Re: Newbie with no previous boat experience
Part 2 of my most recent post.... so now that you've had a chance to see what I've been doing.... Now for the questions....
Yes I've cut away the hull to get the bad foam out. And I have kept the hull pieces that I cut away on the off chance that I...
Re: Newbie with no previous boat experience
And the saga continues.... Quite a bit of work on the boat has occurred over the last few days....
Since my last post I have cut away portions of the hull to get the rest of the bad foam out.... I then cut pieces of 2" foam in the shape of the hull...
Re: Newbie with no previous boat experience
Part 3... More Pix before I head to Home Depot:
Here's the 'god forsaken' boat trailer. I'd like to find a way to add runner wheels that the boat could sit on vs. the center hull sitting right on those hard rollers.... cuz any repair is just gonna...
Re: Newbie with no previous boat experience
Part 2:
Okay so as we move from left to right (bow to stern checking out the holes...)
I had thoughts like .... I wonder if I can just by a formed peice of polyurethane or prefab fiberglass in the shape of the center hull and cut away all the...
Re: Newbie with no previous boat experience
Okay now that I have read probably 50 to 100 threads on fiberglass repaior and spent the last 2 days cleaning and chipping away old epoxy & fiberglass repairs from the same boat, I have returned with better photos and loads of ideas as to how to do...
Re: Final Pics of Damage & the trailer.
Re: Final Pics of Damage & the trailer.
So the worst hole yet is towards the back of the boat (almost beneath the last bench by the transom)
You can also see where previous work has also been done on the hull:
Here is what is left of the lid for...
Re: More Photos
Re: More Photos
Okay so now to show the major damaged areas. When the boat was originally purchased it was already damaged underneath from being strapped down to the trailer too tight...
and...
here is the boat on it's transom to get a full view of the underside:
Nice...
Re: Now I Got Photos
Re: Now I Got Photos
Okay, so like I mentioned earlier it is all fiberglass and it is 14' by 4', 3 seat benchs are at 1' height.
Here's a view from above:
There are several spots on here that need patching/fixing. I'm hoping there are some people on here kind enuff...
Hello all!
Let me start by saying how great (yet overwhelming) this forum is. I acquired a fiberglass jon boat (i think that's what it is) over a year ago. It has since sat at my brother-in-law's house outside (in Molville, Iowa). I just got it back home yesterday and am anxious to turn it into...
