Terry ABF floor repair/rebuild

[D.spencer]

Re: Terry ABF floor repair/rebuild

more pics-

 

[D.spencer]

Re: Terry ABF floor repair/rebuild

More-

 

[D.spencer]

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Update: I got the top wet sanded again and buffed out and had to quickly change focus of my attention to the trailer in order to get things done. The old coupler was difficult to latch and unlatch - it was somehow skewed/bent/ twisted -*I don't know how* but it took a dang hammer to get it to move. I cut it off and welded on a new one, fixed some other bad welds/cracks and, cut off the old rollers/uprights that were the guide- ons as sandblasting would have ruined them anyway. The sandblaster I sent it out to did a great job for me. They blasted And primed the whole trailer top and bottom including wheels ( which they took off and put back on) for only $200.00 - I was tickled *pink* . I took the trailer back to the shop and painted it black with anchor paint and added the poly converter to it . It will be shiny for a very long time.

 

[D.spencer]

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Fwiw- here are the before pics of the trailer

 

[83vert]

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It looks great, I am learning alot from all these pics. Keep up the great work.

 

[D.spencer]

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Thanks guys- I replaced the trailer bunks and put new carpet on them,put on a new winch,replaced all the wheel bearings/races/seals ( they were all bad or extremely worn out) and got the boat on the trailer so I could take it home to finish it out

 

[ezmobee]

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That is an extrememly nice trailer. Completely overkill for that little fishing boat. I suggest you give it to me for my Starcraft........

 

[vegasphotoman]

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Wow Spence...... just went through your whole thread.....that has to be the strongest bass boat ever....maybye add some big rope lines and a few tires off the bow...convert it over to a Tug Boat!!!!!!!!!!! freaking thing will NEVER rot out again and will be able to take a jump over rocks (kinda James Bond Live and Let Die style)

Wow ...bummer on all your gel coat work....that red did look good....white will be cooler in the summer atleast.....no sparkles????????? Bassboat! .....
mabye next season! lol hey some clear gel and red micro sparkles over the white maybye? that'l get ya a bit o red back

Well ya got all winter now to mess with it....looks like you're getting close to wrapping it back together...AWSOME JOB

hey....whats with that CLEAN spacious garage???????? is that pic you posted just some storage shed? lol


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[evildocrsx]

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That is one solid boat there. I like it all white. I think it looks better than when the top was red.

 

[D.spencer]

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Thanks guys-Sorry it has been a while since I posted. Progress has been very slow as of late. Weather here has been extremely uncooperative-seems to rain a lot/work has interfered but I do need to snap some pics and update here tho'.I will try tomorrow

 

[vegasphotoman]

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Spnce that trailer turned out magnificent, super winch ...I like it!

I just resto-ed my Glastrons trailer....came out nice....
definetely makes the package complete!

Keep up the great work....

ps What is that material you used as stringer braces...kinda looked like carboard but wasnt...was about an inch or 2 thick used as braces etc...what was that stuff? looks real useful....would like to know...

 

[D.spencer]

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ps What is that material you used as stringer braces...kinda looked like carboard but wasnt...was about an inch or 2 thick used as braces etc...what was that stuff? looks real useful....would like to know...

that is tooling board/core board. People call it different things but it is usually used in aircraft construction. What I used is aluminum core(think wavy-thin aluminum on it's edge) glued between wood faced panels. The stuff is super strong and lightweight.It is also super duper expensive but I was lucky enough to have a bunch of it given to me . I didn't throw away much when cutting it, only the smallest of scraps. The way I used it is not the strongest position it was designed for but it works.It is really ment to be used flat. I will take some close up pics and post them.

 

[TitanTea]

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cool

 

[brobob400]

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Spence... Great work on the project. I have been looking for help on replacing the transom on the "76 terry that I just bought. You really came through for many of us. I have an 85 Johnson that is turning out real fine so I am anxious to tackle the transom project. Thanks again for all your hard work.

 

[thrillhouse700]

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Duuuuuuuude......... your gelcoating and trailer look epic.

 

[scrawnyronny]

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Spence, you gone awol on us? How did the Terry finish up?

 

[vegasphotoman]

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10 weeks since last post...so Im figureing you got the boat done and are busy fishing all the time!


Hope all is well Spence! miss ya pal

 

[D.spencer]

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I'm still here.I wished it were done. sadly, it is not. Oklahoma weather snuck in fast on me and got too dang cold too fast. As it turned out it was about the same time we get real busy at work (Dec is our busiest month) I haven't done much to it lately except buy some cool stuff like a new trolling motor(it is awesome!!!) at Christmas so while I haven't been actually doing anything I still have been acquiring things. The other thing that I had come up is I had to get knee surgery recently(one week ago last friday) and I have been dealing with all *that* as well. Even on the days here it was not real cold outside my knee wasn't up to it . Hopefully that is all past now and before long start to make progress again. ( I want to go fishing) Thanks to all here.

 

[vegasphotoman]

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aw man KNEE SURGERY! ouch thats almost as bad as hip surgery! yikes...well..if it makes ya feel any better, once it gets below 60 here in vegas we slow down to a crawl too LOL
Post the parts pcs when ya geta few minutes..... awsome that ya got a cool trolling motor!

 

[D.spencer]

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Hello all- been awhile I will try to post some pics of progress today.