I got an email from Sea Tow yesterday that had some info about their iPhone 'App'.
So, I downloaded it . . . looks OK. It has tides with graphs, weather, and contacting Sea Tow for assistance. Not too bad. :cool:
Anyone else have it/used it?
I have been going to Home Depot recently to get assorted 'stuff' for the house and even the boat . . . Today I went to both Home Depot and West Marine. With both stores I noticed a dramatic increase in the number of sales staff that come up to you and ask if you need any help, etc. As soon as...
I took a break from my boat repair project to finish another small project that I had started a few weeks ago . . . re-finishing the outdrive.
I re-finished the outdrive when I first got the boat, so it has been about 7 years and there was a fair amount of anti-fouling paint build up, etc. So...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
It's Friday the 13th !!!, so why not do some work on the boat?!?!? . . . :confused: . . .
Since I am letting the exposed wood in the structure dry out, I decided to work on the gas tank . . ...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Easter Weekend Update -
I found no Easter eggs in the boat, but we are having 'Peeps' for dessert tonight . . . :D
I took out the starboard stringer section, making it equal to the port side...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Here are a couple more pictures . . .
You can see the wood grain imprint in the bulkhead fiberglass, and the 1/2" (+/-) that Formula raises the structure from the hull during the layup. I assume...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
I did some cutting today with the sawzall and various other tools.
First was the engine mount stringers . . .
Inside them was pretty much 'confetti'
Then I removed the rotted section of the...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Nice thread, I like what you did with the drainage in the center section where the fuel tank lives. My boat does not have drainage in the center section and I was thinking of adding some . . ...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Here is my hand at drawing the basic reinforcement structure and highlighting the affected areas: The yellow arrows show the rotted areas and the general direction of progression. It looks like...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
OK. I got to take a look at the bulkhead and stringer 'Rot' areas after the gas tank was removed.
Here are a few pictures of what I found . . .
Here is a look at the rear bulkhead once I got...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
UPDATE: Removed the tank today . . .
After several days of prying and cutting foam it was finally able to break the tank loose from the hull. This boat is starting to wear me out . . .
anyway...
I am going to remove the tank from my boat (see signature for boat details). It is 94 gallons capacity, now empty.
I have read through the various posts here regarding fuel tank removal and the related procedures.
I have read in a couple of posts about "filling the tank with water" ???? Of...
Near record Powerball winner, a couple weeks ago from Rhode Island, just came forward to claim $336,000,000 . . . .
. . . . and then last night another person from Rhode Island hits it again for $60,000,000.
I think I gotta move there. . . .
Since I am going to be buying some fiberglass and resin materials for my bulkhead and Stringer replacement project, http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=534913 I am wondering if there will be an advantage to use vinyl ester resin to adhere to the hull and existing fiberglass surfaces.
I...
OK, boat restoration fans, here we go . . .
I started pulling things apart today to take a look at the extent of the rotted bulkhead and stringers in my boat. Just to re-cap, I had the engine out over the winter and discovered the structural issues as a result. So, it looks like I should fix...
Hi Folks:
Major boat maintenance underway . . .
I removed the engine from My Formula 242 last Fall to do some re-build work. While the engine was out, I discovered bulkhead and stringer rot . . . so here we go . . . :rolleyes:
I figured that while I got the engine out and I am dealing with...
Hi Folks:
I am in the process of checking the structure of my boat for dry rot (or wet rot) as I have an opportunity to fix things before the boating season arrives in the northeast.
Long story made short . . .
(1) Last year I was doing some R&R on the engine mounts and as I tightened the...
It is getting to be that time of year when us "salt water guys" start thinking about anti-fouling paint as part of our prep work for the boating season. I have 2 issues . . .
#1:
I have been using ePaint EP-2000 for about 5 years on the hull with good results. The paint comes in white, which...
Re: New England Boat Show
Me too, got back a couple of hours ago . . . did not see a few brands there, but I did take a good look at the new Pursuit ST310 . . maybe next year . . .
