Hi folks;
Starting up on my old DelMar again. I actually replaced a floor in another fiberglass boat before. This boat had relatively thick sides and sat low in the water. I replaced the floor with marine ply and reglassed. Very good results.
This DelMar has taller sides. I need to reglass the floor. The wood is very sound on the floor, I just need to re-glass it to seal it, basically - in the outside area.
The sides of this boat seem VERY thin - like a plastic almost. There is no apparent layer of resin/fabric. It looks like there might have been, and the
old paint coating is flaking off.
3 questions (2 non-glass):
1) Should I put a layer of fabric and resin on the sides (inside of course) to strengthen? It literally seems like it might be like 1/8th inch thick.
2) What is the purpose of the brass screw plug in the cuddy area on the floor? No bilge in this right?
3) It has a good running vintage motor on it - 35hp BigTwin. What is the largest recomended motor size if I ever want to upgrade?
You guys rock, thanks a lot for the help!
Troy
Starting up on my old DelMar again. I actually replaced a floor in another fiberglass boat before. This boat had relatively thick sides and sat low in the water. I replaced the floor with marine ply and reglassed. Very good results.
This DelMar has taller sides. I need to reglass the floor. The wood is very sound on the floor, I just need to re-glass it to seal it, basically - in the outside area.
The sides of this boat seem VERY thin - like a plastic almost. There is no apparent layer of resin/fabric. It looks like there might have been, and the
old paint coating is flaking off.
3 questions (2 non-glass):
1) Should I put a layer of fabric and resin on the sides (inside of course) to strengthen? It literally seems like it might be like 1/8th inch thick.
2) What is the purpose of the brass screw plug in the cuddy area on the floor? No bilge in this right?
3) It has a good running vintage motor on it - 35hp BigTwin. What is the largest recomended motor size if I ever want to upgrade?
You guys rock, thanks a lot for the help!
Troy