AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

[saginawbayboater]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

Next generation metal boat lover right there! Excellent!

HaHa maybe!!!

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

I'm pretty sure these guys have it...
http://www.barbourcorp.com/In_Stock_Flexible_and_Rigid.htm

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

I'm pretty sure these guys have it...
http://www.barbourcorp.com/In_Stock_Flexible_and_Rigid.htm

Thanks Wood! It does look good. I will call them soon.

 

[saginawbayboater]

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Saturday cold rain cloudy not much happening. Managed to cut out cardboard patterns for the bulk head-deck fastener pieces.
I cut 3/4 ply then doubled them up and glued them. I will install the first row 4 feet on center from the transom, so the seem of ply decking will land on them. I will work today wetting them out with resin. Wrap in csm, then PB the in the boat and tab them in to finish.
Hope to have more agreeable weather today!

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

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Fingers crossed for better weather. You're making great progress SBB.

Have you given any thought to a floatation plan?

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

Fingers crossed for better weather. You're making great progress SBB.

Have you given any thought to a floatation plan?

Thanks TDF it was a perfect October day. It started out 37 degrees this AM, and warmed up in the mid 60s.

I figured I'd put as much blue or pink board I could fit under the deck, and in the spring I will figure out where I can put more in the cap.

 

[saginawbayboater]

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This morning the braces were ruffed in with the grinder, and wetted out with resin.

They were then wrapped in csm, it was now afternoon, so while waiting for the resin to kick I drank some brews.

next the braces were trimmed to get the excess csm off.

then the braces were bedded to the hull with peanut butter! I will need to add two more toward the front of the boat and that should complete the cross braces. Next the strings need to be tabbed in with csm and 1708 and we can start the deck. It was a good weekend!!!

 

[jasoutside]

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It was the total perfect day today to be boat building eh man?

(I was cutting/moving wood)

 

[GT1000000]

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Looking awesome, SBB...beautiful weather, great progress and some brewskies...don't get much better than that...well, at least while restoring a boat, anyways...

 

[sphelps]

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Moving right along ! Nice work on brace fab/ glassing ! BTW a little less hardener = more brewskee time .. !!

 

[Decker83]

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Moving right along ! Nice work on brace fab/ glassing ! BTW a little less hardener = more brewskee time .. !!

+1 on the brewskee time'

Doing a great job and moving fast. It won't be long and there be a deck in your boat.

 

[saginawbayboater]

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Indeed Jas I hope to have a few more of those to get this deck wrapped up till spring.

Hmmmmm cutting and moving wood sounds like one of my favorite pass times! NOT!!!!!!

 

[saginawbayboater]

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gt1m, sphelps, decker thanks for dropping by. It was a very good day.

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

The stringers in the bow were glassed in csm, 1708, csm, 1708 man that's time consuming.

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

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Looking good SBB. I can't wait for the money and time to get mine to this stage.

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

over the weekend I was able to get more of the stringers glassed in and the first layer of 1708 on the transom. there are a few bubbles that need to be ground out but overall not bad.

 

[saginawbayboater]

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The UPS truck came and dropped a package. I am excited about the new windshield.

 

[SWD]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

Ooooh! New glass!!! Looking good.

 

[kfa4303]

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Lookin' good! Does it matters if you use pressure treated wood vs. non-pressure treated? Can the chemicals that preserve the wood have an unintended reaction with the resin and/or glass? Just curious.

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: AeroCraft York 1960ish Transom, Stringers, Deck

Ooooh! New glass!!! Looking good.

Thanks SWD