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  1. 76SeaRay

    Link to Glass Layup on Stringers?

    I see Wood's write up but I am not seeing the drawing for a stringer with layers color coded for the build up in How To's #18.
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    Link to Glass Layup on Stringers?

    Quite a while back I ran across a drawing by Woodonglass (I think) showing the best way to layer the glass for stringers. Is there a link to that drawing? I didn't find it in the stickies... Thanks...
  3. 76SeaRay

    Pour Foam Method - Pour/Trim/Deck?

    I think the floor bulged up because they didn't bed the stringers and just left the foam to do the job by flowing under the stringers and ribs. I will bed the stringers and go with the plug approach. Thanks.
  4. 76SeaRay

    Pour Foam Method - Pour/Trim/Deck?

    I am familiar with using pour foam having used it on hot tubs before and I understand the approach for drilling holes in the deck for the foam floatation then plugging them. However, it was pretty clear that the foam had swelled the floor when it was originally poured at the factory and the...
  5. 76SeaRay

    Stringer Design Question

    So, 1/4 inch gap is more normal than the 1/2 inch gap and fill it all the way along instead of spaced spot PB. Will do... Thanks...
  6. 76SeaRay

    Stringer Design Question

    So, I have almost a 1 inch gap and it appears that the factory just relied upon the foam to flow under the stringers and ribs as I haven't found any bedding material. I plan to bring the floating corner down so I end up with three supporting stringers in the area of the engine bay. I have a...
  7. 76SeaRay

    Stringer Design Question

    So, yes it has been a long time getting back to the stringers and floor but underway with that now since I am semi-retired. Anyway, here is what I exposed after taking the floor off around the engine bay and digging out the foam. So far I haven't found any real connection to the hull bottom...
  8. 76SeaRay

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    Thanks, I will look into that..
  9. 76SeaRay

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    I am planning on keeping it since the width is so narrow and it is the easiest way to get up on the bow to drop anchor. Thanks..
  10. 76SeaRay

    Transom Glassing Opinions??

    Great thanks all, just what I needed to know.. I will get started, CSM down to bond....
  11. 76SeaRay

    Transom Glassing Opinions??

    So I got delayed on doing this work but things are warming up now and I got a little experience with polyester resin on filling a couple of speaker holes. Ready to add the tabbing and a layer of 1708 to the entire transom. My transom thickness measures out at 2.020 so I am assuming that one...
  12. 76SeaRay

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    Bump, anyone have any ideas on how to prep this? Thanks...
  13. 76SeaRay

    Alpha one gen 2 shimming tools

    I am getting ready to assemble my outdrive using a new lower unit housing. I did not find a tool for shimming the forward gear. Mercruiser said to start with 0.020 shims for the forward gear. Next you install and shim the pinion gear and shaft. Manual #6 says to start with 0.015 pinion...
  14. 76SeaRay

    Gelcoat/Duratec Coverage

    I didn't quite find an answer to this question in searching here. I see that Gelcoat and Duratec are mixed at 1:1 so having a gallon of gelcoat I need to order a gallon of Duratec. So my question is this. With the mix ratio 1:1 you end up with two gallons of liquid to spray so does that mean...
  15. 76SeaRay

    Filling old speaker holes

    I am actually going to sand and gelcoat the entire deck from the rub rail up. I had a friend help me match an RAL color code (RAL 9010) to the white underneath the rub rail since it isn't weathered like the rest of the deck. The gelcoat is due for delivery tomorrow but I have a long way to go...
  16. 76SeaRay

    Filling old speaker holes

    So here are the pics after sanding the gelcoat. Does all the gelcoat need to be sanded off before applying fairing compound or can it just be covered? Thanks...
  17. 76SeaRay

    Filling old speaker holes

    I already had the plywood bonded into place with epoxy and glass on the underside. I went ahead and ground out the area around the hole back about an inch to slope the existing fiberglass down to the plywood. I put in two layers of 1708 to build up the hole and topped that with a layer of...
  18. 76SeaRay

    Alpha one gen 2 shimming tools

    Which shim tools are you trying to find? I have tools for the Gen 1 but don't know if they are the same for the Gen 2. The Mercruiser Manual 6 shows the tool part numbers that I have.
  19. 76SeaRay

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    On top of the gunwales along the sides of the hardtop cabin is a very, very narrow place to walk up to the bow (just the width of a person's foot). Along this section and where the railing runs is diamond tread that was molded into the deck when the boat was built (see pic, I shot the rail...
  20. 76SeaRay

    Filling old speaker holes

    Somewhere in this boat's life a previous owner decided to put speakers in the dash. So, holes were cut and those holes ran into structural supports. Fortunately the structural supports are ok and the PO stopped there. When I got the boat there were speaker grilles hiding the holes and...
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