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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    I have ground out both hull sides and transom. It was a pain and had to pressure wash my patio pool screen everything. I started on the bottom but decided against it had and still has a lot of crazing. I started applying epoxy resin on certain spots of the side of the hull.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    I am almost finish with the stringers I just want to add one or two pieces of fiberglass to the knees that attach the stringers to the transom. Here are some pictures.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Ok here we go I started working on my kicker motor a couple weeks ago it's a 1957 Johnson Seahorse 18hp. I just quite haven't got it to run. I changed the points, condenser coils spark plug wires. And It wont run. So i set it aside for now.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Some of these next pictures were of me while I was laminating today. I am currently sore as I was working in my boat for 5 hours nonstop. These pictures are with 2 coats of 17oz total. I am shooting for 4 layers of 17oz before I call the stringers done. I would like to thank my girlfriend for...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here I am preparing the rest of the 1st and second coat dry before wetting it out.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This is right before I tabbed the stringer in and an after shot. I cut the 17oz to fit before wetting it out. I glassed it in certain spots then let it cured. I then wiped the amine blush before I started sanding with 40 grit. To put the rest of the first coat.And second coat.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This is the continuation of my foam stringer right before I covered it with 17 oz fiberglass with epoxy. What I like about the foam was the ability to shape it easily and radius the corners to make easier to laminate.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here is some of the foam I used it came in a 4x8 sheet from home depot with aluminum on one side and plastic on the other. I originally started with wood and just didn't want a lot of wood nor weight of it in my boat and settled with foam.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This is currently where I'm at with my boat. I'm still here I have just been busy with other projects. I am hoping to get back on it soon.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    After I finish the stringers and put a new deck. I will glass 2 layers of 17oz on the sides of the hull. I already started some of it when glossing the transom in here are some shots.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here are some shots of my transom glassed in with 3 layers of 17oz and epoxy. I put a couple of layers of 17oz before I bedded the marine grade plywood in.The majority of the transom is glassed in except the top edge. Enjoy.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This is the transom being bedded to the hull. I built clamps out of 2x4s. I bonded the wood to the transom with milled fibers and epoxy resin. I trawled the putty with a squeegee with 1 inch notches so I can spread it and hopefully create a good bond like used when you tile floors. The holes to...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here is the transom wood, which 2 pieces of 3/4 marine grade plywood epoxied together and epoxy coated. It was trimmed and fitted before hand to make sure it was spaced evenly. It was also sanded and radius put on it to make it easier to laminate over. I put 2 layers of epoxy resin to seal the...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here I am cutting out a rough template for the transom. I will be using 2 pieces of 3/4" marine grade plywood. I will have about a 2 inch gap around the perimeter.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here's another boat like mine that I have seen that is still around I think.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    As I said before the hull was on the thin side so before I started to replace the transom wood I put 4 layers of 17oz on the transom wall. I had already ground it down and wiped with acetone and precut the fiberglass a bit oversized. These pictures are of my first layer but 3 more followed.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Yup and its held to together. This my first boat by the way and first transom rebuild. This is me after more grinding was done to remove the wood skin when that I removed it. The transom wood came out in little pieces. Don't worry I ground every nook and cranny. So I can get the epoxy to have a...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    One more for today. This is my splashwell getting cut out so I can get to the transom. It only had I piece of 3/4 plywood with fiberglass tabs around the inside perimeter. It looked all original but was rotted still holding that 100 hp outboard. I'm surprised it didn't fall right off.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This a picture of my 1957 Johnson Seahorse 18hp I bought for 175 dollars. It came with another lower unit since the orginal was cracked. I bought the carb rebuild kit, new spark plugs, new coils, points and condenser. All those parts I just listed previously were still available and all cost...
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