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  1. 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

    Noted. Thank you!
  2. 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

    In my opinion, and in my case, there is a fairly simple reason as to asking not only questions about foam, but any question in general..... I am going into this restoration project with zero knowledge of boats and learning as I go. That one specific spot in general, I had assumed that there was...
  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

    Looking for some advice once again on a new motor. I have toned it down on the search for one, as I know I have more work to do on the boat before worrying about a motor. The only reason I am posting this is because some of you said that if I found a decent deal, that I should jump on it only...
  4. 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

    Been there many times. I'm from door county. I'm moreso thinking along the shorelines of green bay or lake Michigan just to travel to door county from green bay.
  5. 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'm still cutting seats out yet. Eventually once they all come out and the boat is completely stripped of decking... seat bases and foam... then yes...I will get to the stringers and transom
  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

    It would most likely be used in lakes and rivers..... being is Wisconsin and having access to the great lakes...I might want to travel those as well.
  7. 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

    Went back at it today. It was moreso a cleaning day than I cut and gut day.... but I did some of that as well. Most of the debris that was sitting inside was picked up... swept up or vacuumed out using my new diary separator attachment and power switch! It was a nice feeling seeing her a tad bit...
  8. 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

    Agreed. I keep finding more and more rot as I go. I'm using the respirator.. goggles and now the shop vac when cutting. Went back at it today. I'll be posting more shortly.
  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

    So today I went out and get myself a dust separator..... and 16 feet of so vacation tubing.... and an oscillating multipurpose tool....i also found this really cool plug adapter that you can plug a main power tool like a grinder or multipurpose tool into along with 2 accessory tools such as a...
  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

    Definitely keeping me away from my regular hobby... but that's ok....I have a very expensive hobby..... guess i have 2 now. 🤣
  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

    Great idea!
  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

    I can't wait for that to happen.... but I fear that that step is still a long ways away. Lol
  13. 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

    Back from vacation started hacking away at getting all the crap out. It really sucks when you do this alone. I got pretty winded after a couple hours of cutting.. ripping....prying and struggling. Decided to call it quits for the day and clean up all the garbage that I've tossed out of the boat...
  14. 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 look into getting one of those tools. I'm the meantime... you won't see much of me on here for the next week as I am in Colorado on vacation. Talk to you all soon!
  15. 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

    So here's a few pics from my work yesterday.
  16. 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 have an older Ryobi angle grinder with the bold in the middle of the disk that you have to remove to remove/ replace the disk..... Would that work?
  17. 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 have an older Ryobi angle grinder with the bold in the middle of the disk that you have to remove to remove/ replace the disk..... Would that work?
  18. 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

    When it comes time to start grinding/sanding......Are we talking about an actual grinder? I do have a Ryobi Grinder, but wouldn't that be too rough on the fiberglass? I also feel that a drill with a sanding disc attached will take forever to sand down, but will leave a nice flush surface. What...
  19. 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

    Stickies???? What's that? Definitely taking pictures and measuring what I can. Leaving the lip is a good idea! So do you say to leave it until new stringers are in and then cut the lip out and grind down? And yes, I am being as careful as I can. I am terrified of cutting through the hull!
  20. 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 am anticipating that....However, I am not opposed to this project taking that long either. I work 1216 hour shifts and can only focus on this boat on my days off if my kids allow it LOL.
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