1972 Sea Ray rebuild

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

OK. I went back out and used that there metric system to mix up a batch. I mixed it at 2%. Night and day difference. I can see that if it was hotter out or I was using larger batches, I would go down to 1.75 or1.5%. It set up in a timely manor and I didn’t come back to little air pockets. I wish I could go back in time and follow what OOPS! said in the first place.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Yep, Metric and Resin IS the only way to go. SOOOO much easier to get it right!!! I'd do the 2 layers of Biax for sure on the Motor mounts. You want a Lot of strength on those.

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

any updates???
i have atleast managed to cut the first layer of ply for my transom

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

The weather has turned and my trailer is too long for my shop and my wife wants to park her car in her side of the other garage this winter. I need to build a cradle to set it on. I could set the boat in a cradle right on the floor, but I would like to put it on rollers so I can move it in or out. I have looked at WOG's design and also the one Trooper 82 built. Both are good designs, but I would like something in between. If anyone has any ideas or links to previous ones on here I would appreciate it.

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

if the trailer tongue is too long, you can cut it off, and install a swing away tongue in the spring

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

any progress??

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Actually i did get a little work done last weekend. I'm at work right now so i don't have pictures . I got all of the main stringers in place and tabbed with some CSM for now. I also have one of the engine stringers in place. If the weather will cooperate I can have the other one in place this weekend. I think she is going to sit under a tarp for the winter. The problem is that I have almost 5 gallons of resin. I was freeking out, but I realised that with the stringers in position, I can cut out all of the floor pieces and put the CSM and resin on the bottom in my warm but a little too small shop. That should use up alot of it. I can then get a fresh 5 gallon in the spring to do the final tabbing on the stringers. If I have enough resin I will build a new dog house for the engine this winter also.

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

I'm back. I thought winter was over. We had a week of 60-70 degree weather, I knocked down the "honey do" list a little to earn some glass time, but this weekend took a turn. Woke up to a snow storm this morning. I am thinking of looking for teaching jobs down south. Ice fishing was good this year, but enough is enough.

Last fall I ran out of time so i coated one side of all the plywood that I will use for my floor with CSM and resin. I didn't want the resin to go to waste so I tried to use all I could. I still have a gallon and a half left. I had planned on building a new engine cover and coating some cross members over the winter, but like I said, the ice fishing was good. The resin still looks good, but I don't know if it is. If I mixed up a small batch and it hardens, would that tell me if it is good? I was once told that as long as it hasn't started to crystallize it is good.

 

[NoSkillz]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Do the test batch. Besides, its for the dog house. Worst case scenario your have to rebuild it, its not like the whole has to come apart to fix it.

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

as longs as it still kicks and doesn't clump up in little gel-like clumps, should be good for non structural pieces

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Since you're in the Northern Climate's I'm pretty sure it's gunna be good. Heat and Sunlight is the killer of Resin. If it's been stored in a cool dark place it'll be good as new.

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Thanks guys. It does look good, but I didn't know if there was some sort of chemical molecular breakdown thing that is invisible until you are out in middle of the lake in rough seas. To be safe I am going to save it for nonstructural stuff.

I think i am going to use Woods Rust-oleum method for finishing the deck and bilge. I would like to get the floor fairly smooth and i am wondering what type of fairing compound to get to help smooth out the floor.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Make your own and use that resin you've got. Just get some 3M Glass bubble to mix with it and mix to Mayonaise consistency. It will sand beautifully.

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

You are a genius.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Please Call my Wife and Tell her That!!!!! She will tell you otherwise!!!!! I'm sure there are a LOT of guys on here that would tell you different too! But thanks just the same!!!!

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

What type of cloth should I use for the final layer before fairing. I had planned on 2 layers of CSM before i got the crazy no carpet idea in my head.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

6oz is what i'd use.
Fiberglass Cloth

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

I finally got to work on my boat. Yesterday I ground all of the tabbing from last fall to prep for the layers of 1708 and gave it a good vacuuming. Today I was able to get the other engine stringer in place and a whole pile of 1708 cut to size so I can finish wrapping stringers. I found out that I am about 5 yards short. Bummer.

I did learn something new today. I was bedding down the engine stringer and things were going very well. All of a sudden my forehead felt like it was on fire. I thought maybe I got stung by a wasp. I pulled my glove off real quick and slapped my fore head. I squished a big glob of PB all through my hair and splattered my glasses. I headed for the house wondering how the heck I was going to clean this up and in the back of my mind wondering how my wife will react coming home to a bald husband. I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. It was worse than I thought. I looked down at my razor sitting on the sink and hesitated. Right next to the razor was a bottle of hand lotion. I though what the heck. It gets peanut butter out of hair. I pumped a big handful and started putting it in my hair. I looked like a 50’s greaser. It seemed to be working. I then jumped into the shower to wash it out. It worked!!!!!!!! On the plus side my scalp is unbelievably soft.

 

[Ike-110722]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

Glad to see you are finally getting to it. And Good advice on how to get the goop out of your hair.

 

[cedarlattice]

Re: 1972 Sea Ray rebuild

I found this cloth. It is not 1708. It is a heavy woven roving with a csm backing on it. I believe it is 18 oz. Would this work for my stringers?