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  1. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    Thanks Mike, feels good to be back on the front lines.. Got the rest of the bottom skimmed, its a slow dry in these temps. after it cures, i have to go back over it with some paper to remove knife marks and some pits.
  2. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Today I wiped down the stringer area with acetone and glued down the stringer, pb'd the transom edges, coated the transom, and coated the deck pieces. while that was all setting up, went over to the skiff to do more fairing.....
  3. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    I dont have much time today to do any boat work, but i grabbed an hour or so to skim a portion of the bottom, maybe i can get back out there later tonight to skim some more. 1st I ran the orbital and 100 grit over the whole hull again to clean up some droppings i had during the last session, nd...
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    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    Today I mixed up a batch of resin and 410 to a thin, wet mix to fill in some voids and seams, and serve as a base to start feathering, Ill follow up next with a few sessions of a dry mix to feather it out into the field,and fill any shrinkage in the screw holes....
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    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Yeah, just trying to git er done Kev! Still no real luck on the outbaord, so I removed the lower and it spins free, still the pwer head is locked up, have it on a stand now, tilted it and added alot of MMO in the cylinders and letting her drink it all up, and keep trying :)
  6. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Bulkhead and stringer coated
  7. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Transom clamped and glued
  8. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Heres the foam shaped and set, not much there but helps with deck support i suppose. deck and bulkhead set in
  9. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    I thickened some rein with a mix of 405, and 406 to fill in the gap on the nose and transom bottom. There was a triangle gap at the transom bottom because of the transom angle meeting the flat bottom. The nose gap is just a void left between the nose board and outer skin, which will be covered...
  10. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    Backing up a step or two, I started pre=sanding the hull with 100 grit on an orbital. In hindsight, i wouldnt have coated the screw tops with epoxy because its a paint to sand back to even, and when done, there is little to no coating left. Its better to just fill in the screw holes with the...
  11. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    I also decided to stick to the plans and just put a center keep board on for some stability. So I attached the board with 5200 leaving a small gap between the hull and the baord for the fillets to ooz under
  12. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    I have some leftover epoxy sealer and 2k build primer sitting on the shelf, so im gonna use this up. And I picked up some Rusto Enamel in Hunter Green and White for striping.
  13. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    Update: So last i left off planning to skin the outer hull in cloth, but ive decided against that. Now I plan to just barrier coat the wood, and paint. I need to move this to another work area, so I want to get it faired and painted, so I can flip it and move it out. This is where i left off...
  14. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    This was also the other day test fitting the tank and rear bench base. Im planning on removing the l piece and just running a straight rear seat. doubled up the center stringer to length.
  15. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    To make the transom, I scrounged up some 6 ply cdx i had and doubled it up with epoxy Test fitted in place
  16. zool

    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    Ok gang, I wanna start laying out some of this build here, since I started messing with it already. Given that this is my 3rd current thread, I'll prolly be bouncing around as supplies and time permits.;) The initial parts of these progress reports have already taken place, so im catching up...
  17. zool

    1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

    test
  18. zool

    Glen-L WB Power Skiff Build

    As you can see in my Sig, I have a few boats. I acquired them over the years in various ways, trade, gift, impulse buy, ect. I was using them all here or there, for specific purposes. As it stands now, each one of them has an issue or ten, so I started looking at ways to cull the herd. The 28...
  19. zool

    1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

    Launch Day, The final frontier: These are the voyages of the restoration of the sportfish Enterprise. The 2 year mission to explore strange new crevices, seek out rot and rubbish, to boldly go where many here have gone...... ok so, short history, ive owned the boat since the mid 90,s but its...
  20. zool

    1988 Volvo AQ290 OEM drive color

    Hey all, Im at the very beginning of a full restoration of a 28' sportfish, including dual engine swap, drive gear ratio change, structural and cosmetic hull repair, and full interior renovation......pretty much a pulpit to prop rebuild (say that fast 10x) ;) Im seriously considering a full...
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