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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I took some 1/4" thick solid noeprene rubber, and cut pads to absorb impact on bottom of fuel tank. On the original job, they took a piece of automotive radiator hose, slit down the side and layed flat, with a s/s screw through it...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Okay guys, sorry about the delay, been a hectic weekend..... Moving along, Its time to start painting!, So next, I prime the entire bilge with two coats of Interlux Epoxy PrimeKote 404/414 Then 2 coats of Interlux BilgeKote White
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I cut out speaker holes in the front (you can see these in the next post's photos), and epoxied the inside exposed wood twice. I also touched up any last small resin jobs inside the boat and did my final sanding. Now comes the waiting. I...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Ok, next, I built a small box in the corner where the cables and wires exit the tube, and after the final shipment of resin came in, I glassed out the rest of the deck, casting platform, and bow. Sorry, again I wish I would have taken more photos...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I filled and faired between seams and all around the edges. Then I glassed about 3/4 of the deck, and didn't have enough resin to get the rear all at once, so instead I cut out my bilge access hole, then went to work on my forward...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Ok, next I epoxied in the last 2 deck pieces
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Then, I epoxied these pieces in,weighed it with buckets, let it set overnight, then cleaned it all up. This is what it looked like after all of this.. In this picture you can see the holes I've cut for all of my hoses and wires..I cut them with...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I cut 2 more deck pieces and glassed the back of them, and the bow piece, which is double thick with a layer of glass between them(1 1/2" thick as the anchor cleats will be mounted here)..
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Ok, Guys, sorry about the lapse, been busy at work lately. So, next I cut the first piece of the deck, shaped it, and glassed the back side. Then I mixed up some peanut butter paste..... and glued it down to the top of the stringers/ribs, then...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Ok, at this point I am still waiting on more marine plywood, because my supplier was out. So, I used some scraps to make some fuel tank pads and mounting blocks, to space the difference between the compartment walls and the top ends of the fuel...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Ok, Moving along now.... Next, I cut notches out for a 4" PVC pipe where all of my cables/wires run. Now, on the original build, they cut huge notches for this pipe, then never sealed around it. This, paired with the fact that the fuel...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I glassed the newly formed center compartment. While the epoxy was setting up, I cut the remaining side supports, as well as the bulkhead that separates the fuel compartment, and only 1 of the remaining rear stringers, as I ran out of marine...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I cut and shaped the middle stringers, and glued them in with thickened epoxy....
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I cut and shaped the forward stringer pieces...... And with the help of my loving fiancee got them installed. I cut and wet out the 1708, while she rolled out the bubbles. This makes the job much easier, just having a second set of hands to...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I shaped the last 2 ribs, got them glassed and epoxied into place.I didn't take many photos of the process, because its difficult to do the work, and take photos too without getting epoxy on the camera..... So here is how they look installed..
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Okay, next page in my saga.... After the transom, I cut to size a piece of 3/4 PVC, mixed some epoxy then weighted the pipe to bend to the curvature of the hull. After this set up, I tackled my first rib, made of 3/4 marine ply, epoxied into...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Ok, after doing the bow eye support, I was feeling confident enough to try something bigger... So I cut and shaped my pieces for the transom. Next, after cutting my cloth, I mixed a big batch of resin, and started going at it. Here's what I...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Okay, next I get to get my hands wet in the resin....The last time when I covered the deck, I used cheap cloth, and poly resin, and buying it a quart at a time from walmart. This time I told myself I was going to do everything right from the...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish okay, moving along... By the beginning of May, the blistering sun and high temperatures, then sudden afternoon showers were forcing me to form a new plan on where to work on the boat, as I have no garage. The resin would cure way too fast in the...
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    1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish

    Re: 1993 17' Center Console Complete Refurbish Next, I removed all of the stickers....... Then I took the boat off of the trailer, repaired all nicks, gouges, cracks and imperfections in the gel coat, from the keel up..the process was repair all gel coat, wet sand by hand (block) with 320...
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