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  1. PC on the Bayou

    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Continuing to tab in and laminate the bulkheads. My sully shipment should come in tomorrow, too. I plan to cap the stringers and bulkheads tomorrow and possibly cut out my deck panels.
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    96 Bayliner 2050 - The Dirty Rotten Baystard

    Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. I am making progress as well online and still have a lot to do. I am hoping to take advantage of the fall weather to get most of mine back together (before it gets too cool to work fiberglass).
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I'm in with you guys on the original construction. Even with the imperfections that I'm sure that exist in my build, it will be much better and stronger than the factory build. I seem the same things as you. Tabbing wasn't fully wetted out. Many voids / air pockets in the layups. A lot of...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    I would think so, too. But it is pretty cheap and light; so it's easy to order more if needed. What I did on my latest order was watch the weight of what I was ordering and group some other supplies that I would be needing in the not too distant future (i.e., some gelcoat tint, glass...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    I borrowed the idea from another thread (I think it was FriscoBoater's thread. The idea is to make sure that there is no way for water to get to the transom wood. What I did was cut an arch at the bottom of my transom board (see 1st pic). And then when I installed it, I aligned a piece of...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    I would think that 4 lbs would be plenty. I have used 1 ea. 5 qt. bucket so far and ordered 2 more. Each 5 qt. is about 1/2 lb..
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Placed a last-minute order from US Composites for more Cabosil.. Realized over the weekend that needed more Cabosil (i.e., ran out). It takes a lot of PB to do all those fillets and other things you use it for. While I was at it I ordered a few other supplies as to get them bundled in the...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Yes, I cut a short piece of 1.5 PBC and PB'ed it in. I also used this technique with 3/4 PVC for the transom drain hole.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    As you can see from my pictures, above I decided to keep it open under the sub floors. I believe that I have decided, also, to forego foam under the deck. There is very little space there, so if I just seal everything well (water tight) the entrapped air will provide floatation. There was...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    This weekend, I installed my bulkheads and filleted them. The cooler weather makes it a bit more limited on working the resin; but it gives me good working time, too. Since today is football day (Go Saints, WhoDat!), I spent the morning removing carpet residue and sanding some more. Next...
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    Question: Sealing underneath sub-floors

    I asked this question in my rebuild thread ( '90 Maxum 2100SR Restoration & Conversion ) but though I may get a better response with a new thread specific to the subject. Since the fuel tank and ski lockers in my project have sub-floors, I don't want water trapped under there to cause rot on...
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    Swapping out 3.0 for 4.3 mercruiser.

    I had found an installation drawing for the 4.3L and made me a template for locating the motor mount supports. To me it sounds much easier to build the mount supports and install them (glue & tab) against the existing stringers.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Question for inputs: Now that I'm putting in the bulkheads and sub-floors (ski locker & fuel tank area), I would like to get opinions. I'm considering running a PVC drain from the anchor locker & ski locker to the bilge area (under the fuel tank sub-floor) and would like some opinions on the...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Cut my bulkheads, fuel tank locker floor, and ski locker floor today. Put a layer of CSM on the two floor pieces and paintd the bulkheads with a layer of resin. Will have to make a run. For more resin before making PB to glue/bed in these parts. I'll wait on pics until I get them in place.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Just curious. The ply on the ends was just deskinned? It looks pretty clean; so, I was wondering if the glass skin just wasn't laminated to the wood or what.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    That sounds like a good method. I may try the pre-coating & flip method when I do my bulkheads. I can also see where a short bristle brush or maybe even a paddle spreader may work to force in the resin better. Thanks for the inputs!!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Not sure what you're using to remove the wood (I assume a wood chisel); but once you get down pretty close, a rotary sander / grinder with some 36 grit pads will make pretty quick work of the remaining wood.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Spent a big part of yesterday (Veterans' Day) finishing up the tabbing on my stringers. Man is that time consuming!! Are there any better ways to wet out the glass than rolling it on with a roller? Obviously, can't pour it on and spread it on a vertical surface. In any case, I'm done with...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yes it is good. Shipping with Hazmat fees is expensive. I was just telling my wife that I will be going back for more soon. Another good thing is it doesn't hit the checkbook hard all at once. It makes it less noticable how much the project actually costs (which BTW is still cheaper than a...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Nice progress so far. I am lucky to have a somewhat local source for the glass and resin. So I bought my estimated CSM, 1708, and 10 gallons of resin knowing if I need more I can get it quickly.
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