1972 offshore rebuild

[SigSaurP229]

Put it in your front yard with a for sale sign, someone will be nice enough to steal it.

Free boat on C/l works the best.

 

[cowherd]

I live near the Mississippi river there are rotten glassers everywhere. And I already started chopping on it. Guess I'll just have to finish hacking at it so I can get that itchy think outta here.

 

[Watermann]

Oh man the itch is a b***h, I used a circular saw to disembowel my rotten glasser and paid for it dearly. :lol:

 

[GA_Boater]

Does the Admiral want a nautically themed planter? :lol:

 

[cowherd]

Got the floor out today. The foam was dry but full of mice nest. Smells like urine is not going back in [/URL[URL=http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/Rodney_Blanke/media/IMAG0222_zps2ozetnho.jpg.html]

 

[cowherd]

Foam is out had like five gallons of sand still under ribs

 

[cowherd]

Thanks ga I told the admiral about your idea about the nautical themed flower bed. She said that it was to big and I already had the top cut off. I seen her standing out there looking at it today. I went out to see what she was up to and she says why can't you bury it. I thought to myself that wouldn't be a very good idea. Before I could say anything she said I always wanted a fish pond. So guess what old glasser will be recycled and I have a new project

 

[cowherd]

I also wanted to give thanks to the members of iboats for all the good ideas. Like this motor stand that works awesome

 

[Captain Ollie West]

A pond is a great use for an old hull. I hope you have more than a shovel to dig the hole!

 

[GA_Boater]

A pond is great. As long as you don't have to spend $$$$ to fix leaks. LOL

 

[cowherd]

My brother in law owns a excavating construction company. Sure I can sweet talk him into bringing is mini excavator over with a few beers. Heck he can probably get me some rock. Then all I'm out is some money for a pump, plants, and some fish. Sounds like some pretty reasonable brownie points to me.

 

[Watermann]

Cool a boat shaped pond, way to repurpose. My donor wasn't so lucky... :heh:

 

[jbcurt00]

Hmm, I see an upstart cottage industry: Donor Glass transformation into Koi pond............. Anybody got TLC/Discovery channel on speed dial?

Nice work on the clean out & motor stand....

Good luck w/ the excavation hookup, pix ARE required.

 

[dozerII]

Repurposing a n old glasser just makes sense when the land fill wants a huge a mount of money or make you go through h@#l to get rid of it. Here's what happened to a rotten old Silverline doner I bought.

 

[GA_Boater]

You killed two birds, Glen. Recycled some old concrete too. :smile:

 

[cowherd]

Gonna do the flip this weekend get her in the turtle position. After I finish cleaning all the sand out from under all the ribs. Do I need to gluvit first? My thoughts where to do it after bottom is painted dew to flex of flipping it.and should I put transom in before I flip it? I have the transom done and three coats of spare on it. Want to sand it test fit it one more time drill the holes and another coat of spare first

 

[GA_Boater]

Do the Gluvit after she keel down again, CH. Avoids the extra stress on the hull/rivets/Gluvit.

 

[SigSaurP229]

I prefer to flip with the transom intact.

 

[GA_Boater]

Yes - I missed the transom question. Putting the transom wood in before the flip adds a lot to the structural integrity. I would install before turtling the hull.

 

[cowherd]

Got some 2 by 2 by 1/8 angle to repair my knee brace. Can't seem to find who had it posted on here. Was just wondering if they cut the tabs off the knee brace or just put over them and what size rivets.