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

    Ground down all the glass that was sticking up above the top edge of the stringers from the bulkhead tabbing. Also started calculating material for cleats to hold the decking down. Laid a fat bead of PB on top of the center stringer and laid the ski locker floor down with some weight. I did...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Appreciate it! Question - I think I'm only going to use one layer of 1708 to tab the ski locker floor in - anyone have an opinion on that? I figure since it's not really part of the structure, it doesn't need the 2nd layer.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Finished tabbing in the pieces of the rear bulkhead today.
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    Installing new decking question

    Will 5 yards of 1708 be enough? Tabbing eats up a lot of cloth and resin, especially if you do 2 layers. I've only done my stringers, bulkheads, and transom so far, and I'd guess I've used about 15-20 yards of 1708 and 15 gallons of resin already on just that. You may get lucky, but I think...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Didn't get a ton of work done today because I used the last of my cabosil this morning to set in the outer pieces of the rear bulkhead. A new bucket showed up this evening so I'm back in business tomorrow. Drain hole in the center part of the rear bulkhead came out nice. I may router the...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Well thanks again. It seems like a great idea.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I got one layer of CSM on the back face of the ski locker floor. Once the glass on the ski locker floor was cured and trimmed, I set it in the boat and this help me set the height of the pipe which will drain the ski locker into the bilge. I marked the ski locker floor's height onto the...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks man!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I started the day by trimming and sanding smooth the overhanging glass at the top edge of the stringers. Next, I made templates for the rear bulkhead and the ski locker floor. I still had the old ski locker floor and did some test fitting with it before switching to foam board. Foam...
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    Yeah, I've kind of been thinking of doing a layer of 1708 and a layer of 1.5 CSM on top of that for the top surface of the deck. Beyond that (gelcoat vs. carpet vs. something else), I haven't decided.
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    Seats look good, floor looks good, and I'm jealous...you've got a cap on your boat! Great work.
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    '90 Maxum 2100SR - restoration & conversion

    What's your fiberglass plan for the decking? 1 layer of CSM on the back and ??? on the top side? I still don't haven't 100% decided what to do on mine.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Yeah, my better half has been really good letting me spend as much time as I have on the boat. Before this past year, I was usually out paddling whitewater every weekend, so I think the fact that this project keeps me around the house helps. I got the last stringer tabbed in this evening...
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    Painting a new transmission

    Just use the proper PPE and you'll be fine. I've used alumaprep / alodine / zinc chromate a bunch in experimental aircraft construction. That combination does work well for protecting aluminum.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks guys...yes, I'm trying to work fast to have it ready this summer...maybe still too aggressive of a goal, but we will see. Today I got the starboard outer stringer bedded and tabbed. My fixture to hold this stringer was much less elaborate than the one to hold the center stringer. One...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Finished tabbing the center stringer tonight. After removal of the fixture. After completing the tabbing.
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    Congrats! Putting the cap back on seems so far away for my project, but I am hoping to be doing it by the end of March!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Finished my 2nd 5-gallon bucket of resin today while tabbing in the the center stringer. The last 3 stringers after coating with resin. The knots suck it up so it took a few coats where the wood looked dry. First round of tabbing is curing. I tabbed it to the front bulkhead and in 3...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thanks Pulse - I did read the regulations and there isn't anything against it that I saw. I'll go back through them again here to make sure before I start closing anything in. I haven't made my mind up on this yet. Glad to hear your feedback on the XLT-185, also. Looking forward to seeing...
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    Installing new decking question

    Your estimate there is proving to be pretty accurate for mine!
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