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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    I don't have many pictures of me laminating. I never worked with epoxy resin but I worked with polyester resin for many years. So I laid half the boat up with 17 oz and that bucket is there to clean the amine blush left behind after it cured. I have now have 3 layers of 17oz on the whole hull...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here is the hull bottom all ground down getting ready to fiberglass. You will also see little wooden blocks which were attached to 2x4s underneath. That was so the hull surface would remain flat. If left no true it can cause your boat to porpoise. Another thing in one spot I went all the way...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    As you can see the motor is off. My brothers came over to help, which I needed. Here are those shots.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Here some another shot of the stringer as I was removing it. Also the grinder that died. And where I had left on the underside of the stringer to grind.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    I grounded it down and started reinforcing it from the bottom side by adding 2 layers of 3 oz fiberglass with polyester resin. I ground it down to glass before adding more fiberglass. I personally don't believe in laminating over gelcoat but that's just me.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    During the grinding process I had the only hatch and started to restore it.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    I spent countless hours grinding removing old fiberglass tabs and grounding the hull bottom and sides to prep for the layers of 17oz I was going to put on the bottom strengthen it. If I didn't put 3 layers on the bottom I would have been further than what I am. Here is a shot of me on the verge...
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This next photo is a glob of fiberglass. The previous owner told me in order to save money on fiberglass I could use fiberglass porch screen but I know a lot better than that. Also is a look at what I believe is 24 oz fiberglass boat cloth
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This is a better shot of the outboard
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    This is my engine stand I built during the grinding process.
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    1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900

    Greetings this will be my first post and thread. I acquired a 1962 Seabreeze Contessa 1900. Its 17 ft long and came with a 1967 Evinrude Starflite 100-s. This happened February 10, 2017 for $300 dollars with a homemade trailer. I had been looking at the boat for about a year before I bought just...
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