I am redoing a 1973 Fiberform Malibu jet boat. I posted another thread similar to this, but am rethinking my idea. This boat has a 1/4 inch layer of plywood under the stringers. It appears the plywood was tabbed to the hull, then the stringers were tabbed to the plywood. On top of the stringers...
I recently bought a 1973 19' Fiberform Malibu Jet. The 14 foot stringers sit on 1/4 inch plywood reinforcements that are 24" x 12' (one 4 foot piece and an 8 foot piece). It appears that the original plywood was coated with CSM on the bottom, set in place, stringers installed, then glass over...
I have a question/observation that I would like input on. If using pourable foam under a plywood deck, does the plywood need sealed (CSM/resin) on the bottom? I can see the benefit if under the deck was an open space, but doesn't the foam end up acting like a sealer when it sticks to the...
I am trying to identify a boat that I have started restoring. Hopefully, someone can shed some light. The title states the boat manufacturer as "SPODEBOB" and was built in 1966. The lines are similar to a Boston Whaler. It has a 225 Buick V6 attached to a Berkeley 10JS pump. The length is about...
