Making progress, got some stringers glassed in and a recessed battery box tray framed up. I recessed to keep my casting deck a little lower. Also drilled hole for new livewell pump and laying out my bilge area. Next to frame out the livewell and add more stringers before the flooring goes in...
GPS Lures, Thank you, your comment has had a burning itch in my head until now. With a sigh of relief, I drilled a 1" hole in the transom for the new livewell pump that just showed up today. The core sample looks good, dry, and no sign of delamination. I feel better.Thanks for putting it in my...
Thanks, I priced the Coosa, and I'll be doing plywood. I already have some 3/4"x 2'x8' sheets laying around, so I'll be doing stringers with that. Probably do 3/8" floor and 1/2" casting decks.
I took the aluminum cap off the top of the transom and wood is two layers of 3/4" ply. It is solid and not delaminated. I did do some knock testing and sounds solid. But, after your question, I'm questioning it myself. And it looks solid where I removed the motor bolts. As I am already doing so...
I have a few more spots to remove the delaminated cloth, the cross bracing was pretty sad as I used a hatchet to remove most of it, just to avoid alot of dust. I have been you tubing alot and haven't seen anyone put in the crap I took out.😆. I'll be replacing the stringers with the same layout...
Pushing on through the three day weekend. I've got all the wood out, transom is solid. Most of the excess fiberglass removed. And the exterior tan paint removed to reveal the baby blue original color. I have to patch the old livewell holes in the bottom and may do another gelcoat with the...
Absolutely, complete resign and layout of the stringers. All wood will be fully glassed and pour foam under the floor. Still working on the casting deck and hatch work layout. Thanks for the input.👍
Well, looks like I'm going to USComp for the polyester resin system. Before I purchased the boat, I inquired about the hull. I was told it didn't leak because it was full of water when he got it a month ago. I stripped the boat, found some soft flooring so I started poking around. I ended up...
Well, it looks like it wet under the floor in the air chambers. I'm going to remove the flooring, repair the rot, add pour foam and replace the flooring. Question is, do I use the polyester resin or epoxy? What's the difference? Tia.
Yeah, I looked into it some and the 40 and 50 Honda are the same at 215, the lightest in that class. The old 40 Johnson was about 160, so not a huge difference I think, about the weight of a battery. I'll run with the 15hp the I have for now, plenty of time for more research. Thanks for the...
I just got a deal, I hope, $600, on a 65' StarCraft Explorer and trailer with the exterior hull in good shape and the interior in fair shape. I've read some posts on here before starting my own and one concern is the floor. I understand this boat has the air chamber floatation and after some...
