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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS I added a fresh layer of csm to the back exposed fiber glass of the old motor mount, and then i began cutting out pieces of cardboard that matched the contour of the boat hull to make my mould. Once i got the pieces shaped correctly,i...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS I've been busy but here are some updated pictures of my progress. With the transom filled and ready for fiber glass,i decided to start working on rebuilding the motor mounts. In order to do this,i had to support the engine before i...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS I'm not even sure anyone is reading this, because there haven't been any comments, but I'll continue to post my progress. Here is a picture of the cardboard mold sanded off. It turned out pretty decent considering it isn't exactly...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS Well, I've been working on the boat a little at a time. I've just been busy, and unable to post. I made cardboard molds for the nida bond. I left a tiny hole to pour the nida bond through a funnel or cardboard gutter. VERY...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS I decided to go with my original plan, and shave a quarter inch off the bottom of the transom plate inside the boat. Everything looked pretty good, but i was glad i did this, because it appears that they didn't gel coat this area...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS Well,i ordered the nida bond today. Shipping is outrageous!!! 147$ a pail for product and 40$ to ship, plus 25$ for hazardous chemical shipping that ups charges!!!!:eek: +++ tax... so it cost roughly 225$ Its worth it, to know that...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS Another day of progress... i ordered my 435 resin (5 gallons) from uscomposites, 1 quart of white gel coat (for the transom/bilge area), and some 3/4 ounce chopped strand mat(csm) today. I really need my nida bond first. H opefully i...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS Well, here's the latest progress. I cut the stringers behind the engine mounts. The wood in these parts were just as rotten as the rest of the boat. The only problem was that when i got to the wood next to the transom, there was some...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS I cut the stringers back to the edge of the motor mounts... And.....as you can see the stringers were pretty much rotten all the way through. I still haven't quite figured how I'm going to replace this area yet. I'm taking...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Re: 89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS I'm reposting the last pictures, so you don't have to go to them. They'll be referenced. I've also come along with my progress. Here are some more recent pictures of my project Gas tank is out!!! I checked mccoys for the wood...
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    89 Four Winns Freedom 170 Floor / Stringer Rebuild PICS

    Well, I'm new to this forum in posting, but I've been reading for a while on OOPS! hull extension project he did a few years ago. I was encouraged by this, and decided that taking some pictures of my project and sharing them with others could potentially help others, like oops! helped me...
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