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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I ground out the corners, and ended up grinding out quite a bit of the filets, so I mixed up another batch of peanut butter and redid them. I also filled some more around some of the more complex geometry. I had a hard time getting it smooth. I read up a bunch of threads and realized I was...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Last night I fileted the transom. Today, I decided to try laying some glass down. I decided tab in the transom with a first layer of 1.5 Oz csm, I'll tab with 1708 next. I had a real hard time getting the glass to lay down on some of the complex corners. Every time I tried to get it to lay down...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I got the transom installed today. It was close to a disaster, but I got it done adequately. I decided to make the large transom clamps, and I had a couple of the top glued nuts pop out and one of the bottom ones was just pulling into the 2x4. I guess I didn't use enough epoxy to hold them in...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Time for a progress update. I got the stringers cut and I'm in the process of joining them together. I'm doing a but joint with a single 3/4" sister using epoxy to glue them together. On the big stringers, I overlapped the joint by about 24" and on the small stringers it'll be about 18". It has...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I got the transom rough cut and laminated together. I still need to trim it a little, but it is almost done. I decided not to add the wings. I'm probably just going to add some transom knees and maybe an extra layer of 1708. For now I'm going to continue working on cutting the wood to fit. I...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Today I was working on making a template for the transom out of cardboard. Should I go back just like original, or add some wings to make the transom connect with the sides of the boat? I'm also thinking about any other ways to increase the strength of the transom a little. I believe the...
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    Do you ever drive your boat like this?

    I can't imagine what this guys back must feel like after this.
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I brought the boat back to my house. I ordered some marine treated and dried plywood from a local lumber yard and it should be delivered shortly. It was a bit pricey, but I like knowing if it ever gets some water exposure it won't immediately start rotting. Work should start shortly. I'll be...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Grinding update in pictures... Before: After: A couple places I ground all the way through: I still need to get the Dremel tool out to get the corners around the transom. See anything else I should be concerned about?
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    So I'm still in the process of grinding. I noticed some places where the dust was forming a spider crack pattern. Is this ok, or does it mean I need to grind more off?
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    I'm still working on the tear down. I've been working a bit here and there removing a little at a time. I'm finally down to having not much more to do before the dreaded grinding begins. Progress has slowed lately because I caught a cold. I finished cutting out the stringers and transom. The...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Haven't made a lot of progress lately, just pulled out a couple more pieces of foam. I do have a few questions now. The stringers are not continues front to back, they are separate pieces of wood that run between the bulkheads. 1. When I rebuild, should i keep the structure like that, or make a...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Thanks for the info WOG. Here is a quick update of progress. I started cutting out the deck and pulling the flotation foam out. The foam wasn't very wet, but there was a puddle of water in each of the foam compartments, eventually the foam would have become compromised and saturated. Some parts...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    The first internal component I could get a better look at was the transom. The inner skin was delaminated from the wood and the wood was dry-rotting. I also decided that I needed to haul it to my house to be able to really work, driving 3 hours every time I wanted to do anything with the boat...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    The cap separated really easily everywhere, but at the transom. There was a little bit of tabbing under the consoles that ripped up, but the transom was stuck tight. I removed the transom cover trim and chipped away at the glue attaching the splash-well to the transom. I found some old rail-road...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Well, like I said, I jumped in already, and decided that the best way to do this would be to take the cap off. I was a little worried because the newer Yar-Crafts are more of a tub style, where the deck and cap are one piece, but when I looked closer, I found it is normal where the deck isn't...
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    2001 Yar-Craft 1895 Storm Cap-Off Rebuild

    Hey, so I decided to jump in head first on rebuilding this Yar-Craft. My Dad bought this shortly before he passed away thinking it was in excellent condition, but the seller misrepresented it. The second time I used it, I discovered that the deck was rotten. Its no fun to have your seat...
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    1988 Sylvan Sea Monster 15 restoration

    Well, I brought the Sylvan Sea monster home from my Mom's house and am going to get it back in shape. I was just able to fit it in my garage, but had to do some manuvering by hand to push it in (90 degree turn from drive to garage and a neighbor has a fence in the way). Here she is: The inside...
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    3 boats, which do I fix?

    I have a serious case of MBS and need some help. My Dad passed away a little over a year ago and left 3 fishing boats behind. If I fix one, I would use it for fishing on local lakes in Michigan, and I wouldn't mind fishing on the Great lakes a couple times a year. They are all stored at my Mom's...
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