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  1. TripleJGraffis

    DIY How to build an outboard stand with a 275lbs+ rating

    Gotta do whatcha gotta do
  2. TripleJGraffis

    DIY How to build an outboard stand with a 275lbs+ rating

    I struggled to find a decent tutorial online for an outboard stand that fit my engine. In an effort tp help others out, I am creating my own tutorial so perhaps you can easily create one of your own. This all costed me about 100 dollars at Home, but I got a new sturdy stand out of it. This is...
  3. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    There is no wood to the left and right.... just that area in the middle that is already cut out. Only a layer of fiberglass is to the left and right. No wood.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Why does more need to be removed? All the wood is out. The areas to the left and right of the transom are just one layer of fiberglass. If I remove them, then there is no stern.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I like that idea!
  6. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    🤣I will start with a little small talk and maybe one day I can make it to the scooby snacks level LOL
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Took me a while but I got back out there today. Made decent progress. Decided to remove the transom from the outside.... was so much easier than from inside. Came out in almost one pice too. Was still rotten. I found remnants of previous restoration work and old stringer remnants. The last...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    "From".. duh.😅 That's not a bad idea... it's on the casters for now.
  9. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Rom moisture? What's that?
  10. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    That kind of was the idea......I put lots of screws in this bad boy....I would like to think that it is sufficient....I climbed on top and moved around some.... couldn't hear any cracking or feel any give. I would like to think I'm good there.
  11. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    It has casters
  12. TripleJGraffis

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    What a beautiful day today! Couldn't work on the boat..... but did get this completed! Finally built an engine stand for the outboard! Beats the old stand I had it on! Now I can work on it properly! How'd I do? Does it need anything else?
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I would prefer this.... but how do you repair... gel coat or wax a surface that is covered by a trailer bunk?
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    No problem.. just exploring options at this point and asking questions.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Thank you!!! NEXT QUESTION... PAINT AND THEN WAX OR GELCOAT AND THEN WAX???????? PROS/CONS? ADDITIONAL INFO???? Thinking on tipping the boat over after the new transom is installed and fixing the holes in the hull that I made, repairing any cracks or marks and then giving it a fresh new...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    ??? Post 99 says No need to worry about a motor for a while.-----But it all depends on how you use a boat.----Going out on a pond or say out in big rough water all makes a difference.-----Going out by yourself or taking 3 / 4 small kids with you.-----Remember that the kids can not look after...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Is recoating with a new color scheme of gelcoat possible, or do I absolutely need to match colors after fairing?
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Options 2 and 3 are probably my best bet. I would need to do research on fairing, but as far as color matching goes, I don't think I need to worry, as I was looking into a new color scheme all around. I would just use a new coat of paint or gel coat in a separate color that would go over everything.
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I would love to be on the water this year yet. I just don't know how much more work I have got to go until that point. I am not your typical retiree with a boat load of time. I work seemingly endless doubles and utilize my few precious days off to go at it when my kids are at school. That being...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Ok......ok....sigh......I will see what I can get at this weekend. Thanks for the pep talk😂
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