DukesFin
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2005
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Re: 1991 CABO 204 Centercon Re-Doing... Here it goes!!!
Well, I got the boat back in ONE PIECE tonight!
Connected all of the hoses in the bilge, connected the new fuel fill hose and vent hose, then put a zillion screws around the perimeter!!!!
Next step is to glass the cap back to the transom again. I can't decide if I want to use thickened epoxy and chopped fiberglass strands or to wet out a bunch of mat and shove it in the space. I've got up to 1/2" of space between the two parts to fill, so I'm leaning towards the thickened epoxy. That's what was there before and it seemed to hold up just fine.
Anyway, I'm getting another epidural tomorrow (I've got another 2 herniated discs but L4/L5 is the bad one), so no work on it tomorrow.
It feels so good to see her back in one piece though. I sat there for 15 minutes just staring at her after I put the last screw in the side!
Well, I got the boat back in ONE PIECE tonight!
Connected all of the hoses in the bilge, connected the new fuel fill hose and vent hose, then put a zillion screws around the perimeter!!!!
Next step is to glass the cap back to the transom again. I can't decide if I want to use thickened epoxy and chopped fiberglass strands or to wet out a bunch of mat and shove it in the space. I've got up to 1/2" of space between the two parts to fill, so I'm leaning towards the thickened epoxy. That's what was there before and it seemed to hold up just fine.
Anyway, I'm getting another epidural tomorrow (I've got another 2 herniated discs but L4/L5 is the bad one), so no work on it tomorrow.
It feels so good to see her back in one piece though. I sat there for 15 minutes just staring at her after I put the last screw in the side!