Well guys I have officially finished the grinding and moved the boat back into the garage to begin the rebuilding process. Here are some before and after pics. Did I do a good enough job to earn my grinding badge?
Day 22
Thanks guys! Grinding has been a PITA but the end is in sight. There rain let up yesterday just enough that I got another 3 hours in and almost finished the grinding. There is a cold front coming in this week behind the rain so the weather should be great just after I finish, just my luck. I've...
I have a little update, nothing big. I am about 75% done with the grinding and I only have the bow area to go. I was hoping to finish up the grinding today and get the boat back in the garage by the weekend but it's doing something it never does in south Texas, raining. I'm not complaining...
So I started grinding yesterday and after 2 days and about 8 hours I almost have the stern area done. I heard that the stern area was the worst part to grind so I decided to start there. I have to admit that it was a lot harder then I thought it would be. I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong or...
I'm ready to start grinding so I decided to pull the boat out of the garage to do the dirty work outside. I'm really glad that I decided to do the grinding outside because the garage was already covered with white glass dust and that was just from cutting the big stuff out. I spent the day...
I went and got some stuff to start the grinding and I wanted to make sure I got the correct things before I open them and get to work. Will these discs and backing pad do the trick?
I have one more question.
I noticed that there appears to be thick layer of glass that runs all the way up the hull and is riveted on. It looks like the rivets run all the way around and are from the rub rail. I really cant tell if it's a thick layer of glass molded to the hull for support or...
Day 9:
I cut out the transom and that should complete almost all of the wood removal. The transom was rotted all the way except for the last 2 inches at the top. The glass skin on the very top was already separating so I knew that the whole thing had to come out.
I noticed a few...
Thanks for all the suggestions and advice guys.
I'm ordering a 3M full face mask off Ebay this weekend. I found a few different ones with filters for around $125 and that's money well spent to save my lungs and eyes. Is the Medium size mask the one most people get? They show M and L.
Nurseman...
I managed to get back in the boat this morning and I pulled the gas tank and cut out the other "foam box" in the stern. I am officially at the 1 week mark and so far I think my progress is coming along nicely. After I get the stringers and transom pulled it will be all grinding time. My goal is...
Well guys after a fun weekend with some Land Rover buddies off-road, I was finally able to get back to the boat today. I almost talked myself out of working on it today, but I'm really trying to put at least 1 hour of work in each day to keep chipping away at this project. It's so easy to say...
Day 2:
I started the morning early around 9am and started tearing out the bow storage compartments. Like I thought they were a PITA to get out. The wood up there was still pretty solid but the rest of the boat was not to bad. The motor mounts were mush and it's amazing that the engine hadn't...
Hello All,
I am new to the forum and new to the boat world so please take it easy on me if I don't know all the basic boating terms, I'm still learning. My boating experience may be near zero, but I am no stranger to turning a wrench and DIY auto repairs/rebuilds which is why I feel comfortable...
