87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

[GracieBell1]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

Hey Rich I have a question for you. Hope you can help. I have started back on my Liberator and am questioning a stringer joint I made. I got the idea from a boat restoration book I have. It was a very popular book from the 80's with sound advice, I think. I copied a joint they used for connecting a new section of stringer to the existing section. I have listed a picture. My question is do you think it will be strong enough. I could scab one side but it would have to be a huge scab. I will be glassing this secton with mat, roving and epoxy. I have glassed it the new with poly up to about a foot from the joint. I figured epoxy would be stronger, plus I used epoxy to join them and on the back side where it attached to the existing glass. The pic showing the glued joint is to big, but I used thickened epoxy on the ends to bond the two pieces together. Please, anyone else chime in. Thanks Stefan

 

[rickryder]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

You made a scarf joint....They have worked for many years in making repairs. I would dig out the foam behind that joint so you can glass both sides....adding a splice block on the back side would help to hold that all together better..... be sure all of your surfaces are prepped well.....ground down to clean glass,acetone washed....wood coated with resin etc. You know the drill.... Look back in this thread on my splices

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

Long time no see Rick...welcome back!

 

[rickryder]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

:wave: Trooper! Thanks.... Life has had me nthego: and :crazy:..... Love these new emotes

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

Well Well Well. RR returns. REALLY nice to see you back on the forum. What's up with the boat??

 

[rickryder]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

Put a new SEI unit on it and 1 new brake assy on the trailer.....new seal races and all new bearings again! Worked like an animal all summer..... winterized it and waiting till spring :frusty: Aint life grand! How are you my friend!

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

May the thaw come your way quickly...

 

[rickryder]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

I sure hope it does Gus..... I lost the whole season last year with the out drive failure on the first trip out... well I got about 1/2 hour use out of it :facepalm:

 

[DAWGTRAXX]

Re: 87 Four Winns 210 Horizon resto

Hey Rick, new member, have been reading through your thread, great info, we purchased a 1986 190 horizon... new engine and had outdrive rebuilt, we love the boat, just pulled floors up last weekend. bad bad rot, gonna be up to my eyeballs but am going to do the same thing you have, I have a question, I noticed you are doing this with the engine in the boat. I do not want to pull the engine from mine... how did you support the boat while structure was out? do you have any pics from the outside ?
great thread am up to page 7 so far, have learned a lot
thanks in advance
Ed

 

[rickryder]

So it's been a long while since I popped on here.... My life has not allowed me any time for the boat..... sad it's been sitting on the trailer since the new out drive was installed....uggggg Well just wanted to update ! Miss all you guys!

 

[Trooper82]

Good see you Rick....sorry about not being able to put the boat to good use...life always seems to find a way to keep us occupied.

 

[Woodonglass]

Boy, do I KNOW the Feeling, Seems like I work on the boat and every other project but never get to enjoy the boat!!! Oh well maybe next season. It's REALLY good to hear from you RR!!! Hope you and yours have a GREAT Fall and Winter!!!

 

[produceguy]

Hey buddy, hope life is treating you good.

 

[rickryder]

Life seems to have it's good and bad.....the good is a new job in the movie and tv industry building sets in NYC for shows like The Blacklist,Royal Pains, Boardwalk Empire etc ...the bad is my wife's battle with cancer that dropped a bomb on our lives 2 months ago.....

 

[Woodonglass]

RR, Just KNOW THIS...Prayers are NEVER CEASING in my House for your Wife!!!!

 

[GT1000000]

Thoughts and prayers from my Family to yours...
God Bless, Brother!

 

[wilkboater]

Sending good thoughts your way.

 

[rickryder]

Thank you guys We need all the love and support. The battle against stage 4 lung cancer that metastasized to her liver and spine is a tough one.....chemo and radiation seem to be working and tests are being done this week to see if cancer is shrinking.... I will keep you all posted.

 

[ahmincha]

I never posted on your thread but prayers from my family also

 

[rickryder]

Hit a milestone today....scans showed all cancer tumors are shrinking from the chemo and she is headed in the right direction! 2 more rounds of chemo and they check again. Thanks again for the support! Love Ya guys!