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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    It’s been a long and twisty road, but I’m nearing completion of this project. I had to take several months off because I broke my foot and working on this in a boot was near impossible. Fast forward to today and I’m in the process of patching some gelcoat. Color matching faded white has proven...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    Progress!
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    I have been working my tail off the past couple of months and haven’t had a chance to post any progress. It’s stupid hot and muggy out, and I’m out of resin so I’ll take this opportunity to provide an update. Along the way, I have continued to ensure that my beam measurements stay intact. They...
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    Stringer contour question

    Too late😆 time has already been wasted. It was just bugging the hell out of me, and wanted to get it a little tighter.
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    Stringer contour question

    That’s kinda where I’m at with it. I was going to just let it slide and slap a bunch of resin down but changed my mind and figured I’d try to get it close enough to minimize over utilizing my resin.
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    Stringer contour question

    That’s what I was going with originally, but wanted to get a tighter fit. I didn’t do anything to match the contour at first and just wasn’t feeling the way they sat. I ended up getting the contour “good enough” and letting the resin fill the voids.
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    Stringer contour question

    Does anyone have a trick for the best way to contour new stringers to match the side to side pitch of the hull? I was able to salvage the old stringers to get the bow to stern curve, but they were totally rotten and any bottom angling was unrecognizable. I got it to match pretty well by...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    last one of the day, I promise! This is a pic of me dry fitting the transom with my clamps. It seems to fit pretty well and is sooo much better than what came out of there a few months back.
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    My hull is nice and clean and ready for some new wood! I have measured, and re measured, and measured again to make sure my hill has not shifted. So far so good, and I’m hopeful to get some new wood glassed in here over the next week or two.
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    For those of you still following along, I finally started the rebuild process. I got my transom wood all cut and was able to lay my first piece of fiberglass. It went pretty well with one little oops. I realized as I was setting down the top piece, there was one edge that I cut the mat 1/4...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    The weather finally broke, so I could get back to the boat demo. I got all of the foam out and two of the stringers. They both came out in one piece, so I can use them as templates for the new ones :) I have a question about the middle stringer. There seems to be an area back by the bilge pump...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    I’m looking for some old pics of ‘75-78 Ebbtide trihulls to get an idea f how the interior trim pieces should look like. I’m in the process of completely redoing the interior of my ‘76 and am clueless on how the side panels should be pieced together. They were completely gone when I bought the...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    Thanks for the advice! Another quick question/concern. With the freezing temps upon us, is there any concern with me continuing to demo out the rotten stringers and old foam? I’m wondering if the freezing temps will have an impact on a bare hull. I want to keep this project moving and be ready...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    IT’S ALIIIIIVE!!! I got the motor fired up yesterday and she ran like a top! I only ran it for a few minutes because I wasn’t getting much water out of the pee hole, so I’ll need to replace the impeller when the motor is back on the boat. I tried to tilt the motor up on the stand but it didn’t...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    Quick question for the group. When grinding, what should I be looking for as my end result? I did some work last night and got down to the glass and it had a pinkish hue. Is that where I need to be, or do I need to go deeper? I was cautious about going too far.
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    Thank you Buck for your words of encouragement. I’m feeling a bit stuck and getting discouraged, but you are absolutely right, I just need to stay at it. I’ve started pecking away at the motor which needs re-wired and a new starter. I’m shocked at how expensive new parts are! I’m hopeful the...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    It’s funny how life seems to get in the way of ripping out old rotted wood and getting attacked by ant armies. It was slow going, but I was able to finally get the old transom all torn out. There were some areas that were not completely rotted away and were a real PITA to get ripped out. The...
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    1978 Ebbtide trihull restoration

    Hello iboat community! I recently purchased a 1978 Ebbtide from Facebook Marketplace that I knew would need some work based off of the pictures, but I figured why the hell not. I picked it up with a 115hp Mercury and a trailer all over f which were titled, which is s HUGE in Ohio since you...
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