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  1. gm280

    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Todays update. With the rain and colder weather showing back up, I resorted to make the two main stringers. I have them ready now and I have to say for two really little stringers, they made me work on them for a long while. Being how they don't make exterior plywood in sizes larger then 4' X...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    A little more update, actually a lot of work done today. I finally finished covering the entire hull with CSM and poly. Well all but a few inches at the very top around the rub rail rivets if it is visible in the pictures. Once this latest batch of poly and CSM cure, I plan on drilling out all...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Ha that IS a great idea. And I can see how that will work too. Thanks WOG. I have done some more glassing this morning and after lunch I'll be doing even more. Here are a few pictures. I circled one shot to show what I think is a bubble. Is that going to be a problem because I did see some of...
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    Wasp and Hornet repellent?

    I know some bees like yellow jackets will come to the smell of meat. And if you can find what other species are attracted too, you can make some very simple traps that attract them, catch them and kills them. A simple two or three liter bottle cut and the top flipped over and reinserted into the...
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    Wasp and Hornet repellent?

    Are you sure they are hornets and wasps? Reason I ask is because I live in the south east and dirt-dobbers will make their nests in almost anything and they kind of look like a wasp. I even have them make their dirt (mud) nest on the garage walls... If there is any little opening, you can bank...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Here is another update to this boat project. Coming along nicely and I am getting a many lesson learned experience(s). Yes I installed the transom a bit high and that made for a wider gap around the transom. However I mixed up a lot of PB today (a lot) and added a little more 1/4" chopped...
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    Installing seat option ?

    Okay I guess I need to make this a little easier for everybody to understand. Here is a picture of a Lock"N Pin seat hardware sold here on iboats. And here is the standard stainless steel swivel seat hardware also sold on here on iboats... Both fit most seat. I was wondering on a tri-hull...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay I get to post a little more progress again....YEA! I attached the transom today. After mixing up about a half a gallon, actually 1400ml of resin (~48 ozs, not quite a half gallon) before the Cabisol and 1/4" chop strands mixed in, I took a notched troul and applied the PB to the transom...
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    Installing seat option ?

    I actually searched for this topic and it returned with "No Matches". However, I'm very sure I am not the first person to ask this question, so here goes. As some of you know, I am rebuilding an old '76 Tom Boy tri-hull fiberglass fishing boat. And being a tri-hull, there are known for a rough...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Actually the area I'm talking about didn't have any wood or anything else in that valley area. The two stringers were positioned on the two side ridges of the two outer ridges in the red lined areas. And there was a little wood at the side of the hull that the floor was attacked too, and that's...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay a little more to post and a few questions for the experts as well. I did my first hull layup today and while the poly doesn't soak into the hull like it surely does with wood, it still take a substantial amount. Actually more then I first mixed up, so a little panic set in with me mixing...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Alright, I just finished covering the second side of the transom after grinding off all the bubbles that formed on the edge and end of the transom. And I have to say that the second CSM worked perfectly. I actually think I can do this now. I coated the second side with poly, let it soak in...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    The first thing I will say is, I have a whole different appreciation for those of you that have gone before me with their transom repairs and fiber-glassing efforts. Today. actually this after noon, I did my first CSM layup with my transom. I mixed up 300mls and covered one side and the ends...
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    Random

    He did exactly like she asked...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay I manage to cut the transom wood and make the two copies and glued them together. It is dry/cured and there is no way they are ever coming back apart ever again. I used TiteBond III and a few clamps....okay a lot of clamps... I understand that you shouldn't cut to the absolute exact size...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay while the weather is starting to warm up (finally) I figured I better get a few things built in preparation. So here are the pictures of my version of a heavy five gallon bucket pouring device for the 435 polyester resin I will be using (hopefully tomorrow too): I started off with two...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay since the weather is not cooperating, :rain: :cold: I decided to make my transom clamps in preparation for warmer weather....one day! :violin: I used WOG's design...some what. I had to change them a little because I also make other woodworking projects and therefore they can be reused...
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    Diagnosing a Bad Stator

    Mike, I realize I don't have the best explanations of how to do things or test things, but I have found a pictorial diagram about how to do a stator test that fits very well with your situation. I hope this helps in understanding how to check for a good or verify a bad stator. While it is a...
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    On Demand Water Heater ?

    I presently have a 50 gallon electric water heater system. And for the most part there is nothing wrong with it. But we have been wondering about on demand water heater systems. Has anybody used an Electric On Demand water heater system? And if so how do you like it? I am not looking to save any...
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    Random

    Finally an answer to that age old question... And now we know....
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