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Commentary . . . I must say that doing a 'male-mold' approach is a lot slower than using a (female) mold as far as fiberglassing is concerned. Mostly because there is some amount of prep work (trimming, sanding, smoothing) before you can/should put the next layer on. In a female mold (like...

Another progress update . . . I added a second layer of fiberglass (2415 stitchmat in this case) to the planing surface (upside down 'V' shaped portion, Joe). Don't tell anybody, but I used plastic drop cloth to cover the surface after it was wet-out and pulled it tight in all areas to give...

My first powerboat was a 26' . . . it was comfortable @ 5 peeps, crowded @ 8.

A combination of . . . When it is ready . . . and . . . when the weather breaks.

The entire exterior now has 1 layer of fiberglass on it. . . Now to prep for additional layers . . . :unsure:

For those who had asked the question about those funny pieces of plastic . . . Here is one of the corners with the plastic stretched around it . . . . . The suction of the resin holds it in place. This works well for edges and corners.

Yup . . . BTDT. :LOL:

Even though the engine mounts are through-bolted, they have so little strength, being tied in with CSM. Probably a wood core as well. If a boat does not have these things holding the engine, I don't buy it. :LOL: . Have you done the thing with a moisture meter yet? . . . or would that be...

Here is the thing once the resin has cured and all the corner stuff removed Tomorrow will be the side pieces.

Those loose pieces are drop cloth plastic . . . I use them to hold the corners (and other areas as needed) tight while the resin is curing.

OK . . . this took a while. . . . at least 2 hours, maybe 3. The first piece of exterior fiberglass (96" x 50"). It covers the planing surface and a little bit down the sides. I mixed up 3 1-quart containers of resin and activated them as I went. I was figuring it might need a little more...

My apologies to @redneck joe for the 'upside downess' over the next few days while I glass the external surfaces. Yesterday was corner and edge rounding day, along with the thickened fiber paste for smoothing out the transom and forming a large fillet at the back of the planing surface. . ...

It is like the 5 phases of grief . . . Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance

IIRC, @alldodge did a partial transom restore on his Formula 27 about 8-10 years ago. If the wet/rot is localized at the bottom of the transom, a partial replacement may be do-able. . . a judgement call for sure.

I knew you would say that . . . :ROFLMAO:

It was Plan B . . . The snow had softened up with the warmer weather to a point where I was able to clear out under the gantry . . . . . I made special dolly to fit the extension bracket . . . . and stuck it under there, so I could roll the E-B out of the garage to under the gantry. . . ...

I had rot in both of my Formula boats (a 242 and a 330). It is a 1990's (and earlier) thing across most of the boat brands. First thing to do would be to determine the extent of moisture and rot. I know that you have exposed some of the stringer, but the issues tend to go further than you...

Lifting Update . . . I bought a shop hoist to lift the extension bracket. Some assembly was required. Then, I put a couple of U bolts in through the top plate to hook onto. . . I figured if I can put it on dollies instead of blocks, I can move the thing around as needed. . . . EXCEPT . . ...

The top plate laminate (Post #888) is 2415. I may be adding some 1708 in the area that will be 'exposed' behind the swim deck. the rest of the surface will have a plethora of through-bolts.

This is the biggest single piece of fiberglass (50 x 90") and took a long time . . . probably 2 hours start-2-finish. 100 oz. of resin. . . I initially tried to soak the resin into the cloth top-down . . . that didn't work. So, a quick change on the fly to soak the Coosa board with resin and...