Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

How about some pics to show us where you're at on the project, and of the 2 small slices you speak of... I don't quite understand.

What are you going to be doing with the resin, laying glass or sealing?

Jig couldn't find pic in the photobucket but if you go to the first page on this thread you will see the cut,2 cuts 1 starboard 1 on portyou will also see the tool I did it with Thanks Jim

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Ok, I understand now... you gashed the hull.

You'll use the same materials to fix the gashes as you will to glass in your stringers, transom, and deck and you can use scrap cloth and mat.

Do you have your transom and stringers glassed in yet? Where exactly are you at on this project, you mentioned working on the deck? If you're going to be working on decking you should already have resin, CSM mat, and 1708 Biax cloth.

Posting pics of your project as you precede to keep us updated will help us help you better.

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Ok, I understand now... you gashed the hull.

You'll use the same materials to fix the gashes as you will to glass in your stringers, transom, and deck and you can use scrap cloth and mat.

Do you have your transom and stringers glassed in yet? Where exactly are you at on this project, you mentioned working on the deck? If you're going to be working on decking you should already have resin, CSM mat, and 1708 Biax cloth.

Posting pics of your project as you precede to keep us updated will help us help you better.

Transom is cut and bonded together deck is cut to fit (pics on pages 1,2,and 3) I don't know much about glassing ,thanks for the info guess I will find that stuff.Thanks Jim

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

I am using 1.5 oz mat on the deck and transom. Also layered with woven roven as well. I'm also using polyester resin as well. Keep reading the other builders threads for their ideas. I've learned a lot over the years from these guys. Are you replacing the stringers as well? Are they plywood or lumber?

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Transom is cut and bonded together deck is cut to fit (pics on pages 1,2,and 3) I don't know much about glassing ,thanks for the info guess I will find that stuff.Thanks Jim

You need to start reading and studying before you go any further, start here:

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...lly-started-w-pics-384982-25.html#post3586813

... and read and watch the vids here:

http://forums.iboats.com/completed-...gnature-deck-stringer-restoration-510077.html

Buy your materials here:

Fiberglass , Epoxy , Composites, Carbon Fiber - U.S. Composites, Inc.

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

I am using 1.5 oz mat on the deck and transom. Also layered with woven roven as well. I'm also using polyester resin as well. Keep reading the other builders threads for their ideas. I've learned a lot over the years from these guys. Are you replacing the stringers as well? Are they plywood or lumber?

I replaced a couple of stringers,but 95 percent was good the glass did the job not letting the wood rot as you can see I am ready to do some resin I guess? Weather is going to be great so I thought I would fix my slices and work on transom and deck. I used the arauco plywood so I wanted to know which resin to get I think the poly Thanks Jim

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

You need to start reading and studying before you go any further, start here:

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...lly-started-w-pics-384982-25.html#post3586813

... and read and watch the vids here:

http://forums.iboats.com/completed-...gnature-deck-stringer-restoration-510077.html

Buy your materials here:

Fiberglass , Epoxy , Composites, Carbon Fiber - U.S. Composites, Inc.

Thanks for the vid

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Well,my smartphone and the weatherman missed it but thanks to jng and tc I am well educated in the fiberglass world so I will have to wait a couple of days for better weather,I will post pics when I can continue.Thanks for the help Jim

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Well I got to do the resin today and fixed the slices that I put in the hull.
Here is the deck

front part of the bow

and the transom

and this is the slices that I fixed

The first quart I mixed up went well clumped up at the end so I so I used less hardener on the 2nd batch but with cooling temp it was slow to dry hope that doesn't mess me up

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

I learned that slow to dry is okay. And it is. It will be as hard as a rock. Just follow woodonglass and it will be okay. Wood looks great. Your in better shape than I am.

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

I learned that slow to dry is okay. And it is. It will be as hard as a rock. Just follow woodonglass and it will be okay. Wood looks great. Your in better shape than I am.

Thanks tc,had a good time today with the resin and the glass repair it said I would have 10 to 15 minutes and they were not kidding got almost all of it done and then it gelled up on me had to take the grinder to get the nasty's out of it then I redid it.next week install the transom I know I will need some advice on the painting part when I am ready.

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

I learned something today as most of you know I did fiber glassed the deck,transom,etc well I am a house painter and I needed to clean out some gutters well took the gloves(old paint gloves) that I used to fiberglass and it was like an insulated glove no wetness seeping thru at all.Just thought you all would like to know.

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Well glassed the transom in today and next week I guess it will be the foam and the deck (well I can dream) here is a couple of picks

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Ok ,non boat related why is photo bucket saying pictures are removed? don't know what I am doing wrong.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

In post #69, the pix that were there, did you relocate them into a new folder @PB or rename them?

Just like a windows computer:
If you look for:
C://EagleJim/TransomDetail#1

you may not find:
C://EagleJim/BoatRehab/TransomDetail#1.....

And PB posts that photo removed graphic....

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

In post #69, the pix that were there, did you relocate them into a new folder @PB or rename them?

Just like a windows computer:
If you look for:
C://EagleJim/TransomDetail#1

you may not find:
C://EagleJim/BoatRehab/TransomDetail#1.....

And PB posts that photo removed graphic....

The only thing I did was open a photo bucket account,I work on a lot of things but computers is not my gift I just notice today that a lot of the older pics were gone but I did not move anything that I know about I will have my daughter look at what you wrote maybe she can figure it out thanks for the help Jim

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Other then maybe randomizing the file names, I can't think of any settings you may have selected after 1st opening your PB acct, did you opt IN for the new & improved PB (many, me included, think it is none of these) or keep the original? If you choose the original, and then kept the automatic change over to the new, something may have been lost in between...

EDIT: whatever the problem, it's been resolved, the pix are back..........

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

Other then maybe randomizing the file names, I can't think of any settings you may have selected after 1st opening your PB acct, did you opt IN for the new & improved PB (many, me included, think it is none of these) or keep the original? If you choose the original, and then kept the automatic change over to the new, something may have been lost in between...

EDIT: whatever the problem, it's been resolved, the pix are back..........

I went and put them back,I will see if I am on the new or old

 

[electric603]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

and this is the slices that I fixed

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Eaglejim, are you sure you made those slices? My boat has holes in the exact same two spots. On the port side there was a factory void in the fiberglass so there was only gelcoat in that spot and it broke through at some point. The starboard side has been repaired at some point with fiberglass for a hole or cut there.

 

[eaglejim]

Re: Sportcraft tri-hull rebuild

and this is the slices that I fixed

/QUOTE]

Eaglejim, are you sure you made those slices? My boat has holes in the exact same two spots. On the port side there was a factory void in the fiberglass so there was only gelcoat in that spot and it broke through at some point. The starboard side has been repaired at some point with fiberglass for a hole or cut there.

Oh yeah it was all me and that little tool apparently not to thick where the hulls meet in the middle