because of the glare.

 

[sphelps]

Good idea to make them removable ... Will make running wires and stuff much easier ...

 

[archbuilder]

Yeah not to mention it eliminated me having to crawl up in there to fiberglass them in place. The epoxy was easy, I just put some West Systems six 10 on them and screwed them in place.

 

[archbuilder]

Here's a couple closeups

http://s647.photobucket.com/user/ar...ct fuggly/20160402_102532.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

http://s647.photobucket.com/user/ar...ct fuggly/20160402_102453.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

 

[SkaterRace]

Looking good Arch, progress is coming along well. Wonder if you will splash it this year.

 

[archbuilder]

SkaterraceI plan on putting it in the water one way or another. My guess is it will be somewhat redneck, but I want a splash this summer!