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  1. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Just finished up tabbing the deck! As soon as that hardens and it hopefully cools off a bit I am going to drill my 2" pour holes along the stringers. Some of the cavities that I have to fill are smaller is there a calculation of how much to mix for the sq footage of the cavity? I would like...
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    It will raise the seats the thickness of the sacrificial wood. You can lay the piece and set the seats on top to see how much it will affect the look/comfort. Normally you cut the wood larger than the base and cut the edge at a 45 so there will be a smooth transition. Once it is glassed in...
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    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Had a great day yesterday on the boat with the family. My 4 year old caught his first small mouth with just a little help. My wife and older son caught a few and of course I did great ;) (over 20 fish in 3 trips just had to brag sorry) I got a lot of the deck tabbing done I have to get the...
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    What I am doing for my seats. After I have the deck glassed in I am going to cut a 12x12 piece for the lags to go into that wont penetrate the deck. completely encapsulate that and PB that to the deck then glass over so that piece will rot and be completely separate from the deck. That way I...
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    Fiberglass boat decks need to be fiberglassed in they are a structural member of the hull. The method being used is for and should only be used on aluminum boats.
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    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Its been a while since I updated. I am behind where I would like to be. Unfortunately my mom passed so I didn't get a whole lot of work done. I finished getting the deck screwed and glued (well PBed) today. Other than that I went fishing on my other boat a couple of times and crushed some...
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    Tearing down transom assembly

    Good job. I need to do mine but I'm a little gun shy. Im a mechanic just not on boats, so I am always a little weary tearing into stuff for the first time.
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    Plywood floor replacement...Questions

    I would reconsider not using glass on the deck. The deck is part of the structural integrity of a fiberglass boat. Not using it might last 5 years or 5 trips anyone's guess.
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    1998 Bayliner Capri floor.

    Its not to hard I just used a jigsaw. Doesnt have to be perfect since you have to fillet the corners anyway. Just have to make sure you fill any gaps so it is solid. What I did to measure it was flipped the bulkhead upside down and sat it on the stringers where it needed to be and marked...
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    Floor and Transom Rebuild

    I know people have used PL to bond the transom to the hull, that was also my original plan. I researched it and could not find anybody who updated how it held up over time. So I ended up using peanut butter to glue mine in because that was the way most go and everyone else recommended doing it...
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    1998 Bayliner Capri floor.

    The way I did mine was I made the stringers one solid piece and then made the bulkheads one solid piece. I cut a 1" notch in the stringers where the bulkhead sits then cut slots in the bulkhead where the stringers sit so you could slide it over the stringers and they sat flush. Almost like a 3d...
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    Tearing down transom assembly

    Looks good!
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    Stringer to Transom Joint Question

    Not sure about drops but a cc is a ml. 1 qt is approximately 1000ml. I normally do 10 cc per quart if mixing at 1%, 5 for half a quart etc. I have not had an issue with it kicking ( us composites and a local supply) except for when the temp got too low and I accidentally stepped on the tabbing...
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    Stringer to Transom Joint Question

    Go to a pharmacy and ask for a couple medicine syringes. They have cc measurements on them making it easy to mix whatever percentage that you want
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    If you really want to go with 1/2 you can always add more structure. From a cost savings point it might not be worth it, and from a weight saving point that would depend with how much more structure is needed and with the extra glass weight included. I had to run out and buy another sheet of...
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Most replace what was there. If it was 3/4 stick with that. It would suck to finish glassing in to find out it wont hold up. If it was 1/2 then replacing with that would be fine.
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    Stringer to Transom Joint Question

    What I did was used a couple tile spacers hot glued to keep in place to keep the stringer up. Set the stringers in place and PBed the front and rear to lock them down. Knocked the spacers out then piped the PB under. I mixed small amounts (half quart) at a time. Then once towards the end it...
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    Stringer to Transom Joint Question

    I used ziplocs also, they worked good but make sure they are fully zipped! I grabbed the bag in a rush and dropped a quart of PB on the hull. Made a huge mess and I was covered in it by time the ordeal was done.
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    Floor and Transom Rebuild

    Resin and cloth works, I used PL premium to bond the 2 pieces together then when it was dried I used PB to bond the wood to the hull
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    fiberglassing in new floor

    I would check the stringers at a minimum of every 12" for the entire length to be sure. If its wet it will rot. If you can get it in that way I don't see why it would not work. It may be more trouble than its worth though with limited room to work. If you can slip it in you can PB the slots...
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