1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

Have you done any "Glassin"? The first link in my signature below has some drawings and good info.

 

[dna8085]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

Havn't started that yet, have to rent a hoist to get the engine out, take the rest of the bilge out and then do a lot of grinding and prep work. i'll for sure check out your link! thanks a lot for the great info!

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

Was your deck soft/rotten in the stern area too?

 

[dna8085]

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yeah, was soft from the aft of the fuel tank area back. previous owner did some rigging with 2x4s to keep the deck up.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

LOL!! I meant...Have you done fiberglass work before on any other projects etc...?

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

yeah, was soft from the aft of the fuel tank area back. previous owner did some rigging with 2x4s to keep the deck up.

LOL! Ya gotta love those previous owners eh!

 

[dna8085]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

haha... no this will be my first and i am trying to gather as much knowledge as i can so i dont screw anything up! lol

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

Well...we all hve to start somewhere. Don't be afraid to ask ANYTHING!!! Most of us have been there...Done That!!! We're here to help. One really important thing when glassing plywood is the edges must be free of voids and you must precoat ALL wood surfaces with resin FIRST, then after it tacks up apply the first layer of CSM mat. All succeeding layers should be applied as soon as possible to give better adherance between the lams.

 

[dna8085]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

LOL! Ya gotta love those previous owners eh!

He seemed to take of everything BUT the deck

 

[dna8085]

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engine is out

 

[dna8085]

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[dna8085]

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Transom was cut wrong...leaving hardly any wood for the stud to grab

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

I remember reading that thread, the guy had just "restored" his boat when this happened and was on a camping trip. He blamed it on bilge pump failure... I blame it on inadequate floatation, something quite a few restorers seem to overlook or ignore.

Actually that is about what a boat looks like with floatation. All it is designed to do is keep it right at the surface.

Looks like you are moving right along there. That transom look familiar.

 

[55evinrude]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

Man good progress so far! it looks like the guy who cut that key hole in the transom was drunk :facepalm:

Nathan

 

[dna8085]

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[dna8085]

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[dna8085]

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[dna8085]

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Getting prepped for paint

 

[dna8085]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

Gimbal ring primed

 

[dna8085]

Re: 1995 Monterey 225 SCR restore

engine mount support structure f-ed