Putting a (much) bigger engine on a Dateline Bikini. Any thoughts?

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Re: Putting a (much) bigger engine on a Dateline Bikini. Any thoughts?

hi buddy......do you want me to move this thread to the restoration section?
or are you going to start a new thread there?

we can walk you right thru the job.

but is you are going to use epoxy....throw out the time line. the epoxy takes 24 hours for cure.....that means every step you do....you will have to wait a full 24 hours for cure before you can touch the area.

2 weeks is not a lot of time for a full gut restoration.....even with such a small rig. being a pro, at 12 hours a day, i would be hard pressed to do it (my self,,,no other workers) in two weeks. but it is doable.

you do realize that going with epoxy will gain you nothing except extra expense right?
the difference between weight over poly and epoxy will be about 3 lbs for your project, ans because the boat is so small and has many curves and corners in a small space, you will never need the extra stregnth that the epoxy will give.

Thanks for the reply oops! I'm going to start a new thread in the restoration section when I start

Also what you said about the epoxy; I was going to use it as I'd been led to believe it had better adhesion properties when compared to polyester? I don't like the idea of the 24hours curing time either, this will certainly make it impossible to complete in the time I have.
If I go with poly, do you have any advice on any in particular? I'm still quite the n00b when it comes to glass! :redface:


@jasondadams55 thanks, I'll be sure to take it easy!