I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

[Kainon]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Hey Papa !!!

Nice work on the Trans & Boat. Looks Great !!!

I think the lumber yard stiffed ya on the Wood though.. My 3/4" Marine Ply is voidless as far as I know, there's a couple patches kinda pointed oblong shapes.

What do you think of the stiffness and toughness of the transom with the CPES ??

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Hey Papa !!!

Nice work on the Trans & Boat. Looks Great !!!

I think the lumber yard stiffed ya on the Wood though.. My 3/4" Marine Ply is voidless as far as I know, there's a couple patches kinda pointed oblong shapes.

What do you think of the stiffness and toughness of the transom with the CPES ??

Thanks!

I wouldn't say Menards stiffed me at all. I did a lot of reading and shopping before ordering it from them. There are as many different varieties of "marine" ply as there are of "regular" ply. Some is totally voidless, some has some voids. I'm willing to bet you paid more than I did for your voidless ply. And when I mention mine has some, I mean there *might* be four or five tiny voids all the way around the edges of this laminated, 1.5" transom piece. For what I paid, I'm very satisfied. And that's before considering the free extra sheet of ply and foam insulation they threw in as packing material.

The final transom piece is solid as a rock and I have no doubt is is going to last a long, long time. I seriously question how much of that strength is coming from the CPES as it didn't soak in at all beyond the surface and edges of the wood. It's sealed everything up nicely, but no better than any other epoxy coating would have. My read on this is that CPES is designed more for solid chunks of wood as opposed to plywood. The waterproof glues in the marine ply won't allow the CPES to penetrate any deeper.

I have no doubt that this transom is stronger and better sealed than the factory one was and that one lasted 35 years (and could have gone longer), so I'm not worried about it one little bit.

 

[Vanover]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I love your post. You do great work. Keep it up and keep up posted.

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I love your post. You do great work. Keep it up and keep up posted.

Thanks!

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Took the kids to Eagle River, WI for a little musky fishing over the long weekend. Didn't get one, but we saw one leap out of the water at my lure that was hanging over the gunwale about two feet above the water (I must not have figure-8'd long enough). What a classic intro to musky fishing for the kids. They're such troopers - the boy is 11 and the girl is 9 and we prolly spent a cumulative 12 hours in the boat over the weekend. I think they really, truly, actually, honest-to-God, LOVE fishing. Even when we didn't catch anything they had a great time and still begged to go out again at sunrise the next morning. Holy crap am I a proud dad.

ANYHOO....

Tonight I decided to finish the transom so I can get it installed this weekend.

I used an angle grinder to knock down the epoxy drips that squeezed out when I sandwiched the pieces together:

Then I stole Jason's idea and used 80 grit sandpaper taped to a wood block to round off every edge and corner before re-painting everything with CPES. It sure makes sense to round off the corners - not only will it help when sliding the piece into place in the boat, but it will also help water run off when I'm out on the lake splashing water all over everywhere.

 

[fshngho]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Darn Papa that transom almost looks too purty to hide in the back of the boat, nice job! Congrats on the young 'uns enjoying the fishing trip. You must have done something right. Especially with kids, its more about enjoying the trip & the company than catching fish. Actually catching fish is just a Bonus. Memories like that will last a lifetime and is Gods way of telling us whats really important.

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Darn Papa that transom almost looks too purty to hide in the back of the boat, nice job! Congrats on the young 'uns enjoying the fishing trip. You must have done something right. Especially with kids, its more about enjoying the trip & the company than catching fish. Actually catching fish is just a Bonus. Memories like that will last a lifetime and is Gods way of telling us whats really important.

Amen to that brutha. And thanks for the compliment!

 

[barato]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

you're dead on re the memories....i'm 52 now and can still remember my aunt taking me out on the local quarry pond when i was 4. good on ya for teaching the next generation!

 

[North Beach]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Here ya go. I haven't figured out how to attach pics to a pm.
19 wide x 37 long x 9 high (the 9 high includes the fill & overflow neck)

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Nice work man!! I love how a plane old piece of plywood looks so pretty when is has that finish on it.

Yah, you did well with Menards. In my area the other big box wouldn't even deal with me and a custom lumber yard was at about $150 a sheet. I know I might have seen 2 or 3 small voids in mine - they are all sealed up now so it matters not!

Rock on buddy!

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Gotta build a new helm this weekend.


Shhh... don't tell my wife...

 

[Pugetsound]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

MAMA look at BO_BO they shout. Good luck with that. Looks like a nice Safty Item.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Dude, why am I always having to keep stuff from guys wives around here!!! I'm scared out of my wits that I'll slip up, say something I'm not supposed to and then get caught in the frying pan crossfire!

I think I developed a twitch now, oh man.

Hey, I like your new table saw!

Cheers!

 

[Deadwood]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

That's not a table saw....that's a jewelry cabinet for Papa's wife. Mine likes hers...(and I like adding stuff to the Starchief).

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Damn I love my wife. She saw the table saw still in the box and the only question she asked was "where's that gonna go?"

I just keep saying "I'm building you a boat baby..."

 

[fshngho]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Jason don't sweat it. If you slip up, its not like they know where you live.....yet. Whenever I buy stuff like that I tell her its for her. After she says " I don't want that" I simply reply.."can I have it" Hey, it worked on Moms B-Day gifts As far as the twitch, take some asprin and go play with the boat, it will calm you down.
Papa, I like the saw. You building a two story helm?

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I was gonna go drop the new transom in place this weekend but I figured I have plenty of time, I'll get the helm done first. Well here it is Sunday evening and the helm is only beginning to take shape.

Doesn't seem like much for progress until you consider that the design and layout took (literally) the entire day yesterday.

I had to:

Clean out the garage to make room for the table saw
Unpack and set up the new table saw
Finish labeling the wiring harness before I could disconnect the wires
Remove all the gauges and switch panels from the original console
Measure the gauges and the gauge holes to:
Figure out if I have room to lay the gauges out in a straight line (looks much better)
Decide if the VHF panel will go above or below the steering wheel and switch panel (above)
Find the protractor that I know for sure is in the house somewhere
Draw, re-draw and re-re-draw the template of the side walls (lots of angles to find)
Cut out the side walls
Cut out the panels
Tack them all together with brads to make sure everything fits like it should
Re-cut the VHF panel after figuring out the first one is the wrong size
Re-tack it all together
Take a picture

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Whenever I buy stuff like that I tell her its for her. After she says " I don't want that" I simply reply.."can I have it"

Huh, that is a good one. I may give that a shot next go around eh! If it backfires, I'll surely blame you though partner!

Doesn't seem like much for progress until you consider that the design and layout took (literally) the entire day yesterday.

Don't be discouraged man! What you have completed in one day would have taken me a week, friend!

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I was gonna go drop the new transom in place this weekend but I figured I have plenty of time, I'll get the helm done first. Well here it is Sunday evening and the helm is only beginning to take shape.


Doesn't seem like much for progress until you consider that the design and layout took (literally) the entire day yesterday.

I had to:

Clean out the garage to make room for the table saw
Unpack and set up the new table saw
Finish labeling the wiring harness before I could disconnect the wires
Remove all the gauges and switch panels from the original console
Measure the gauges and the gauge holes to:
Figure out if I have room to lay the gauges out in a straight line (looks much better)
Decide if the VHF panel will go above or below the steering wheel and switch panel (above)
Find the protractor that I know for sure is in the house somewhere
Draw, re-draw and re-re-draw the template of the side walls (lots of angles to find)
Cut out the side walls
Cut out the panels
Tack them all together with brads to make sure everything fits like it should
Re-cut the VHF panel after figuring out the first one is the wrong size
Re-tack it all together
Take a picture

Dont let anybody tell ya that isnt a full days work! Love the helm..I am redesigning my doghouse..that will be 5 FULL days of drawing, planing and mulling over stuff..And 2 days of work! lol

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Thanks fellas. I'm very happy with it - as long as I actually DID think of every little detail. I even did things like verifying the back end of the VHF radio wouldn't interfere with the steering mechanism and figuring out where the mic cord will hang so it won't get caught up on switches n' stuff.

It's amazing how much sitting and staring this project requires.

I also just noticed in that picture it kinda looks like a piano.