16' Blue Fin project

[longhairmtnman]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

What I need welded/repaired. Rub mark from the engine being under trimmed. Holes from the pop rivets p/o sealed it with. Other side cannot be accessed without removing the knee brace. Idea's?

 

[longhairmtnman]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

The best I could find in Prince George for materials.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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How'd I do?

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Other items...




Supplier screwed me on the air hammer riveter... gonna make my own.

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

What're you going to do with the BONDO polyester fiberglass resin?

 

[longhairmtnman]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

Decided to take out all the old flotation.. it was stinky with fuel/oil, and moldy.. cleaned the boat of oil and grease..

 

[longhairmtnman]

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New pink stuff.. no blue to be found.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Picked up new wheel assembly's while I was in town.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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What're you going to do with the BONDO polyester fiberglass resin?

I was planning on using it in my ski locker... no?

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

... only if you're going to use fiberglass cloth or mat with it, it's pretty much worthless by itself.

 

[longhairmtnman]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

Yep, I have lots here. Not 100% sure I will go through with it though. I will be making some speaker enclosures though..

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Trying out the rivet tool. Using three pieces of alum to get the right thickness. Bottom rivet seems a little short. Top looks alot better.

 

[longhairmtnman]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

Have come quite a ways. Monday had the transom laminating. Did sanding and scraping on hull and plywood. Put first coats of spar varnish on the floor plywood. Figured out how I wanted to lay the flotation.

Yesterday I dropped the boat at the repair shop for the welding of the knee brace. Decided to patch the other holes with jb weld. I re-coated floor with spar varnish. UN-clamped the laminated transom plywood, and cut it out. Epoxy sealed the edges, the rest I spar varnished. Picked up the hull in the afternoon. Weld job looks more than adequate.

This morning more varnishing, and then laying out and cutting the Styrofoam flotation to go under the floor. Apply Jb to the problem spots on the transom, and allow to set up for six hours. Clamp and drill for patch piece to protect problem spot. Will apply second coat jb tomorrow. Pics to come.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Transom laminating.



Cutting it out.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Floor ready to go in.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Fixing transom skin.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Knee brace welded.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Rivets in. Down to the lake for leak test.

 

[longhairmtnman]

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Flotation ready for install.

 

[longhairmtnman]

Re: 16' Blue Fin project

Floor then transom going in in the morning.