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    Livewell design

    The drain has a screen on the bottom of my livewell, it won’t allow anything to clog the lines and if needed I can remove the screen on the drain and the pump suction to flush the system
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    Livewell design

    The valve would be the flow-rite system with the cable control where I can manipulate the position of the valve for fill, drain, or recirc. Eliminates the need for additional holes in the livewell. I’m going to go with the normal method that has 1 thruhull in the transom and 1 off the side above...
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    Livewell design

    I'm currently building an aluminum livewell to add into my boat, i'm going through what fittings i would all need and exploring my options. There is the standard design (#1) with a thru-hull at the transom for fill and drain. This seems to be pretty common in the livewell plumbing systems i've...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Upon getting the main frame of the rear decking in, I kept on looking at it for a while and thought how much of a pain in the a$$ it always is to bring a big cooler in my other boat whenever I’m fishing to hold the catch of the day. With all of the scrap aluminum I’ve got from other things I’ve...
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    Fuel Tank Fill&Vent

    ok thank you for the quick & helpful response, its apprciated!
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    Fuel Tank Fill&Vent

    I was somewhat unclear with my post, will this fill/vent component vent the tank with the cap closed or do i need another separate vent fitting through the hull as well?
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    Fuel Tank Fill&Vent

    I've got a 15 gallon in floor fuel tank for my 18' aluminum boat and i am redoing the fuel lines. Previously it had one line from the fill cap to the fill port on the tank, one line from the vent out the side of the hull to the vent port on tank, and the fuel to motor port. Would this Perko fuel...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Welded some 2” flat bars onto the bow casting deck framing. Added it to the 3/4” leg sections to add some area needed when I have storage compartments and need the area to support the hatches. Everything went well with the welding; 110 amps, 30% AC balance, grey tungsten, 3/32” 5356 filler...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    One thing i noticed last night as i cleaned my workspace, i may have slightly miscalculated the dimensions of my splashwell. The splashwell fits perfectly from gunnel to gunnel in the boat, but the two pieces of aluminum that were supposed to rivet to the side of the hull and join with the side...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Continued on with framing the casting deck. I’ve got 4 vertical supports still needed and 1 more horizontal brace at the very front to allow to fore-most part of the future deck to be secured and be a meeting spot where the deck will connect perpendicularly to a cover beneath the cap. Hoping to...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    The gluvit on all the seams cured nicely, I riveted the stringers back into the boat. There was a few spots with some signs of corrosion so I cleaned with soap and water, then wire brushed away any of the corrosion, then acid etched and primed each spot. I then used 2 part epoxy to fill any...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    I appreciate your kind words. I'm in southern Ontario. From what i've researched Springbok was under the same company as Princecraft before being united all under the Princecraft name.
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    all the internals just cleco’d into place while I took measurements for the cross beam for the casting deck. Was tricky finding the level but measured multiple times to make sure it was level running across and it’s extremely sturdy with just clecos holding it together. Back to work for a few...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Glad to help, it’s a constant learning experience lol
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    Well was hoping for a bit of feedback with the gluvit question but it seemed to have hardened up and cured in the shop with the heat on. Got the two pieces of 6063 angle bent to the shape of my bow. Used a piece of wood as the mold and with a little heat and C-clamps it was easy to shape. Let...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    in regards to the gluvit, does anyone have any experience with how long it takes to fully set? I’ve had it in the shop overnight and although it’s insulated the heat isn’t on yet and last night dropped to about 2° but it stayed about 15° in the shop all night. The one seam is set but still...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    And yes, that is a steel piece welded to the forks on a forklift I needed to force the last 90° bend into my splashwell…
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    well, after some rather unconventional methods of bending my splashwell/inner sheet to shape, I finally completed it and got it in the boat for a test fit. Used my clecos to create all the rivet holes for its permanents install. I’ve got it out of the boat right now with my gluvit curing along...
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    1981 Springbok 18' Restoration/Renovation

    been busy with work lately and sometimes life gets busy as we all know and I haven’t had the time to work away at this project. I mocked up this idea for my splashwell and inner transom sheet and believe I came up with my plan. I looked through lots of boat images with similar dimensions and...
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    G-Flex Use

    I used GFlex for epoxying an aluminum skin onto my transom to cover all the holes. Amazing stuff... If i were you I'd keep it incase you ever need to apply a patch. You'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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