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  1. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? Well, I finally uploaded some pics for all to see where I?m at. Here is the form I used to make the keel, well I made two, this one was not good enough. Here is the form I made to make the stringers. 3m long, from 316 2 mm metal. and here are some pics of the boat
  2. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? I usually don?t go far out when I go fishing, usually around 5-15 miles. There are some great fishing spots in the area. I also always wear one of these when I go on my zodiac. And I also have few life vests I will be keeping in the boat. I can?t say I?m a big...
  3. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? how will this end, hehe......
  4. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? here are some of the tools I have been using: I used this grinding disc to take the paint off. and a few of these: and then I finished with a 36 grid sanding disc I used an milwaukee adjustable speed grinder. And I bought this straight line sander last...
  5. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? Well, finished grinding for now. The thing is the glass is so beaten up and cracked that the only thing left of the boat would be the gelcode when I would be trough with it. I grinded all the soft spots off the front part but only 1 ft off the rear part so it would...
  6. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? I have some concerns about the keel, the thing is there is cement in it. I know why it?s there, but the thing is DO I HAVE TO GRIND IT OUT BEFORE I START GLASSING OR CAN I GLASS OVER IT ? ANY THOUGHTS ???
  7. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    Re: 13 ft water boat to ??? This is the part of the transom I cut off I waxed an aluminum plate I had lying around and screwed it in place. I used a really thin chopped strands mat for the first 2 layers, and 2 layers of 600 gr (2.0 oz) on top af that. I just pulled off the alluminum...
  8. Dotti Chuck

    13 ft water boat to ???

    I bought a 33hp johnson seahorse motor that wasn?t working, I fixed it and sold it for a small profit, but the thing is with the motor came a 13 ft water boat.,I thought to myself I could just paint it and use it for sea rod fishing. When I started working on it I found out it was basically...
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