Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy
It is a done deal now...transom wood is glued.
Bit of advice for others....this wood soaks up some glue and fast. I ended up getting the wife to help spread the glue. Wish I had used a roller. I used a bondo spreader. Worked OK, but a rubber roller would have been better.
I forgot to mention how I created the template for the transom. I had bought a small (9' x 12') plastic drop thinking I would use that. I really wanted some heavy paper, you old folk know what I mean, the stuff paper bags from the grocery used to be made with it?
Well I found some at Lowes. Roll was like ~$10. Used very little, but I will use more of it when I do the deck and for carpet, if I go that route. I just lined it up across the transom, taped it in place. There was enough of an outline from the old transom that I could run my fingers along where the edge and created a crease. made it easy to cut out afterwards. Did the same around the keyhole. Used that to mark where I could safely drill one half with through holes, then used screws to button it down to second half. Worked great. Applied a couple boards and clamps to help with warping. So far, 2 hours in and no warping is evident. I will leave this as is for a day then remove.
Tomorrow I plan on putting a second gantry up. This will be used for flipping the boat when the time comes. I have altered my plans a little on how I will construct this one. Will post pics tomorrow. Time permitting, I will also be building a glassing station. Still awhile before I will have materials for the actual glass, but getting close. I plan on leaving the work table outside and cover with a tarp. My only concern is can I leave the glass under it overnight when I get it, or should I tote it back inside after the days work?
I hope my measurements for the stringers and bulk heads were correct. I did a quick guesstimate as I was cutting the Acu ply. One 8' x 13" for the bulkheads. Then cut off the length of the Transom. This left me with 3 each 10" x 69" pieces for the stringers. I also had a strip about ~5" x 69" that I plan to use for a box to make the motor mounts. Unless others have objections, I plan to make boxes vs the solid pieces I pulled out. I think they will work better in the long run with holding the motor down . I can use through bolts instead of lag bolts. I don't see lag bolts staying in place too long over time.
Template on the cut wood for transom
All glued up and nowhere to go!
