Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Hay, How many sheets did you get ???
Yep that transon is shot !!! Keep at her !!

John

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Hay, How many sheets did you get ???
Yep that transon is shot !!! Keep at her !!

John

I ended up getting two sheets of 3/4" and 4 sheets of 1/2"

Here's some pics of the progress I made today:

Cut out side gunwale boxes, front cabin wall and about half the deck. The stringers look like 1 by solid stock. The foam wasn't as wet as I expected, though you can see it is in the back starboard corner.

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Cool steve , how hard was it getting the wall out ??? Did you get the message I left yea ?? they just got your marine tex in today , Infact he was just opening the box when i called !! I will pick it up monday , Ok

looks like your making some dust now !!! are you having fun yet ??? lol John

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

John, wall wasn't too bad. Cut the bottom where it was tabbed with glass. Then drove a paint scraper between the wall and the cap where the adhesive was and it popped out eventually. Cool on the tex, I'll swing by and get it tuesday or wednesday next week. Thanks for getting it for me. Fun? Yeah, actually it is fun. I was a little disappointed not to find more water in the foam. The back 3 feet of that stringer are trashed though.

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Yep once you find some , theres rott in a lot of other spots !! cool on the wall didnt think it was going to be that hard !!! did you take all the foam out yet ??? John

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Hay , whats going on how you doing ??? itchy yet ?? LOL john

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Hay , whats going on how you doing ??? itchy yet ?? LOL john

haha! tired of sanding yet?

 

[oops!]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

ahhh yes......sanding and grinding fiberglass.........oh joy !

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

haha! tired of sanding yet?

HAHAHAHAH that was low !!!!! hahahahahaha

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Ok, made quite a bit of progress this weekend, though i pulled a muscle in my back and that is slowing me down. Back pain Sucks!

Got the rest of the floor out on the port side. The stringer there is in great shape. I'm not sure what to do????? Just replace it since i'm in there already? It's 1" solid board. Not sure what kind. Reddish, like cedar.

Got out the back half of the starboard stringer. cleaned out foam in very back and started cutting out inner transom skin. Truthfully, I was disappointed in that the foam wasn't waterlogged here. Yes, there was some wet foam along the stringer and the bottom of the hull, but it was pretty minor. I was happy to find a solid outboard stringer which will provide nice support for the new floor. You can see that the stringer itself is pretty rotted out. However, I don't think the rot goes much forward of where I cut it.

Dug to the bottom of this forward compartment. Foam is dry. However, bulkhead is rotted and needs replacing. I'd like to possibly get rid of most of the foam and make this a storage compartment in the rebuild.

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

Actually, John. I made a "cave" out of tarps from floor to ceiling around the boat. My 9" Dayton blower exhausts out the window and it's done a great job of moving the dust out.

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

No wonder your freezen out there !!!! lol that thing would suck the snot off a snail !!!! LOL

Your there you might as well replace it !!!! that way you dont have to worrie about it again !!!

Looks good so far keep it up !!! John

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

hey 58, slickcraft sure didnt' spare any money in the staple department did they? Not sure if yours is the same but mine has loads of staples holding stuff together and they are a super pain in the you know what to get out. Mostly I have to cut them with a sawzall. The starboard block where the lifting hook is bolted through won't budge. I'm gonna have to cut that off in little pieces to get it out. Same with my bulkheads. Little blocks they stapled the heck out of that help hold them to the stringers.

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

No wonder your freezen out there !!!! lol that thing would suck the snot off a snail !!!! LOL

Your there you might as well replace it !!!! that way you dont have to worrie about it again !!!

Looks good so far keep it up !!! John

yeah, she really moves some air!!! I'm very pleased with the dust control so far. Every once in a while i have an idea that actually works, lol.

As far as the port stringer, I just don't see the point of removing good dry wood and foam. Maybe I'll just break down and do it, not sure yet.

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

yeah, she really moves some air!!! I'm very pleased with the dust control so far. Every once in a while i have an idea that actually works, lol.

As far as the port stringer, I just don't see the point of removing good dry wood and foam. Maybe I'll just break down and do it, not sure yet.

If you have that much confidence In it then lets leave it !! But I would hate to see you have to do this again in 5 years cause of that !! and ith the teak deck ????? lol You know what i think !!!!! do it all now then you know for sure !!! lol

Hay did you listen to your answering machine , I didnt get to chappins, you going to be up this way tomorrow ?? I can run and get it tomorrow morning when they open !! John

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

hey john, no rush on the tex, if you can get it tomorrow great, if not, no biggie. I can wait a couple days.

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

hey john, no rush on the tex, if you can get it tomorrow great, if not, no biggie. I can wait a couple days.

Ok cool , I will get it thursday after work . think i am out at 3;30 , !!! Is that ok ?? but if you do find your way up here , we can run there also !!! lol its about 15 mins from here !!! John

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

i'll see how my day is going. maybe i'll run up and see you. You won't be fit to take in public though, prolly lookin like a marine tex junkie snowman, haha

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

i'll see how my day is going. maybe i'll run up and see you. You won't be fit to take in public though, prolly lookin like a marine tex junkie snowman, haha

hahaha yea thought about that after I wrote it !!! lol I will be here !!! John

 

[58hydraglide]

Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul

QUOTE=83mulligan;2013495]hey 58, slickcraft sure didnt' spare any money in the staple department did they? Not sure if yours is the same but mine has loads of staples holding stuff together and they are a super pain in the you know what to get out. Mostly I have to cut them with a sawzall. The starboard block where the lifting hook is bolted through won't budge. I'm gonna have to cut that off in little pieces to get it out. Same with my bulkheads. Little blocks they stapled the heck out of that help hold them to the stringers.[/QUOTE]

LOL! Yep, Our boats must have been built on the same shift! That or the floor stapler was paid on piece rate..... per staple! Lookin good pal, keep it up.