Boring, non picture worthy stuff. Removed the steering wheel, cable and hub. Removed the fuse block, switch panel, all the wiring and harness.
Took of some stainless steel brackets and plates from the starboard washboard that were used for, I'm assuming, mounts for bridge inspection equipment. Cleaned up the forward cabin and drilled a 4" hole thru the deck to get a handle on the stringer locations. Removed Todd pedestal seats. Realized today I am going to have to come up with a way to dump the hot air. It must have been over 80 degrees inside when the sun hit the hoop house !
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First MateOriginal Crew641 postsSince 2019
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That's what I'm hoping. I am going to glass in 2 stringers where the former engine mounting blocks are. I also plan on adding another piece of 3/4" ply over the patch on the inside.
First MateOriginal Crew711 postsSince 2018
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Need to decide between Armstrong and Stainless Marine.
First MateOriginal Crew711 postsSince 2018
Glassed the underside of some new 3/4" ply with epoxy and 4 oz cloth to waterproof yesterday. Today I spent a couple hours de-greasing where the I/O was installed. Not fun, but needs to be done so I'm not grinding grease into the areas I'll be glassing.
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
Don't ya just love the crappy part ?? It is a necessary evil though to get that as clean as possible. Without that you would be inviting de lamination. Keep at it and the fun part will come soon. 🙂
Tell your Children every day that you love them
I was so poor growing up, if i were not a boy i would have had Nothing to play with !! :)
All that matters in the end is that we Loved
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
I was so poor growing up, if i were not a boy i would have had Nothing to play with !! :)
All that matters in the end is that we Loved
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,182 postsSince 2018
Glassed the underside of some new 3/4" ply with epoxy and 4 oz cloth to waterproof yesterday. Today I spent a couple hours de-greasing where the I/O was installed. Not fun, but needs to be done so I'm not grinding grease into the areas I'll be glassing.
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Armstrong type bracket all the way, their is a guy on ebay that makes them, 700$ to 950$ depending on what you want.
I would use naphtha followed by deep purple wash and then denatured alcohol.
I had to redo my transom on my Aquasport, it was loaded with grease and oil, I called a rep at Raka and asked whats the best way to clean the grease.
naphtha and denatured alcohol is what he told me, also said to get simple green.
I can tell you that it cleaned the grease and oil and left no residue, transom is 3yrs old and no signs of cracking or delamination.
I also made the transom a lot thicker by adding an extra 3/4 piece marine plywood, I was going to go with coosa, but after doing research I came away
knowing that marine plywood was the best way to go.
I like what your doing and have asked you about Raka epoxies on that other site lol, thanks to you I had a great experience with the product, I never got to thank you.
Thank You.
Can't wait to see how this is going to turn out, I admire your craftsmanship.
Jay
First MateOriginal Crew508 postsSince 2019
Armstrong type bracket all the way, their is a guy on ebay that makes them, 700$ to 950$ depending on what you want.
I would use naphtha followed by deep purple wash and then denatured alcohol.
I had to redo my transom on my Aquasport, it was loaded with grease and oil, I called a rep at Raka and asked whats the best way to clean the grease.
naphtha and denatured alcohol is what he told me, also said to get simple green.
I can tell you that it cleaned the grease and oil and left no residue, transom is 3yrs old and no signs of cracking or delamination.
I also made the transom a lot thicker by adding an extra 3/4 piece marine plywood, I was going to go with coosa, but after doing research I came away
knowing that marine plywood was the best way to go.
I like what your doing and have asked you about Raka epoxies on that other site lol, thanks to you I had a great experience with the product, I never got to thank you.
Thank You.
Can't wait to see how this is going to turn out, I admire your craftsmanship.
Jay
Thanks Jay !!! Your post made my day ! I have been using Purple Power so far ...... seems to really melt the old grease. I am going to pick up some naptha and give it a try.
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
I was going to try and use the stiffeners to mount the stringers to, but after I removed the motor blocks I could see that they don't line up. Gonna have to grind them down.
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
Cappy, you may want to try a Sawzall with a long blade. one that will bend and follow the hull. They will make short work of those stiffeners with the right blade.
Tell your Children every day that you love them
I was so poor growing up, if i were not a boy i would have had Nothing to play with !! :)
All that matters in the end is that we Loved
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
I was so poor growing up, if i were not a boy i would have had Nothing to play with !! :)
All that matters in the end is that we Loved
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,182 postsSince 2018
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Cappy, you may want to try a Sawzall with a long blade. one that will bend and follow the hull. They will make short work of those stiffeners with the right blade.
First MateOriginal Crew711 postsSince 2018
I would try and work around those stiffeners instead of beating yourself up trying to get it right . .. .....
I have a long history of beating myself up Joe ...... just can't let it go. I will give the sawzall a try Don, thanks.
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
I couldn't get the sawzall in position to try and cut them out. I ended up using an oscillating tool with a carbide blade on it. It was slow, but it did a great job ! I have a couple days in grinding ....... I think i'm about done. I won't know till after I clean up !
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
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I couldn't get the sawzall in position to try and cut them out. I ended up using an oscillating tool with a carbide blade on it. It was slow, but it did a great job ! I have a couple days in grinding ....... I think i'm about done. I won't know till after I clean up !
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First MateOriginal Crew711 postsSince 2018
Cleaned up ..... did the glass work on the inside part of the patch. I faired it first by mixing epoxy and cabosil to a peanut butter thickness. Worked wet on wet right after with 3 layers of 1708. I tapered the existing glass down about 3" out to tie the new glass in.
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
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Cleaned up ..... did the glass work on the inside part of the patch. I faired it first by mixing epoxy and cabosil to a peanut butter thickness. Worked wet on wet right after with 3 layers of 1708. I tapered the existing glass down about 3" out to tie the new glass in.
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I couldn't get the sawzall in position to try and cut them out. I ended up using an oscillating tool with a carbide blade on it. It was slow, but it did a great job ! I have a couple days in grinding ....... I think i'm about done. I won't know till after I clean up !
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Hard backed pad for grinding ? The edges have fairly nice lines , and even rounded corners ...... Detail , detail , detail ..... The more I see your work the more I realize what a hack I am ..........
First MateOriginal Crew711 postsSince 2018
Hard backed pad for grinding ?
a hard backed pad ? ....... Is this what you mean? I started using a flapper disk on my grinder. Tears it up quick, but man, what a mess ! Is this what you mean?
Harbor Freight
New favorite tool, should have bought one twenty years ago. Light weight and tears the heck out of the glass ! I'll take it over my belt sander anyday !! :
.....and the old standby makita 9" grinder.
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
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