pics of my boat project

tmcalavy

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Nice progress...your work is excellent. Don't forget to stop and reward yourself occasionally with a tasty, refreshing beverage.
 

brian3127

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well i started to put the blue board foam in the boat today i wll have pics. tomorrow for you guys to look at.
 

brian3127

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well here are the pic of the blue foam board in the boat
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and i got one section of floor cut out
 

oops!

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good job.....


did you leave water drainage fore and aft?....

kinda looks like it, but cant tell from the pics
 

brian3127

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havent done it yet but i will before i put the floor in
 

brian3127

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still havent done the drainage holes in the stringer but i cut the wood for the deck. the deck peice for the bow is not the one going in the boat. i used that to set the cross members in peanut butter so it would be flush with the stringer. im going to use that for the template for the deck.

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here is the picture of the bilge area

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and i was thinking about building a seat here but im worried about air flow for my battery and my 6 gallon gas tank. do i need good air flow in that area, or could i close it off.

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Booberdoo

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A neat alternative to replacing rotten stringers is to rebuild your boat the way Chrysler built boats in the 60's that are still around today: Completely remove the floor, stringers, and any foam (wet or otherwise). Then cut and fit in the new floor using 5/8" plywood glassed on the bottom . Epoxy the floor in place. Cut 6 or 8 2" holes in the floor and pour foam in the holes and allow it to expand and come out the holes. Once cured, cut off the excess coming out the holes, fit in the 2" holes cut out with the hole saw, and glass over the top of the floor.

The foam sticks to anything and everything so the hull is attached to the floor. It is all one piece and more rigid than you will ever believe or get from stringers. And its fast because you save the time of making, fitting and glassing in the stringers. And it will not sink. Also, the new foams are much more resistant to absorbing water than the stuff from the 60's and 70's that you really don't have to worry about water absorption and soggy foam in your lifetime.

If you don't mind me asking, do you know if the early 70's Chrysler boats buit this way? I know I need to replace my transom and after reading through a lot of posts here I figured I would end up just going through the whole thing. I have the Hydro Vee style hull.
 

brian3127

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i will be putting the deck in place tomorrow. i got it cut out and 2 of the 3 boards are coated with resin on the side facing down. first i have to drill limber holes for drainage. i should have pics tomorrow of my work.
 

brian3127

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well alittle over a month from start to now i finally have the new floor in im going to glass it to the hull tomorrow.


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brian3127

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well i started to glass the deck to the hull today. i would have finished but i ran out of epoxy. that sucks because i could have finished glassing the deck/hull today. then glassed the deck itself tomorrow. so now everything id pushed out a day or 2. i was planing on wakeing the 40 horse up tomorrow but that probably wont happen now. i think 2 more gallons of epoxy should be enough to finish the floor, and rebuild the seats.
 

brian3127

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well i got the deck 2/3 glassed. would have ran out of places to stand if i would have done the whole deck. so tomorrow i will have it finshed then i can start on the seats. i think im going to take it to the water this weekend to see how it sits in the water and if it will plain out.
 

brian3127

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well the deck it complete. pictures tomorrow
 

INJUN

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She's coming along nicely.
Maybe I won't chainsaw mine afterall.
 

brian3127

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thanks injun.

im going to take it out on the water sunday. see how she floats before i build the bow seats.
 

brian3127

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well just got back from an outing on the boat. took it to a small lake just to see how the boat would handle. the boat planed out nicely road smooth through the water took waves pretty good.it sits higher in the water so its a little more tipsy. but i expected that considering i took out about 700 lbs of rotted wood and soaked foam. im happy with the work i did so far. everything held together. im going to start on the seats this week. then paint the floor then the boat will be complete. thanks for all the help you guys i dont think i could have done this with out your help.
 

fishrdan

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Hey Brian,

How much epoxy and glass did you use on your project?
 

brian3127

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well im not done yet but i think so far i got about 4 gallons of epoxy and about 10 square yards of glass i still have to build the seats and one more coat of glass on the deck.
 

beecraft

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How effective is filling under the floor with foam instead of replacing the rotten stringers
 
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