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  1. Woodonglass

    Rinker V190 floor repair

    Re: Rinker V190 floor repair Here's some drawings that will help you understand how to build Transoms, Stringers, and Decks. www.uscomposites.com is a great online source for materials. I recommend Ext. Grade FIR plywood or Underlayment for your plywood needs. MDO is GREAT for Decks, Saves a...
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    transom repair help

    Re: transom repair help Post some pics of the damage and the holes. Doesn't sound like it's gunna be much of a problem. Heres a drawing of how I recommend building a transom using ext. grade 3/4" plywood and Polyester resin. Coat both pieces with resin and REALLY soak the edges. When dry cut...
  3. Woodonglass

    Question about stringers

    Re: Question about stringers Welcome to iBoats! Are you using Poly or Epoxy? I have attached some drawings of how I recommend doing it using Poly. I use PL Premium Adhesive and use 1/4" dowels to hold the stringer off the hull while it cures. Takes 48 hours. Make sure to grind the hull so...
  4. Woodonglass

    "Paint Your Boat for Under $100 Bucks"

    Ok Here's my recommended formula for Majic Oil Based Acrylic Enamel Paint for Roll n' Roll and for Spraying. This Should yield one THIN coat on a 14-16 foot boat hull. For aluminum boats, Acid wash the boat (lots of guys just use 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water) then use a Self Etching...
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    transom question

    Re: transom question Yep, here's how you can Make your own.... (click the pix to enlarge)
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    Metal Seat Reinforcement for floor....

    Re: Metal Seat Reinforcement for floor.... You can Double the deck thickness either on top by making a beveled pedestal or below deck to allow for reinforcement. Up to you to determine the look you're after. Here's a pic of what a fellow iBoater did for a pedestal... (Click the pic to enlarge)
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    Building the new transom....

    Re: Building the new transom.... Here's a drawing of how I recommend building and installing a transom. You DON"T use PB to Lam the two pieces together but you DO use it to glue the transom to the outer skin of the boat and for filleting. Just mix your resin and then mix in some Cabosil and...
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    fiberglass relic restoration

    Re: fiberglass relic restoration You can make your own flaring tool... (Click the Pic to enlarge)
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    Help removing outboard tub

    Re: Help removing outboard tub Here's a drawing of how I recommend doing stringers. Use 1/4" dowels to hold the Stringers up off the hull while you squirt the PL under them. It takes 48 hours of the PL to cure. Don't attempt to tab the stringers in before the PL cures. Remove the dowels...
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    Savage Avalon

    Re: Savage Avalon Here's some drayings that will help you going forward. Your tabs should extend 4 to 6 inches on the hull.. For your stingers you can make scarf joints or sister them in like the drawing shows. Or you could use simple overlap joints to. (Click the pics to enlarge)
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    1991 Thompson Cutlass 195

    Re: 1991 Thompson Cutlass 195 Welcome to iBoats! 1. The peanut butter, is that ment to be used to hold the stringers in place and then tab after that? I also read somewhere that they used PL or liquid nail first then peanut buttered the 90 degree (boat to stringer) seam, and finally tabbed...
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    Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!!

    Re: Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!! Yep let it dry then remove the tape then TAB the railing to the hull using the 3" x 10" pieces of CSM like this.... When that drys, Then cut the big strips of CSM and Cloth and have them ready. Mix up the resin coat the...
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    1975 riviera 19' i/o OMC 165

    Re: 1975 riviera 19' i/o OMC 165 Let me be the FIRST to Welcome you to the iBoats Dry Dock!!! I would recommend laminating Ext. Grade Fir Plywood to fabricate your stringers using a 4' overlap. I'd use polyester resin and 1.5oz CSM for my materials and finish off with 1708 Biaxial cloth. As...
  14. Woodonglass

    Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!!

    Re: Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!! Nope. Kerf cut face the sides of the boat, Smooth side faces the inside of the boat. (Click the pic to enlarge) Packing tape is the CLEAR Tape you use when Sealing up cardboard boxes for shipping. You want to use it to seal...
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    Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!!

    Re: Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!! Yep, this will let it bend. Make the cuts 1" deep every 1/2" (Click the pic to enlarge)
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    Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!!

    Re: Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!! (Click the pic to enlarge) Based on the above pic, the red line represents a piece of 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 strip of Douglas fir that will be attached to the hull using fiberglass mat and cloth strips. Here's how you do it. First...
  17. Woodonglass

    Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!!

    Re: Building new deck onto my fiberglass jon boat.....NEED HELP!! First off, Welcome to iBoats! Second, Yep EZ is correct, PICS will really help. Third, since she is glass then I'm gunna recommend NOT using mechanical fasteners but rather Glassing in some side rails for support if you're...
  18. Woodonglass

    fiberglass relic restoration

    Re: fiberglass relic restoration Welcome to iBoats!!! Yep we LOVE pics!! Hope you find that cable. These drawings will hopefully help. Not sure I understand this.... "i stripped the transom to bare wood in about ten minutes! had to check for rot. got lucky...rock solid except for a...
  19. Woodonglass

    Stringers rotted....

    Re: Stringers rotted.... When you set your stringers.... Use some 1/4" dowels as spacers to hold the stingers up off the hull. don't worry about irregularities the PL will fill em. Make sure you have a bracing method devised to hold everything vertical. Squirt the PL under the Stringers and use...
  20. Woodonglass

    1989 maxum remodel with updated pics, advice please

    Re: 1989 maxum remodel with updated pics, advice please Here's a drawing of how I recommend you do your deck... Use the PB mixture to fill the gap between the deck and the hull sides. You do not have to attach the deck to the stringers. Tabbing it to the sides will be enough. Some do some...
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