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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Was a bit milder today, a nice -5° C so got some work done in the old uninsulated shed. Measured, measured again, cut, measured again, bent the sheets needed for my livewell design. Initial fit up went well and it fits within my rear framing perfectly. Tomorrow before work I’m hoping to get it...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Thank you, what did you do to reinforce the tabs? For mine I used the 1/8” angle and welded it to both the knee brace as well as the back sheet. I did lap joints all the way around, inside and out. I figured the sheet would be good so when mounting the motor and knee brace it’ll have the...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Progress on the boat has been at a standstill lately, the -10° days in my shed and holidays were no help to me. My Christmas present to myself was this Primeweld 225X. Got a cart all built for it today to tackle the rest of the fab work on the boat (livewell, consoles, etc.) Waiting for our...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Knee brace modified to give it a sheet of aluminum that will span to the lower motor mounting bolts. The deadrise of my transom was 1-2° off from what I bent and fabricated the knee brace to. chopped the vertical tabs off and welded some angle to the knee. Fits like a glove now. Not sure if...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    I haven’t had the time to get much done lately, the cold snap we’ve been facing held me out from working in my uninsulated shop until our insulated one cleared out. I got the remaining bracing in for my rear deck and modified the sidewall compartment pieces to fit perfectly with the rear...
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    Livewell design

    The drain has a screen on the bottom of my livewell, it won’t allow anything to clog the lines and if needed I can remove the screen on the drain and the pump suction to flush the system
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    Livewell design

    The valve would be the flow-rite system with the cable control where I can manipulate the position of the valve for fill, drain, or recirc. Eliminates the need for additional holes in the livewell. I’m going to go with the normal method that has 1 thruhull in the transom and 1 off the side above...
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    Livewell design

    I'm currently building an aluminum livewell to add into my boat, i'm going through what fittings i would all need and exploring my options. There is the standard design (#1) with a thru-hull at the transom for fill and drain. This seems to be pretty common in the livewell plumbing systems i've...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Upon getting the main frame of the rear decking in, I kept on looking at it for a while and thought how much of a pain in the a$$ it always is to bring a big cooler in my other boat whenever I’m fishing to hold the catch of the day. With all of the scrap aluminum I’ve got from other things I’ve...
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    Fuel Tank Fill&Vent

    ok thank you for the quick & helpful response, its apprciated!
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    Fuel Tank Fill&Vent

    I was somewhat unclear with my post, will this fill/vent component vent the tank with the cap closed or do i need another separate vent fitting through the hull as well?
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    Fuel Tank Fill&Vent

    I've got a 15 gallon in floor fuel tank for my 18' aluminum boat and i am redoing the fuel lines. Previously it had one line from the fill cap to the fill port on the tank, one line from the vent out the side of the hull to the vent port on tank, and the fuel to motor port. Would this Perko fuel...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Welded some 2” flat bars onto the bow casting deck framing. Added it to the 3/4” leg sections to add some area needed when I have storage compartments and need the area to support the hatches. Everything went well with the welding; 110 amps, 30% AC balance, grey tungsten, 3/32” 5356 filler...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    One thing i noticed last night as i cleaned my workspace, i may have slightly miscalculated the dimensions of my splashwell. The splashwell fits perfectly from gunnel to gunnel in the boat, but the two pieces of aluminum that were supposed to rivet to the side of the hull and join with the side...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Continued on with framing the casting deck. I’ve got 4 vertical supports still needed and 1 more horizontal brace at the very front to allow to fore-most part of the future deck to be secured and be a meeting spot where the deck will connect perpendicularly to a cover beneath the cap. Hoping to...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    The gluvit on all the seams cured nicely, I riveted the stringers back into the boat. There was a few spots with some signs of corrosion so I cleaned with soap and water, then wire brushed away any of the corrosion, then acid etched and primed each spot. I then used 2 part epoxy to fill any...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    I appreciate your kind words. I'm in southern Ontario. From what i've researched Springbok was under the same company as Princecraft before being united all under the Princecraft name.
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    all the internals just cleco’d into place while I took measurements for the cross beam for the casting deck. Was tricky finding the level but measured multiple times to make sure it was level running across and it’s extremely sturdy with just clecos holding it together. Back to work for a few...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Glad to help, it’s a constant learning experience lol
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Well was hoping for a bit of feedback with the gluvit question but it seemed to have hardened up and cured in the shop with the heat on. Got the two pieces of 6063 angle bent to the shape of my bow. Used a piece of wood as the mold and with a little heat and C-clamps it was easy to shape. Let...
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