'78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

You know.....118 is hot....that is the temp inside the boat today...

Not sure if it was Mr. Murphy or the beginning stages of heat stroke....

Minor imperfection in the deck here....I can fix it though..SHHH don't tell anyone and I won't....

 

[GT1000000]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Gotta be the heat...

I won't say a word...

 

[Decker83]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop I think you did a great job on the tank. You can tell you put alot of thought into it.
You have good drainage and good coat of gel coat and the right strips put under the tank and with the foam around the sides of the tank it should not move at all. You should have plenty of room for the tank to expand.
The tank has a good air circulation to keep it dry. The excellent paint job you did should prevent any water from touching the aluminum if water ever even gets in the tank area.
I think you have covered everything.

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop I think you did a great job on the tank. You can tell you put alot of thought into it.
You have good drainage and good coat of gel coat and the right strips put under the tank and with the foam around the sides of the tank it should not move at all. You should have plenty of room for the tank to expand.
The tank has a good air circulation to keep it dry. The excellent paint job you did should prevent any water from touching the aluminum if water ever even gets in the tank area.
I think you have covered everything.

Thanks Decker...I was trying to keep it all together, covering all the bases...

Is it hot over your way?



hahaha...I know it is...how is the ankle doing?

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Starting to look like a deck!!!


Got the fuel tank section screwed down...

Ski/Storage Locker too...

Trying to get the last two pieces in before dark...that way I can do the PB fillets in the early morning..then spend the rest of the day pouring in foam....

After that I can let er get wet if the skies decide to rain...whooohooo!

 

[GT1000000]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Yep, you are officially way ahead of me...I had better get it in gear if I am ever gonna get caught up...

Looking GRRRRRR-8!!! No doubt about it!

 

[fat fanny]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop it won't be long until you can stand on a flat surface ! Looks good that steady pace got you there and will get u to the finish line I look forward to your daily progress. Are you gonna gel coat the ski locker too? and whats the layout for it's lid? Sorry just being nosy!!!

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Yep, you are officially way ahead of me...I had better get it in gear if I am ever gonna get caught up...

Looking GRRRRRR-8!!! No doubt about it!

Not sure about being ahead of you..I still have to work on the bottom, the cap...the deck was the easy part

Troop it won't be long until you can stand on a flat surface ! Looks good that steady pace got you there and will get u to the finish line I look forward to your daily progress. Are you gonna gel coat the ski locker too? and whats the layout for it's lid? Sorry just being nosy!!!

Not long at all brutha...

Steady pace...I started out with that exact frame of mind...do something, no matter how trivial it felt to me...everyday...unless of course work took me out of town...and I have done just that...

As for being nosey....I don't think of it that way at all...I appreciate everyone's input/question...anything at all...fine with me...the more the merrier...


Oh wait lost my train of thought...
Ski locker...yes I still need to put some 1708/CSM in the bottom of it..and I intend to gelcoat that too...lid...not sure...it came with a teak cover....not in best shape...may just put a water proof lid on it...will have to wait and see...open for any and all suggestions.

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

well, it took a little longer than my first prediction...

218 days to be exact...but....


We have a deck!!!

Man I am so happy to have it in there....still has a lot more work to go...but it is flat now...and semi water proof..

This is the section fore of the ski locker...I was worried about how to get water to drain...had plans for a PVC pipe...but the water drains above had no path to the pipe...and the pipe had no holes

so....made a super duper water channel....laid plastic on there over top of the PVC and a couple tube that fit where I needed them to...

I did not think I was going to be able to pull it up though..left the plastic on it for protection...

Next to last piece...

Drum roll please......



Last piece!!!! Whoohoo!!

I let the 13 yr old grandson put the last screw down...he stuck with me all day long... was a great help...It was dark...but we got her done...well not done, but down...still got to PB...Tab...foam...then we can lay the top layers of glass and the deck will be finished..I would have got a shot of the entire deck, but it is a little cluttered up...

 

[Decker83]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

218 days, Wow. Must feel great to have the deck in place. Looks awesome.
The ankle is doing better. Thanks for asking.
Today was not to bad at 93 degrees and cloudy with a litte wind. I didn't do any work untill 6:00 pm.

 

[sphelps]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Congrats on getting the deck all in Troop ! It's amazing how much work there is under a few sheets of plywood! You handled everything like a trooper Troop from the unbearable heat to slight mishaps with the wife's cooking utensils ! LOL !
You are on a roll !!

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

218 days, Wow. Must feel great to have the deck in place. Looks awesome.
.........

That it does, feels wonderful....Thanks...

Congrats on getting the deck all in Troop ! It's amazing how much work there is under a few sheets of plywood! You handled everything like a trooper Troop from the unbearable heat to slight mishaps with the wife's cooking utensils ! LOL !
You are on a roll !!

Thanks SP....a few sheets of plywood...lol

That is exactly what I thought I was getting into at first...so glad I found this place with all these great folks...couldn't have done it "Right" without you all...

and yes....it has been a journey..and will continue to be for sometime I'm sure...still lots of excitement left in this rebuild...

 

[GT1000000]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Wow! You officially have a dance floor that can get wet, well almost...

Super job! A hearty well done to you and your assistants!

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Wow! You officially have a dance floor that can get wet, well almost...

Super job! A hearty well done to you and your assistants!

Thanks GT...almost finished...got the PB down this morning...working on the foam right now...will post some pics a little later...

Looks like you are having fun ...sweat drops on your work...I seen a few of those in mine too

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop, congrats on completeing the deck. Great Milestone!!!! Big Glassin days ahead. You gunna go side ways or Bow to Stern?

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop, congrats on completeing the deck. Great Milestone!!!! Big Glassin days ahead. You gunna go side ways or Bow to Stern?

Hey thanks Wood...Feels great I tell you..

Still out here trying to get the foam done...it's going but hot...

I had not give it much thought on which direction to go...what would you suggest? My glass is all 50" and the boat is 76" at it's widest...
saying that it makes sense to go Bow to Stern...

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Yeah, I would. Masking tape it down and cut it in to fit. Roll it up, start in the bow and start wettin and rollin. Pre stage your resin in quarts with the MEKP ready to pour and stir, have a helper so you can tell em to mix a another batch and you could roll it out in a couple of hours.

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Yeah, I would. Masking tape it down and cut it in to fit. Roll it up, start in the bow and start wettin and rollin. Pre stage your resin in quarts with the MEKP ready to pour and stir, have a helper so you can tell em to mix a another batch and you could roll it out in a couple of hours.

Sounds like a plan...I have one layer of 1.5oz CSM already..was thinking to add 2 more layers...I wanted to have some 1708 on the deck too, but not sure I will have enough...

This sound OK? I plan to put gelcoat down on the deck also...

 

[Trooper82]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Foam is in....used just over half of what I bought..not sure but think it was like 3-4 gals each side...

Getting ready to sand the plugs down..then mix some PB and get them installed...then I am done for the weekend!


Preview...

 

[sphelps]

Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Done for the weekend !!! Man your the guy that's rolling gell coat on with a flashlight ! You could prolly put a couple layers of csm and 1708 on before dark your slackin up..
Just kidding Troop you get more done on a weekend then most of us do all week ! Get ya some rest Troop you deserve it !