Soft Deck....Unsure waht to expect

[74SkeeterHawk]

Re: Soft Deck....Unsure waht to expect

Well its official I am stuck. I can not seem to find a decent work shop for the amount of money I am able to pay. So right now the boat is in a storage facility. If anyone is in the Oklahoma City area and can help a fellow boat restorer out I could use it. Thanks!

 

[74SkeeterHawk]

Re: Soft Deck....Unsure waht to expect

Well boys Im back in buisness. After a couple of months, several computer crashes and karma working against me Im back into the boat. I finally found a place to work on it with out anyone messing with me. Got this nice 25x10 storage a few miles away. Ive been working on setting up in there and building a decent platform to set the hull on. Ill get pictures as soon as practical. I intend on finishing the grinding(Finally) tommarow. From there I found a guy locally who will sell me materails for cash as well as answer any, "got to see how its done" questions. Missed you guys

 

[74SkeeterHawk]

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Heres the place Im working at and im trying to get the boat stabilized as well as I can before doing any more work in it. Harder than it sounds. My wife came to help and she did but I think I am going to need to enlist the help of a couple of my friends to get it just right. I have some leave coming up so long days in store for me. Maybe I can accually get to some construction. I found a local fiberlgass shop that is willing to sell me supplies for cheep so I wont have to worry about shipping costs. If anyone in the OKC area needs help or supplies check out AAA fiberglass, he does what we do for a living.....ho hum only if! Then again all that grinding.More to come soon!

 

[maxum247]

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Great thread 74! I've been checking out your progress from time to time.
Man those pages are wide.

max!

 

[74SkeeterHawk]

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Ok I almost got things stable and level but I am having an issue thinking of a way to shore up the bow. Anyone have any good pictures of some good stabilization devices? I basically just need something to prevent the center of balance shifting forward while I am in it crawling around. I figured a couple of 2x4s running length of the bow on either side of the keel. Where I have issues is building them up and supporting them. Thanks for the help ya'll.

 

[dwyork@hotmail.com]

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I had seen a post where a guy had built up the support you are looking for by using 2x4's and some homemade boat stands, but I am having trouble locating it again. I will keep searching for ya and if I have any luck I will forward it your way...Good luck buddy.

 

[74SkeeterHawk]

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Thanks for the help I'm realy bad in inovation. I get a good idea sometimes then I forget it ten minuts later. Anyway thanks for the reply.

 

[dwyork@hotmail.com]

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Ha, ha...I hear that man! I hope you get it figured out and I can't wait to see more pics of your progress.