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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Welp, broke two ribs from slipping on ice. portable garage is purchased and put up. Purchsed a bunch of tools from FB marketplace, sawzall, osc tool, sanders, grinders if it takes power i got one! Still Need a DA but thats later down the road. Demo's gonna be delayed about a month. :(
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Stringers are solid at the rear of the boat. The boat will be moving at the beginning of October. Amazon has a sale going on and I plan on buying all the Amazon stuff then. 1708 biaxial 10yrds, CSM 10yrds, woven 3rds. The portable garage is on there too.
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Pulled the trigger on some supplies today. I decided on vinylester. Did I miss anything? I already have PPE. Next big spend is tools and the garage.
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    It’s almost winter here. Grass will be dead in a couple weeks anyway 😂 I rent as well, HOA was just easier than explaining it all. I’m just sad it’s delayed finding out if I’m doing stringers or not. At this point I have hope that I won’t be after seeing the unsealed screw holes along the...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Project is on hold. Not only can I not put up a temporary shed, I can’t keep the boat on my property at all. Edit: moving project to my mother’s property. Unfortunately that’s gonna slow things down a lot
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Today I learned it’s called a rub rail 😅😅 None of the tutorials I watched before 15min ago talked about removing a rub rail. At least I stopped after snapping one. 🤞 Thanks for the advice! Gonna go do this now!
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Bought the pry bar and snapped the rivet. Not quite sure this trim piece needs to come off to separate the hull from the cap. It does look like the rivets go through both. Really at a loss on how to do this without breaking the rest off.
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Update: got some screws, ladder, and trim off the back of the boat. Went to remove the seal and there’s hidden bolts/rivets/screws along it. Not sure what they are yet. Pry bar is next purchase! https://www.instagram.com/p/C_rcEeOsTe9/?igsh=d3ZmYmJsc3U3NGlo Also I’ve found one cause for the...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    I have the instagram account for it. Should be a public profile so you don’t have to follow it to see the pictures. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_bmMdEsb8r/?igsh=MWdmNHo0amd0cTJoMw==
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    It’s the style of boat I was told I would never have. I grew up poor af. Had my heart set on a fiber glass bass boat ever since. Even If I end up without a usable boat at the end or I give up. I’m going to learn a **** ton. I already have. Like don’t check a transom on a boat that has it’s...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    The portable shed was an idea from your thread! I was about to give up on the whole project til I saw what you did!
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Alright. Last time im responding to a junk it comment. I understand and do not care about the value of this boat. I’m not a speed boat junkie, nor do I have anyone to impress and no I don’t plan on going over 30mph. I understand in other areas this seems incredibly stupid. I’ve spent the last 10...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    update!! Motor is toast and I’m not crazy. Model number is lost to time so no way to rebuild it. Only salvage is the carb(maybe) and the control arm?(shaft between engine and lower unit. Transom is WAY smaller than I thought. It’s only where the motor is according to him? He also advised me to...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    First of all. It’s not about what it’s worth it’s about what I can do with it. Fiberglass boats are few and far between where I live. At least one like this. Secondly, low retail is 3k. Suggested MSRP is $12,000. Third I don’t intended to sell it anytime soon. Thanks.
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Current fiberglass list: Going west system since it’s readily available. 50inx10yards Chopped strand mat 50inx10yards 1708 biaxial mat 105b epoxy resin and 206b hardener with pumps 406 colloidal silica 404 high density adhesive filler 403 micro fibers adhesive filler Fiberglass rollers Foam...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    try instagram? if you have a FB accnt, you might as well. you can setup a side profile just for the boat pictures. NGL, all the things ive seen for stringer repair has me praying mine are okay! Following along!
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Dude, you just saved me a **** Ron of money! THANK YOU! I was about to blow like 3-400 in tools. Tbh I’m all over the place on plans for this transom. Coosa board, marine wood, there’s a **** ton of options. Late night thought I had was using seacast to reinforce the transom like rebar in...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    I’m hoping. If not I’ll be asking my mother to do it at her house an hr away which would really, really suck. Another option may be seacast but after reading some of grafs restore(really similar boats) and this searay link that was posted. I think I’m going to be doing stringers as well. The...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    Mechanic is gonna take the motor off for me and advised me to keep it on hand til my restore is done in case I need something from it. No answer from HOA yet. So far for tools I have a grinder(still need to buy it) and I think I can get by with my orbital sander but I’m not sure. Total cost is...
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    First boat! 1989 Quantum 1800xb Force 125

    If anyone could suggest some solid tools for this job I would really appreciate it. Right now this is dependent on my HOA being okay with me putting up a temporary shed. I’m in South Dakota so doing this outside over the winter isn’t an option I’ve learned.
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