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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Hey all, wanted to give an update on my Monterey restoration since I haven’t posted in this thread for a while. Although I did a ton of work on all my mechanical stuff over the winter, I’m going to keep this about the fiberglass, stringers, and transom repairs. First off, when March came...
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    Fiberglass patch bilge pump area

    Turned out pretty good I think. Find out for sure tomorrow when I go back to see how it cured
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    Fiberglass patch bilge pump area

    Yea I’m well aware. This project all started because of a leak at the transom assembly. Those repairs are done and I’m going to bilge paint down here before putting it all back together
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    Fiberglass patch bilge pump area

    Here’s what I got now. I was going to wrap this piece of plywood in resin and CSM first and let that set up. Then mix up some thickened resin to bond it in place and do the layup right afterwards. I have both woven and CSM and using polyester resin. Then do gelcoat before it completely cures...
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    Fiberglass patch bilge pump area

    Thanks a bunch, this is very helpful. Getting after this today
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    Fiberglass patch bilge pump area

    Yup, it’s gone. There was water underneath there so I cut it out (mostly). I guess I just grind everything back further right. Cut a new piece of plywood and use some thickened resin to bond it in place and then glass over it?? Should I grind back the gel coat on the insides of stringers to tab...
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    Fiberglass patch bilge pump area

    Looking for some advice on patching this correctly. I discovered a crack in the gelcoat where my bilge pumps/switches mount. I initially was just going to grind out the crack and put some marine tex in there to fill it. After I opened it up though, I discovered a lot of water underneath there...
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    EMP Impeller kit

    Hi everyone, first time replacing my impeller and I’m a little confused by this extra metal plate that was on the old kit. The new one did not have this. I assume that was the old gasket but sort of confused if it’s supposed to go back on underneath the new assembly. Can a real mechanic confirm...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Upper Swivel Shaft Pin

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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Upper Swivel Shaft Pin

    Hi, I just finished up installing my bell housing yesterday and noticed today that it looks like my upper swivel pin may not have seated all the way up in my gimbal ring. I had this thing completely broken down, primed, painted and reassembled with new parts. Does this look to be a problem with...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Yea, that is in the plans for sure. Not exactly sure how I’ll design it but I’ll figure it out once I deconstruct what is currently there. I’m certain some of the water was allowed to pass through all the stainless screws holding down electrical/mechanical components. I have an idea that if I...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Lucky me ehh. I’m the guy stuck doing it the right way…
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    I’m not getting into it until next year anyway. My goal for the fall is to just identify/expose what needs replacing. Then I’m going to put a bunch of damp rid buckets inside and wrap the boat for winter.
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    It is really solid. To give you an idea of the condition, I had originally planned to cut off the inner transom skin in 2-3 sections. I was going to epoxy back in place after I did the repair work. It was bonded so tightly to the wood that I had to cut into small sections and pry off with a...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Yea, that’s what I’m thinking too. I think after I take some real accurate measurements of everything in there. I’m going to cut off the top glass layer above both bunks. That will be a start to see how they were constructed and how I’d need to rebuild. I’m scared to find out how far up it goes...
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    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Hey all, wanted to give an update on my transom wall project. I've finally got to a point where I can see the condition of the transom and it's not too bad at all in my opinion. I had a few others from the marina look at it too and we all agree, it could probably just be patched up with some...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    Thanks! I put the swivel pin back in and am pretty confident it has plenty of life left in it. One last question on this though, this may be pointless, but I considered filling in those rounded out areas with JB Weld. Waste of time you think?
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    Lol, gotcha. Appreciate the input.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    I’ll put the swivel pin and those bolts back in and see how much torque it takes to clamp it back down. Manual says 55’ lbs. Another boater friend said it looked sort of rounded out, which I tend to agree. (Also, the previous history with this part leaking) Then I emailed those photos to JR...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 Gimbal Ring

    It did not have any play when I disassembled it but this has been a problem in the past. When I bought the boat it was leaking here and the upper swivel pins were replaced on both rings. Although it didn’t seem to have any play, I believe those two bolts were torqued to the absolute max
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