The inevitable 1973 15 Reinell tri-hull restoration!

[Yacht Dr.]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

Personally I would take a razor knife..cut the dry glass and try to peel it off.

If you cant peel it then I suggest grinding/sanding and spot layup before your next CSM lam.

Your next CSM lam should go fairly easy now that the ply is encapsulated.

Looking good so far.

YD.

 

[Woodonglass]

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That's ^^^^ why he is the DOCTOR! Cut it out, Peel it off and lay down some more DONE!!!

 

[dOb]

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Great. Thanks. I don't think it will peel off. I'll take a grinder to the sections that didn't take as well, and patch those areas before the second layer. Now I have a use for some of the scrap mat I have piling up in my garage.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

Now I have a use for some of the scrap mat I have piling up in my garage.

Koodoes to you dOb ... now thats how true Glassers approach things ..

Cheers YD.

 

[dOb]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

I?ve been stealing time here and there to work on the boat. I just haven?t had time to get the pictures together to post.

I ground out the spots of white glass on the deck and patched with csm. While I was at it, I went ahead and smoothed out the seams from the original lay up, and any other bumps or ridges I could see. It worked out fine.

I also started on my long list of smaller items that needed attention. Nothing to exciting, but progress is progress. I cut the seat boxes down from 10? to 7?. It?s closer to the original seat height, and seems to fit the boat better. The seats also had rot on the bottom that needed replacing anyway.

I made new supports for the console (dashboard?). I was able to use a couple of the original pieces for templates. The cool thing about rebuilding them is that I was also able to make a better fit. The dark brown are the originals. They have a veneer and the wood underneath just crumbles if you look at it too hard. The new pieces will be sealed and painted.

And last night I got the final layer of CSM on the deck. With the warm temps and the surfacing wax, it was dry to the touch in a couple of hours. I need to go back tonight and sand down a few bumps. But for the most part the deck is done.

At this point, with the transom, patches, stringers, hull supports, deck, and a lot of PB, I?ve used about 16 gallons of resin. It?s starting to look like a boat again.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

You've done some GREAT work!!!

 

[Yacht Dr.]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

^^ Yup .. Way to do things right ( dont it feel good ) !

Thing is .. I can almost read your mind right about now.

" PFFt .. a few mins. of grinding..one more mix and some brushing of some spot mat..a few more mins of reprep .. then full lam and looking at it saying to yourself " Gee that wasnt hard at all and now NO questions asked about my lam ""

Things go away in your Stomach at that point .. Yes .. .

Glass is too easy when you understand it and not afraid of it.

YD.

 

[tallcanadian]

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Nice job on the deck for sure. It is looking real nice.

 

[dOb]

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Thanks Wood, I appreciate that!

YD, you are right about that feeling. I am breathing a lot easier now that the deck is sealed. There are a couple of rough corners here and there, and some spots I want to smooth out, but I think I can check the deck off of the ?To Do? list.

I want to thank you guys for all of the help and support. Getting the deck covered was definitely a milestone, but there?s plenty more to do. And I still have a lot of questions!

Thanks again,
dOb

 

[dOb]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

Thanks TC! I saw that you picked up a new project. Looking forward to watching that one!

 

[dOb]

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I started fitting the console supports. I also measured and marked the placement of the seats. I made a line down the center of the deck (something I learned here on the forum). It?s easier to measure out from the center than to measure in from the sides.

When the supports are screwed in to the cap, there will be a ?? gap along the outer edges so there won?t be any stress on the hull. The only point of direct contact will be on the deck.

For the braces, I?m considering using PL premium to adhere to the deck, and then screw in to the plywood supports. After I clean up the braces, I thought I could rough up the bottom so it would have some teeth to grab the PL. Has anyone ever used PL for this type of application?

 

[Woodonglass]

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For the braces, I?m considering using PL premium to adhere to the deck, and then screw in to the plywood supports. After I clean up the braces, I thought I could rough up the bottom so it would have some teeth to grab the PL. Has anyone ever used PL for this type of application?

Are You saying ONLY use PL to adhere the support to the deck and NOT put screws into the Deck??

 

[dOb]

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Yes. I really don't want to put screws in the deck, especially where water is likely to get trapped. What do you think? This stuff is wicked strong, but I also know that boats take a lot of force in the water.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Re: The inevitable 1973 15? Reinell tri-hull restoration!

I seriously doubt it would work. To much FLEX in that portion of the hull. You will be OK putting screws in IF you predrill and then coat the holes and the screws with 5 minute epoxy.

 

[dOb]

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Oh well. You're probably right, but I just stuck them down with PL.
How about this. It's a 3/4" deck. What about 1/2" screws with 3M 5200 in the holes and on the threads? I'll be gone for a few days, I can drill when I get back and the PL is set, and then use the 5200. Would that work? Or should I just get rid of the PL while it's still pliable?

 

[Cadwelder]

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Oh well. You're probably right, but I just stuck them down with PL.
How about this. It's a 3/4" deck. What about 1/2" screws with 3M 5200 in the holes and on the threads? I'll be gone for a few days, I can drill when I get back and the PL is set, and then use the 5200. Would that work? Or should I just get rid of the PL while it's still pliable?

Since the PL is down just leave it...then the screws sealed with 5200 is fine.

 

[dOb]

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Good deal. Thanks for the help.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Yep,that'll work!!

 

[parrisw]

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Cant you just glass the supports to the deck? I hate screwing anything threw the deck.

 

[dOb]

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Cant you just glass the supports to the deck? I hate screwing anything threw the deck.

I thought about that. I'm with you on not wanting to screw through the deck, but I think it may be best in this case. There's a good chance that down the road the supports will be redesigned to allow for storage under the bow seating. When that happens, I'll probably glass it to the deck. I'm not crazy about screwing into the deck, but if I seal them well, it should be fine. There are a couple of other things that will need to be screwed in, so I may as well get used to the idea.