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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Not really. Took and cut the transom out of 3\4 sanduste marine grade plywood and glued 2 peices together. Then coated in epoxy. Add a sheet is 24x24 .100 aluminum to the outside and 5200 it. I did add some 1\8 inch aluminum angle to the knee brace since it was cracked. All new rivets and bolts...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Alright y'all I am looking at manual adjustable Jack plates. Anyone have any experience with them? Good bad? I like the idea of being able to adjust the motor. Especially since the boat is gonna sit and ride way different now so I won't have to pull it off and put it back on to get right...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Usually my girlfriend and her kids come out. I am actually using my 2 batteries and 1000 watt generator on the other side to balance it. So with no one in the boat I have move 250 pounds from the rear tojust forward of center. The left side when the tank is full will be about 40ish pounds...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Just scored a 22 gallon gas tank that fits perfectly under the passenger side console. I'm closing them in for storages. The driver's side will hold 2 battery's my 1000 watt genny and battery charger. So from side to side that's within 20 pounds of being balanced. That should help get the weight...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    That's the only thing I was lucky with it has all the trim and it's in decent shape even
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Got some unexpected work done. Got the transom in and mounted. Put the cap in the transom with a thin smearing of 5200 on the top edge where the wood and transom come together. Afterwards thought about it and I really should have used 4200. Got the splash well drains in and flared and man they...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Got the gluv it done this weekend. Power washed the inside then Wiped it all down about 6 times with mineral spirits and 4 times with methanol. No pics it wasn't showing up so looks the same. Next up reinstall the transom and finish drilling the plate I added Got the aluminum tubes to go back...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I was hauling around 26 gallons a 12 and 14 gallon tank most of the summer and when I was crabbing all day sometimes I had to run in for more. So even with that there will be times I still carry around 10 gallons extra. Moving that batteries is a great idea. All my accessories come to a fuse...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Thanks for the heads up. My worry about fuel was justified. I also have a 75hp. And I definitely don't want another point of failure by having to use an electric fuel pump. If I could put the gas tank up front the splash well would have enough room to store what I want to store but that's not...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I thought about it doing that on the front but my biggest worry was the fuel pump pulling fuel that far. Second was there is usually 3 adults or 2 adults a teenager and a toddler so I go back and fourth to making the front a deck. Sounds like it's no much of an issue for it to pull fuel. I have...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I have been looking for an under floor tank but all the ones I have found are atleast an inch to tall ot $500+ I dont have that extra coin for a tank. I can get a 19 gallon fuel cell for about $150. I am doing 2 batteries. One starting one Accessories lights etc both charge from the motor. I...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    So now I am looking for ways to incorporate more storage to keep the boat more organized. I am moving the switches and using smaller ones on the panel where the steering wheel goes on either side. Since I am doing dual bildge pumps I am setting the switches for one at the helm and the other at...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Got a sheet of 1\8 aluminum that I am putting on the outside of the transom where the wood used to be. Buttered it with 5200. Making some use of the old floor to spread the clamping force. Then started checking fitment if the usable parts of the interior to decide if I want to change anything or...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Doesn't look like much progress. But the old glue is out. I got all the holes drilled in the transom and knee brace. Tomorrow I'll pull the transom and rivits the z bar it sits in and the last 8 in the knee brace on the transom. And 8 other rivits above the water line. Next week I'll finish...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I'm trying. I'm hoping for her first splash to be this spring. I figure I have 3-4 months left. Luckily my wonderful girlfriend is out working on it with me every weekend. I'm gonna let her 8 year old daughter and 13 year old son help with final assembly and paint
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I was thinking the same I was gonna 5200 a sheet to the back use self leveling epoxy to flatten it and cover in the vinyl faux teak flooring I'm going to put in.
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Wow I wouldn't have expected that from gluv it. I fortunately due to pressure treated wood I still would have to coat half the floor. But I might only do what needs it after seeing that
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Got half of the inside mostly clean
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    First pick is what the inside walls look like. The second one is the patch I have gotten mostly clean. I want to make sure it's perfect before I coat the entire inside in gluv it. The outside transom above the water line is getting gluv it too
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Got one stringer done and in. Once it's done the carpet on the sides is coming out and I'll clean those up. I got 6 rivits in the knee brace to the transom so I'll add those then next weekend I'll get the floor made then take it out wipe with acetone and gluv it the inside. Then I can put the...
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