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  1. JasonJ

    The 'glassing begins...

    It was a great day, temps in the 70s. I got done with work early, and started glassing in the transom. I went ahead and whipped up a batch of resin and grabbed my precut transom wood and fiberglass mat. I wetted out a layer of mat on the hull, layed in a 5/8th piece of ply for the transom, layed...
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    modified upper deck for "Skanky Beast"

    No turnin' back now. Since it apparantly will be cold forever, I went ahead and cut out the consoles and cropped the splashwell even with the rest of the rear portion of the upper deck. I will then glass in a new rear portion for the splashwell and add a hinged panel to lock into place to bring...
  3. JasonJ

    Final concept for Project Skanky Beast

    I got my latest issue of Trailer Boats and saw a setup I liked, so I have slightly altered my center console project. Instead of a little plexi windshield, I will have a full winshield, small side windows, and roof. The roof will either be hard or a frame with marine canvas or vinal. I will also...
  4. JasonJ

    floatation ideas

    Got another idea, this time its about the floatation. Has anyone ever heard of augmenting floatation foam with containers to create air voids, needing less foam? I have four stringer voids, two of which are pretty deep. I wonder if a person couldn't take 1 gallon milk jugs, seal the caps, place...
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    Ideas for floor covering

    I have been going back and forth between using marine carpet or something in the non-skid paint variety. I would like to lean towards the non-skid paint direction, as this will be a center console, it will be fished, and I would like to skip that carpet-holds-water-in-rainstorm thing. I have...
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    Hull is prepped, ready for glasswork

    After two days of mind numbing, hideously dusty grinding with the trusty ol' 4.5 inch angle grinder, the hull is now ready for the glasswork to begin. I have purchased the wood. I am using one piece of 3/4 acx and one piece of 5/8 acx with a layer of glass in between for the transom. It will...
  7. JasonJ

    Question on polyester resin and working temps.

    Okay, I am stuck, but I have a few master plans. Its North Idaho, its cold. The question is, on a day that is 40 or 50 degrees, can I mix and apply the polyester resin, then tarp the hull firmly with a ceramic space heater to raise the temp and keep it warm, will it cure properly? Will mixing...
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    Thoughts on splashwell modification

    I have been looking at the splashwell on Project Skanky Beast Center Console Conversion and I was wondering something. I would like to cut and modify the splashwell to gain more interior room. The dilema is that because of where the outboard is positioned when tilted up means that the top of the...
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    Hull is free of stringers/transom/floor

    I have removed all structure from the hull, and it is now just bare glass. It has maintained its dimension, thankfully, but I will monitor it when I start glassing in the structure. I must have removed 300 pounds of soaked foam and wood, but I was able to save three stringers, all the sizes I...
  10. JasonJ

    seperated deck from hull

    Removed all controls, wiring, and rubrails, then seperated the deck from the hull. In addition to the rubrails, the deck was also held to the hull with one million staples. I will be glassing the deck to the hull permanently, no rusty staples will be going back on this boat. I got the neighbors...
  11. JasonJ

    Pulled engine off of "Skanky Beast"

    Couldn't work today due to weather, so I thought I would get started on the project. I had to pull the outboard so I cobbled together a quick means to hoisting the outboard off. Its a 125 horse Merc, so I can imagine it weighs 300-350 pounds or so, so I used 2x10s, a piece of 4x4, and a couple...
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    Opened floor of "Skanky Beast" -the horrors!

    Well, I tore into the floor to get a good idea of what the structure should be, and what shape I am in. I almost pulled the motor and hauled it to the dump, but I didn't. I knew what would be there, I got this boat with the express purpose of having a project and rebuilding it, but it was still...
  13. JasonJ

    Initiated Phase one of "Project Skanky Beast"

    Thanx to those who have endorsed project Skanky Beast. I got motivated and took the company Bobcat and dug out my gate, then the boat(a ton of snow), and it is now back in the carport so I can begin disection, reconstruction, and renovation. I can take better pics now, and at least do the...
  14. JasonJ

    Initiated Phase one of "Project Skanky Beast"

    Thanx to those who have endorsed project Skanky Beast. I got motivated and took the company Bobcat and dug out my gate, then the boat(a ton of snow), and it is now back in the carport so I can begin disection, reconstruction, and renovation. I can take better pics now, and at least do the...
  15. JasonJ

    Center Console Conversion

    Last September I bought a skanky ragged out neglected 17 ft Silverline tri-hull with a 125 horse Merc that runs like crazy. I immediatly knew that a new floor/flotation/paintjob/interior would be happening, so I propmtly tarped it out in the back yard and patiently await spring to begin the...
  16. JasonJ

    Seeping 63 Merc 850 update

    Okay, so I went out on the water this morning, got back, and was wiping the fuel/oil mix off of the engine when I decided it was time. An hour and a half later, the powerhead is sitting on my kitchen table, waiting for me to put the plate with the carbs on it back on (whatever you actually call...
  17. JasonJ

    63 Merc 850 questions

    I bought a 63 Mercury 85 horse inline six last month, and it has been running good, but I have a few questions. I have been running it at 40:1, do I need to run it at 50:1? I have noticed that it seeps a bit of oil/fuel mix in a few spots while running, just kind of bubbles out, at the mating...
  18. JasonJ

    63 Merc 850 questions

    I bought a 63 Mercury 85 horse inline six last month, and it has been running good, but I have a few questions. I have been running it at 40:1, do I need to run it at 50:1? I have noticed that it seeps a bit of oil/fuel mix in a few spots while running, just kind of bubbles out, at the mating...
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