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  1. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Grinding is done now I can properly enjoy my weekend and be proud of what I accomplished on my vacation from work :whoo:. still needs an amazing amount of cleaning. But all solid and ready for the next step!
  2. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Well the crack is done from the inside now. I ved out the crack, imagine my suprise when I found my tool laying on my garage floor through the crack! I know it looks dirty but I assure you the repair area was very clean. I may end up doing one more layer of 1708 over it. I do have 2...
  3. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I have about 2/3s of the boat hull grinded I cannot wait to be done lol. I passed the crack in the hull that goes all the way through. my thought was to fix it after stringers are in so the hull has structure and will not flex so the repair is not being stressed. Is that a good idea or...
  4. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I have up to the ski locker grinded. Unfortunately I am not hitting that sweet pink color as in other restos. Looks like the previous owner put a layer of CSM and cloth down on the hull at some point so I am grinding off that first layer of cloth and it is a whitish clear color. It definitely...
  5. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    All the stringers are cut out and just got the front motor mount out (what a nightmare that was) it is dimensional lumber with a 1/2"ply over it. Studs comming up from the bottom so it was done by the previous owner. The wood was only glassed at the end which I though was held in place by...
  6. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    For my next question. I cut out the starboard stringer and cut the bulkheads in half to do one stringer at a time. Due to the horrible state of my port stringer I have to assume if the hull is going to shift it will anyway. I slid new 2x6s over my bunks because they are sagging to stop the hull...
  7. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Well I got the transom glassed in. I ran 1708 across the whole thing going past the hull tabbing. Then put another layer of 1708 on the doubled wood around my keyhole extending a few inches past the double wood. To get to the recommended thickness for merc. it looks like there is more bubbles...
  8. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Here is the pictures of the tabbing.
  9. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I decided that I'm going to work on the boat today. After sanding the fillets I decided they were not up to par so mixed up some more and fixed the bad ones and ran a coat over the rest once that starts to get tacky I am going to lay my tabbing in. I did however discover something I have not...
  10. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Well she is filleted into place not the prettiest but hey I don't want to get rusty on my sanding skills. Hats off to friscoboater if he is still around that pvc for the bilge drain was alot harder than he made it look! I ended up using a threaded rod with washers on each side to hold it in...
  11. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Got everything grinded down scuffed up and acetoned. The white spot in the bottom corner of the keyhole is not a bubble that is where the clamp stuck and had to grind back to good glass. hopefully if time allows I will have my fillets done and tabbed in. But I have company coming over later...
  12. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Well the rain missed us and the transom is in! I probably glued my clamps to the boat lol but that's an easy fix. I am going to leave the clamps on until the morning. Then fillet and tab. Should I move to the stringers after or lay my 1708 first before the stringers?
  13. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Got a coat of resin on the transom and then a layer of 1.5 CSM. Unfortunately I will not be getting the transom in today due to storms for the rest of today and tomorrow. hopefully it will miss us tomorrow though. Coat of resin on wood: Layer of chop: Finished product: Feeling pretty...
  14. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Well this was my first time mixing pb and definitely need to work on my fillets. Also made a mistake hopefully it will kick off. I was originally going to mix 350ml so I had my hardner pre measured for 1% 3.5ml. Then decided to up the mix to 500ml to make sure I had enough but did not add an...
  15. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I have been doing a little more research the serial numbers intermix so I am assuming they are the same drive for the 120-165 motors.
  16. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I am considering dealing with the drain hole on my transom like Frisco boater did, notch the transom above the drain hole and use a small section of pvc pipe then use PB around it. My original transom had a hole through the transom. Is there any reason why I should not do this? Or is there a...
  17. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Update of today's work routers make work alot easier if all goes well the transom will be glassed in this week and I'll be moving on to the stringers
  18. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I haven't done a whole lot of work this weekend. My wife's uncle came over yesterday and we picked up a majority of the ply and some of the other materials i needed. I still have to pick up the fiberglass materials hopefully today or tomorrow. We did get the first layer of the transom cut...
  19. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    Well after alot of grinding and a shower I am left with this. I tried to hit all pink but for some reason I cannot. A few of the darker areas I purposely gouged with the grinder to see if I could get down to pink and it was still a darker color (I will be filling these areas with pb so I have...
  20. GSPLures

    73 Sea Ray restoration

    I got the transom wood out today and ground down most of the lips down until smooth. I do have a few questions that I am hoping someone can clear up for me. The bilge area is about 1/4in thick can I just bevel these edges and when I put the stringers back fillet then glass as normal or does...
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