Re: 81 Sea Ray 26 Sedan Bridge I/O to OB Conversion/Restore (Pics)
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Sunday Update ? Water Tank Support Gets Wings[/h]I started the day drinking a Red Bull, but I used the wings it gave me for the water tank!
Several people had suggested that I add some support for the angled portion of the water tank bottom. So I added two wings on each side, each about a foot wide.
To get the contour of the tank right, I put it upside down on a table, placed the support board on it, and clamped it in place. Then I placed the wings I cut the other day and taped them down with Tyvek Tape (great tape).
Next step (after Acetone wipe down, of course) was to PB (crunchy) them in. Once that PB kicked, it was enough to hold them in place so I could remove the tape. I then laid down a tabbing strip of CSM over the joint, then another piece of CSM that completely covered the wing.
After running some errands, the piece was ready of flip. Fortunately, this ?flip? is not as difficult as the ones most of you have been going through. Then the same steps as the bottom: Acetone wipe down, crunchy PB, CSM tab, CSM across each pair of wings.
Ignore the orange legs. Not part of the support system. Actually, its temporary support for the support system.
The outer edges of the wings will be glassed to the insides of the main stringers. So, I expect the whole thing will be pretty strong. Probably overkill. But what the heck, I?m building a tank.
Sea ya?
