Glassmaster SIL project .

[Woodonglass]

Re: Glassmaster SIL project .

Yep, looks like you got ample filleting and a great clamping. Hopefully you did NOT put the muscle to them clamps and squeeze all the PB out of the joint.!!!!

 

[sphelps]

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I pre set the clamps to just a bit loose where it slid on with little effort then just snugged em up . The lamination pb was just plane resin cabosil mix then I added 1/4 " chopped fibers for the edge filling . Chris needs to fertilize the money tree and order the cloth and mat to get this show on the road . In the mean time more grinding and cleaning on the rest of the hull . The transom should be fully glassed be for we tie the stringers to them right ?

 

[Woodonglass]

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Yep, I'd put on one CSM layer and 1-2 layers of 1708 with a 8-10 overlap on the hull sides and bottom.

 

[Decker83]

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SP not all of the woven roven needs to go.. You have alot of places that have voids and cracks and all that needs to go..

If you use a router be very careful.. It can and will jump around and gouge into the hull very fast.. Hold on tight to it..

I would grind down all the glass to good clean glass and then just turn the grinding dics on its edge and cut out the wood..

This will work about as fast and easy as anything else you can do..

The transom looks great..:watermelon: Very nice work..

 

[sphelps]

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Thanks Decker that is good advice !

 

[Woodonglass]

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Yeah if you use the router only go 1/4" deep per pass. The small laminate routers work well for this. It can jump but not to bad with shallow passes. You might just use a circ saw set to depth. Hey what do I know. I'm just guessin here!!!

 

[sphelps]

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I could always break out the chainsaw ...

 

[Trooper82]

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That transom will be solid...good job, looks like it could not have went any better!

 

[GT1000000]

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Beautiful work on the transom install!
See it wasn't all that hard, it is just intimidating at first thinking about all that resin kicking off on ya before you are done, but like woody said, it really does go faster than you think...
Again, Kudos to you and Chris...
Hope the final bits of grinding go smoothly and his Benjamin tree grows to massive proportions!

 

[jbcurt00]

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Nice work on transom & install. Looks great!

I like the spacing sticker along the inside of the clamps & the plywood ledge to rest the clamps on the top of transom to align them back to the best location, making final fit & finish tightening quicker.

 

[tallcanadian]

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Transom looks great. I'm sure 4 litres of PB will suffice. :facepalm: Seriously, You could tow a Mack truck and not hurt that transom. Awesome.

 

[sphelps]

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That transom will be solid...good job, looks like it could not have went any better!

Yep just took the clamps off and it already feels like a rock ..

Beautiful work on the transom install!
See it wasn't all that hard, it is just intimidating at first thinking about all that resin kicking off on ya before you are done, but like woody said, it really does go faster than you think...

Had plenty of time really . The temps were around 68 hardener at 1% . Got resin all over a not so new work shirt ..

Transom looks great. I'm sure 4 litres of PB will suffice. :facepalm: Seriously, You could tow a Mack truck and not hurt that transom. Awesome.

Thanks TC ! I lost count after my 6th or 7th batch . :twitch:

 

[sphelps]

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Nice work on transom & install. Looks great!

I like the spacing sticker along the inside of the clamps & the plywood ledge to rest the clamps on the top of transom to align them back to the best location, making final fit & finish tightening quicker.

The extra bracing was GT's design . But I can take credit for the stoppers !



This accomplishment can,t go unrewarded !
An absolutely beautiful day on the water down here ! The Admiral was on a roll ! She had 3 of these in the boat before me and Chris even wet a line ..

Around 70 if ya count the ones we threw back .. :fish2:

 

[jbcurt00]

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Did ya get any loaves w/ all them fishes?

Good day! Catching is so much more fun then fishing...............

 

[sphelps]

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Did ya get any loaves w/ all them fishes?

Good day! Catching is so much more fun then fishing...............

Might need to pick up a couple . A fish samich sure sounds good !
Funny I had fresh shrimp for bait and also found some old bait in the freezer that we were just going to throw out . The old nasty bait was catching just as good if not better than the fresh stuff .. An hour and a half at the same spot we lost our anchor and headed to the ramp !

 

[Decker83]

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That catch was definitely a nice reward for you and Chris hard work..

Makes me want to skip work and go fishing tomorrow..:laugh:

 

[GT1000000]

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That is one nice haul, makes me want to install a transom, any transom, then go fishing...
Congrats to the Admiral on landing the first ones...Enjoy! You guys earned it!

 

[sphelps]

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Thanks guys ! Now I want to land one of those bull reds like pmc !

Ok now don't try this unless your a professional or maybe Jas ...
Removing stringers with chainsaw - YouTube

And the grinder fits perfectly in Chris's hand !


I think we have made our minds up to keep both consoles and windshields . Leaning towards building seat boxes for the 2 front seats instead of pedestals . Port side will incorporate the livewell/cooler .
Have a great tomorrow everyone !

 

[Zyen]

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hey sam. been following, finally commenting.....i just had to after watching that chainsaw demo job.
that was great! LOL :highly_amused:
it actually looked like it did very well removing the old wood.
sure beats the hell outta grinding!

 

[tallcanadian]

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That is hardcore wood removal right there. Don't sneeze during that step. :laugh: