Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Fiberglass Work Update:
OK, I finally got the boat dried out and have made some progress on the fiberglass work:
I installed some "internal tabbing" to give greater attachment of the engine...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
I went to pick up the new fuel tank today . . . here are a few pictures below.
The guy put in 4 baffles, which is one more than the original tank . . . and it is 4" shorter as I had specified...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Weekend update: May 6th . . .
It rained during the week and although I have the boat covered, water tends to seep through. Talk about "one step forward, two steps back" . . . Sooo, I decided to...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Weekend Update - April 29th 2012 - More Preparation work:
I continued to prep the boat for fiberglass work, which will probably start next weekend. Here are a few pics.
I removed the fuel line...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Some other prep work and the Fiberglass/Resin material arrived yesterday . . .
Since I will be adding drainage underneath the fuel tank and leading into the bilge, I decided to put and extra...
I haven't bought interior house paint in a while, but we decided to re-paint the dining room.
So, the Admiral stops by the paint store to get the paint . . . 3 gallons of Ben Moore . . . 2 flat for the walls and one semi-gloss for the trim . . .
$152.00 :eek: :eek: :eek:. . . that's like...
I got an email from Sea Tow yesterday that had some info about their iPhone 'App'.
So, I downloaded it . . . looks OK. It has tides with graphs, weather, and contacting Sea Tow for assistance. Not too bad. :cool:
Anyone else have it/used it?
I have been going to Home Depot recently to get assorted 'stuff' for the house and even the boat . . . Today I went to both Home Depot and West Marine. With both stores I noticed a dramatic increase in the number of sales staff that come up to you and ask if you need any help, etc. As soon as...
I took a break from my boat repair project to finish another small project that I had started a few weeks ago . . . re-finishing the outdrive.
I re-finished the outdrive when I first got the boat, so it has been about 7 years and there was a fair amount of anti-fouling paint build up, etc. So...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
It's Friday the 13th !!!, so why not do some work on the boat?!?!? . . . :confused: . . .
Since I am letting the exposed wood in the structure dry out, I decided to work on the gas tank . . ...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Easter Weekend Update -
I found no Easter eggs in the boat, but we are having 'Peeps' for dessert tonight . . . :D
I took out the starboard stringer section, making it equal to the port side...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Here are a couple more pictures . . .
You can see the wood grain imprint in the bulkhead fiberglass, and the 1/2" (+/-) that Formula raises the structure from the hull during the layup. I assume...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
I did some cutting today with the sawzall and various other tools.
First was the engine mount stringers . . .
Inside them was pretty much 'confetti'
Then I removed the rotted section of the...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Nice thread, I like what you did with the drainage in the center section where the fuel tank lives. My boat does not have drainage in the center section and I was thinking of adding some . . ...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Here is my hand at drawing the basic reinforcement structure and highlighting the affected areas: The yellow arrows show the rotted areas and the general direction of progression. It looks like...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
OK. I got to take a look at the bulkhead and stringer 'Rot' areas after the gas tank was removed.
Here are a few pictures of what I found . . .
Here is a look at the rear bulkhead once I got...
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
Re: 1991 Formula 242 Stringer & Bulkhead Repairs
UPDATE: Removed the tank today . . .
After several days of prying and cutting foam it was finally able to break the tank loose from the hull. This boat is starting to wear me out . . .
anyway...
I am going to remove the tank from my boat (see signature for boat details). It is 94 gallons capacity, now empty.
I have read through the various posts here regarding fuel tank removal and the related procedures.
I have read in a couple of posts about "filling the tank with water" ???? Of...
Near record Powerball winner, a couple weeks ago from Rhode Island, just came forward to claim $336,000,000 . . . .
. . . . and then last night another person from Rhode Island hits it again for $60,000,000.
I think I gotta move there. . . .
Since I am going to be buying some fiberglass and resin materials for my bulkhead and Stringer replacement project, http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=534913 I am wondering if there will be an advantage to use vinyl ester resin to adhere to the hull and existing fiberglass surfaces.
I...
