Burglary5%
Cadet
- Joined
- May 26, 2011
- Messages
- 27
Hello all, I have been reading and reading on here for some time. I have learned tons and am ready to start my rebuild. I got a 1980 Baja 180 Bow rider last summer that I knew needed work. I could tell that the PO who said he had just installed a new floor just laid a sheet of ply over the old rotten floor, the interior was shot and the boat was generally a mess. As it happens none of that mattered as I love the looks of the old boat and when I look at it I see the finished product. I was able to take it out several times last year and would like to finish some time in spring if my schedule allows. I am very handy and have built houses and furniture all my life. I have already stripped the boat pulled the transom and stringers and ground everything down, I am ready to start putting things back together. I already have the poly, csm and 1708 from us composites along with the assorted rollers buckets cabosil and chopped fibers. I will take pictures when I can and add those. I just had a question that I can't seem to find the answer to, this boat is a balsa core hull and it is all in good shape. Everyone says that you need to bed the stringers in a 1/4 inch layer of PB or PL so you do not get hard spots in the hull. Does this hold true for a balsa core hull or does the balsa core act like the bedding? The stringers I removed were tight against the hull so I was just curious.I look forward to any and all comments and no I am not the sensitive type.
I will keep working on pics I am having some issues. Certainly not a computer guy.
I will keep working on pics I am having some issues. Certainly not a computer guy.