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  1. shaw520

    Building a bow pulpit

    Re: Building a bow pulpit Its mounted, wired and working awesome!,... the color is much 'whiter' than the SR off white,.. but I knew that. Think Ill put some teak strips on top to tone it down it a bit!. Ok,.. now I have to figure out how to do a rope to chain splice so it will feed into the...
  2. shaw520

    Building a bow pulpit

    Re: Building a bow pulpit Gypsy permanently attached... (I hope), deck bolt holes & windlass bolt holes are sleeved for a morning install.!
  3. shaw520

    Building a bow pulpit

    Re: Building a bow pulpit Third coat using WOG's recipe,... layed out real nice,...I may have used a tad too much acetone cause it layed out a bit thin, and I coulda def spent more time sanding and fairing,...key word being 'time',..... I need to be 'IN' by Sunday!
  4. shaw520

    Building a bow pulpit

    Re: Building a bow pulpit Ok,.. time is running short and I need the boat 'IN' by this weekend, (got plans on the water).. so at this point it's 2 coats of primer and one coat of oil base,... two more coats tomorrow,.. mount it on Saturday,....launch on Sunday......., oh boy ,... fingers crossed.
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    Building a bow pulpit

    Re: Building a bow pulpit Had some time to work on her tonight, 1 layer of csm and two layers cloth. Can any provide tips on getting the final coat of poly very level,... I will be gel coating so the more level the surface the less sanding/fairing. I will level the piece w/ a 4' level before...
  6. shaw520

    Building a bow pulpit

    Re: Building a bow pulpit A bit more shaping and dry fitting the roller.
  7. shaw520

    Building a bow pulpit

    I purchased a Lewmar Pro-Sport 550 Windlass and now I want to try and build a bow pulpit. Ive never built one before so all suggestions are welcome. Measuring and planning took some time, but I have everything on paper, templates are cut out, and lamination of the plywood has begun. Over all...
  8. shaw520

    87' Cobolt 23

    Just bought this gem... 454 magnum w/only 129 ORIGINAL HRS... fiberglass everything!!!...(that's a Cobolt thing), stored inside a heated shop....its just amazing to see the workmanship in this boat!.....omg. Price you ask?,....well lets just say,... ridiculously cheap!!
  9. shaw520

    1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build.

    Re: 1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build. Nice job Lwarden, your persistence will pay off,...keep up the good work! ...not sure if you poured your foam yet,... but in my case the foam didnt expand as much as they claimed and the stuff gets costly. In large areas I opted to use the...
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    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Seat is bolted back in, foot rest is glassed in place,..carpet is completed. ....just need to finish the teak around the pedestal base, then wait another 4 weeks for my bucket seat to come from Veada.!!!
  11. shaw520

    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore A Helmsman's footrest,... made of cedar with 3 coats of epoxy-resin and some 1708 on the underside for strength,... it too will get glassed to the deck.
  12. shaw520

    Not curing

    There's an area on my starboard deck that the poly resin is not curing,.. other than the cool nights weve had (40 degrees) ,.. what are some possible reasons for this non-cure, tacky situation... and will it eventually cure given enough time ??? Thank you Shaw
  13. shaw520

    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Finally getting some carpet in,... where the deck carpet meets the pedestal carpet there will be a band of teak,
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    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Port side seat base is glassed in place. Once all the glass is cured it'll be time to install the new carpet. BTW, the blueish hue in all these pics is due to the blue tarp I have covering my project.
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    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Deck/pedestal is glassed in place.
  16. shaw520

    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Foam filling starboard side
  17. shaw520

    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Progress is a good thing....
  18. shaw520

    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Meanwhile,... on a rainy day in the garage,.. the starboard deck gets a pedestal base glassed on.
  19. shaw520

    88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore

    Re: 88' SeaRay 230 Weekender Deck & Stringer restore Port side is decked foamed and tabbed in, center stowage area is painted and finished,(just need to drill in the bleed down fitting). Starboard side has much yet to come,.. (installing a pedestal). Note; the 2 part pour in foam didnt...
  20. shaw520

    Classic boat pic gallery (20yr and older)

    Re: Classic boat pic gallery (20yr and older) 1980 Thompson Sportsmen Pilot House I owned this boat for over 20 yrs.
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