Yankeyspeed's Winter project.

[Yankeyspeed]

Re: Yankeyspeed's Winter project.

I posted a couple of videos on you tube. Check um out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xtLLEW36WI

 

[Yankeyspeed]

Re: Yankeyspeed's Winter project.

or this one.
CIMG0891 - YouTube

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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I got the boat started, it runs pretty good. I think it needs a tune up but not bad. Here is a video of the boat.

Rinker Project - YouTube

 

[chriscraft254]

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Welcome back stateside man. What branch were you in? Marine Corps here. Let me know when your ready to restore that exterior gelcoat. I can point you in the right direction on that for sure.

Whats your over all plans? You going to gut her and make sure stringers and transom is solid first?

Budd

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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Army here. (weekend warrior) I have been in a little while. I will definitely like to learn how to do gelcoat. This Rinker (Rinker 2), the hull is in better shape . But I would still like to know non the less. Thanks.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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I plan on cleaning it up and keeping it. I dont like cheap (quality) fixes. I am pretty sure the Rinkers of this time had fiberglass stringers. The transom looks pretty good. I am a decent mechanic and hot rodder. So cosmetics and maybe some performance. Yes I know, I have read there is nothing for the 3.0.

 

[Woodonglass]

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YS, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's more than likely your boats stringers are Wood encased in Fiberglass. If your transom is rotten then there is a very high probability that the stringers are bad as well. Very few boat manufacturers had All Glass stringers until the turn of the Century. I know for sure the 1990 models did NOT so the 1987 models probably did not have them either.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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See, thats the odd thing. Its V170, nothing special. I drilled holes in where the stringers are and only found foam. I checked into it here and read something about glass stringers.

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...87-rinker-floor-stringer-question-464223.html

 

[Yankeyspeed]

Re: Yankeyspeed's Winter project.

Still trying to get over my cold. But I did get the new key switch in and got the swim platform removed. I have enough Ipe to start the swim platform.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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Here is the pic of the holes I drilled in the stringers. No wood just foam.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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I took a pic of the swim platform removed.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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Refinishing the wood is turning out better than I thought it would pics to come.

 

[Woodonglass]

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Welp, I've been wrong before sooo... from your pics it appears that your stringers could be engineered foam filled stringers.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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Yeah I didnt think they did that either. Im not complaining though.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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Here is a pic of the Teak trim along the stern of my Rinker. I added a little color

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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I pulled the carpet up today, For some reason I was thinking my boat was not going to have anything really wrong. Nope. The floor is wet in the starboard corner. the front is pretty rough too. I will cut it out and install a new deck .

 

[chriscraft254]

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Sorry to here that, but its kinda a normal thing that if a boat has carpet, it probably has rott. Unfortunately most boat builders just didn't care about anything but sales. But no worries, you can make it better than new. Just be prepared to see the worse when you pull the deck up. You haveing foam stringers, you might get lucky. Good luck

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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OK, I pulled the floor up. It was not a awful as I thought it would be. The foam was wet. from the transom forward for about 5 feet. There is no way for the water to leave once it is on the outside of the stringers. Yes this boat has fiberglass cover foam stringers. There is a 1/2 ply on the top of the stringer but thats it for wood. Even the transom only has wood in the center.

Still need to grind the last of the old fiberglass away then new floor.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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The floor is about ready, I have painted the underside of the new deck. Here is picture of the ski locker cover. I just got done sanding that and couple coats of Watco. I think I will try it again with the other cover and see if I can do better.

 

[Yankeyspeed]

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I had some help today. My boy does excellent work installing the floor. We got the back half done.