69 Woodson Tri-hull with 68 Johnson 55hp

[kcassells]

Get prepped for the bilge drain. You will need a few things. Don't throw something in directly thru/on the hull. You'll need some glassed wood @ 1/2" to 3/4" to secure the unit glassed to the hull/transom to accept the device or other design alternatives.
I've seen some set ups that have the pumps on a aluminum type tree that you can just hook to the sides vs. the bottom hull.
Check out Dave Pascoe bilge pump info.
Looking forward to your install.

https://www.davidpascoe.com/marine_i...ons_chapt5.htm

Something like this but there are other designs;

 

[kcassells]

You can fill the old bubble grinds with some pb. vs glass. It's so minute ya see says I!:watermelon: Summertime!!

 

[Hab]

Not much to update, I managed to get the second layer of tabbing in on the transom. Also wrastled the cap back on to check the fit and see which side needed more grinding. I doubt ill get lucky enough for it to fit once I remove the devil from the splash-well, but heres hoping anyway. Hey Kcassels, thanks for the read. I was just going to put a brass drain tube through the transom in the same location as original, but maybe I should put in a pump, and drain it through the splashwell or somewheres else. Ill table it for a while till i get tired of bailing the darn thing in process. We don't normally get much rain July-August, but were getting plenty this year.

 

[oldrem]

Taking shape. Good progress

 

[kcassells]

Yea add a pump at some time. But prep so you aren't breaking your back later crawling in a little access hatch. Take it out the side.
Progress is good, any progress!

 

[kcassells]

YOu should be able to drill out your bilge drain to rear thru transom and add a plug. Pump water goes somewhere else out.
Gotta go and get these freakin deck steps done for the Admiral.

 

[froggy1150]

Bilge pump should exit on the side of the boat you pilot from so you can see if it is running and how much. Usually starboard

 

[Hab]

Lots of life stuff this week to keep me away from the boat. Happy 70th birthday to my dad. For the better part of the week all I managed to do was put another hole in the boat. I also cut up the splashweel to get the cap on with the new transom.

 

[Hab]

Working on the stringers today.. Had to take a break from the heat and whop up on my kids at mario kart.

 

[kcassells]

Boats finally takin a ****! Cool! Thatl help ya wash out a lot easier. :joyous:

 

[kcassells]

Just a fyi. You'll need to clean up the hull glass better for the new glass to adhere to. 6" either side of stringers and bulkheads. Maybe it's the tarp coloring it up.
But you already prob know dat.

 

[Hab]

Just a fyi. You'll need to clean up the hull glass better for the new glass to adhere to. 6" either side of stringers and bulkheads. Maybe it's the tarp coloring it up.
But you already prob know dat.

Probably would have been a good idea to re-scuff the tabbing areas again, but it was hot and I'm lazy. I've read a bunch about secondary bonding and whatever, I opted to grind off "just enough to get the glass kind of rough" rather than try to take it all the way down to "good glass". I'm not very good at laying this goop, and I wanted to retain as much material of the old boat as possible. So I'm including some of the factories mistakes as well as my own. Also the resin I'm working with is ISO and its mean. Defiantly, don't get none on you.

I got the first section of tabbing in... man its ugly. So for the first time I will not post a photo of my stellar craftsmanship till it can be cleaned and photo shopped into something that resembles work. Right now it looks like an ape danced around in the goop and hab-hazardly tossed some cloth in there. Lesson-learned....trying to get parts dried in before the rain is just a bad idea, even more so when its hot.

 

[kcassells]

Just takes time and a little more time to do it right. Getting use to the materials will pass. :joyous: And get a lot easier.

 

[steve_h7]

Probably would have been a good idea to re-scuff the tabbing areas again, but it was hot and I'm lazy. I've read a bunch about secondary bonding and whatever, I opted to grind off "just enough to get the glass kind of rough" rather than try to take it all the way down to "good glass". I'm not very good at laying this goop, and I wanted to retain as much material of the old boat as possible. So I'm including some of the factories mistakes as well as my own. Also the resin I'm working with is ISO and its mean. Defiantly, don't get none on you.

I got the first section of tabbing in... man its ugly. So for the first time I will not post a photo of my stellar craftsmanship till it can be cleaned and photo shopped into something that resembles work. Right now it looks like an ape danced around in the goop and hab-hazardly tossed some cloth in there. Lesson-learned....trying to get parts dried in before the rain is just a bad idea, even more so when its hot.

Like KC said, don't feel bad. My first attempts were terrible and very frustrating. You learn as you go.. if it is really bad you can always grind it off and try again. About the time you're almost done, you'll really get the hang of it.

 

[Hab]

So I lied. Here are some shots of the poor glass work on the stringers. I ground most of the dry and bubbly parts and smoothed out he edges. Then I ran some resin over the wood followed by 6" caps with CSM only. Im getting marginally better, the caps went well. My supplier changed resin on me and the new peach flavor is a little thicker but seems to wet out better overall. Side stringers are dried in now, so I don't have to sweat these weird August rains storms. Im going to get the center stringer and bulkheads in before running the second layer of tabbing and capping on all 3. Hooah for progress.

 

[strokendiesel002]

Looking good sir!

 

[kcassells]

Its all a learning curve. Who woulda thunk I'd be doing dis? Looks like you are getting past it.

 

[Hab]

Rain Rain..... Go away. Still here and doing what I can between storms. Ive got the center stringer ready to install, but the storms have been relentless over the past 2 weeks. I even took a vacation day to work on the boat, but all it did was rain that day. The plains are turning into a rain forest. Been busy with other things like tearing up the admirals short bus.

More rain predicted toward the end of the week, plus Dad and I got to set up deer camp for the season, but maybe I can get something done Monday.

 

[strokendiesel002]

Failed heater core?

 

[Hab]

Failed heater core?

Its a dodge not a Chevy. The re-circulation door in the duct work failed and and caused problems in the duct work, made the a/c warmer than it should have been. I managed to replace most of the parts at a reasonable cost, now i have to figure out how to hack the brains and tell it that its going to be ok. Other wise it worries itself to death about the position of the 5 or 6 blend doors.