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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Tonight I cut another spot out in the keyhole to measure in the same spot - right at 1.620 - 1.625", which is right where I want to be. Tomorrow I'll get the edges cleaned up.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got another layer of 1708 down on the transom tonight. Before laying it down, I cut a spot out in the keyhole and measured the total thickness after the first layer of 1708 - about 1.575". That means one layer of 1708 added roughly 0.050" of thickness, so after tonight's layer, I should be...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Not a bad idea. I may just cut out the keyhole tonight and check thickness to see how much 1 layer of 1708 added and figure out how much more I need to add. One variable that I don't know yet is how thick the PB layer will be when I install the transom. I was guessing about 0.040" thick. Any...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I laid the rest of the first layer of 1708 on the transom tonight. In total, I did it in 3 pieces to make it more manageable. Again, I wet out the transom, wet out the mat side of the cloth on a sheet of plastic, then transferred the cloth to the transom and rolled it out. This method seems...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yes sir - I closely read your thread regarding the scarf joints. Once the transom is installed, this is what I'll be focusing on next!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Tonight went better than yesterday with the 1708. I started with a much smaller (~16" wide) piece. After cleaning with acetone I rolled out some resin on the wood, then laid the cloth mat-side-up on some plastic and wet it out. I then transferred it to the transom and further rolled it out...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    What is the minimum thickness it can be? My transom ranged from 1.75" to 1.81" thick around the keyhole before I tore it out. Right now I'm around 1.52" thick. What's left of the hull around the keyhole is about 0.20" thick glass - so with PB that puts me right around where I originally was...
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    Repairing rotten wood on bass tracker deck!

    This is the restoration forum of the iBoats website, so you're mostly going to get advice from folks who have a "long view" on repairs. Putting a new sheet of plywood down over a rotten or rotting deck may get you another season or two, but it's a bandaid at best. It won't stop what's going on...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Well, today didn't go like I planned. I started by wetting out the face and edges and then I made up some PB to fillet the edge where the smaller piece of plywood ends. Next I draped the 1708 over the face (mat side down) and began wetting it out. It fought me pretty hard to lay down around...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks for the tips guys. I made some more progress today. I got the exhaust holes cut and I took your advice, @Reserector_ and glassed the inside of the exhaust holes and keyhole first. I had originally planned to do this when in the boat. After that cured, I trimmed the overhang and put...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    I'm sure others will pipe in, but I'd say you're OK to use it while actively heating. Remember - flash point is defined as the temperature at which a compound begins to give off vapors - this is not the same as the ignition point. I work a lot with a spray adhesive for a hobby business I have...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks. Yes, I plan to lay some PB at the edges and then go right over that with some glass. I already broke the edge there with a 1/4" round router bit. I'm planning to do a layer of CSM on the back face and build layers of 1708 on the front face to get the thickness where it needs to be. Will...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got the keyhole cut out and finished the 2nd round of filling/sanding the PB-filled holes so they are nice and smooth. Hoping to cut out the two exhaust holes and start laying glass on the transom (laying flat on the work bench) this weekend.
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    Ebbtide Riviera Project - how to access floor in bow compartment?

    Thanks for the props on the stand, I think it turned out nice too. Just make sure you have a plan for getting in and out of the boat. You'll be doing a LOT of that, so if your plan is to crawl between the 18-24" gap between cap and hull, that may get old pretty quick.
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    Ebbtide Riviera Project - how to access floor in bow compartment?

    I left my windshield, steering, wiring, cleats, etc. all installed on my cap when I pulled it (18 1/2 ft boat, no bow-rider section). If I had to guess I'd say it was somewhere between 400-500 lb (just a guess though). I just got a handful of guys to come over and we lifted it off and set it...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks - my question is more "once it kicks, how soon can I kill the heat in the garage?" I ended up running the heat about 2 hours after I finished spreading the PB. It was 77F when I turned off the heat around 9PM, and here at 7AM the next morning, it's only down to 60F in the garage with an...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got some more work in on the transom tonight - just a short stint. I clamped the new transom into the boat and made a tracing of the holes. I used the "PC on the Bayou" method to fill/seal the holes with PB. I used a 7/8" bit to drill out the 6 holes for my drive, 2 holes for my trim tab...
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    Ebbtide Riviera Project - how to access floor in bow compartment?

    Pulling the cap is the best way.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I laminated my transom today. I went with 1 layer of CSM between the two sheets of plywood. It was my first time working with fiberglass and resin. All in all I'd say it went well. Thanks for the feedback on the scarf joint bonding.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Question for everyone: I'm going to have to scarf together wood for two of my stringers. I'd rather not buy an epoxy kit just for this. Any drawbacks to gluing together my scarf joints with PB or with a layer of CSM and polyester resin? I'm going to be fully encapsulating the stringers in...
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