13 ft water boat to ???

[Arawak]

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on your side of the big pond

Totally off topic, but I think D?tti is actually in the middle of the big pond :lol:

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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Totally off topic, but I think D?tti is actually in the middle of the big pond :lol:

hehe, true

 

[greenbush future]

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You are taking on a very interesting project there, I wish you lots of good fortune on this one. Take lots pictures and share with us online. Lots of very educated boat guys here to offer advice,.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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Well, finished grinding for now. The thing is the glass is so beaten up and cracked that the only thing left of the boat would be the gelcode when I would be trough with it. I grinded all the soft spots off the front part but only 1 ft off the rear part so it would held shape while I build the mold and put the first layers of fiberglass on it.
This is where I am now:





I found some old repairs that I have to sort out later on







I cleaned every thing with water, now I?m gonna let it dry for a few days while I build a wood frame under it.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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here are some of the tools I have been using:

I used this grinding disc to take the paint off.


and a few of these:



and then I finished with a 36 grid sanding disc

I used an milwaukee adjustable speed grinder.


And I bought this straight line sander last week, to use on the later stages on this project....

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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how will this end, hehe......

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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You are taking on a very interesting project there, I wish you lots of good fortune on this one. Take lots pictures and share with us online. Lots of very educated boat guys here to offer advice,.

Thank you, I will

 

[Gator1996]

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Did you say you're going in the ocean in this boat? Wow, you are a braver man than me. Even at 151/2 to 16 feet, I would never take that chance with a boat that was in two (or more) pieces in my garage.

I see you like quotations so don't forget the famous "Stupid is as stupid does"- Mama Gump

Good Luck with your project and by all means be safe.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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I usually don?t go far out when I go fishing, usually around 5-15 miles. There are some great fishing spots in the area.
I also always wear one of these when I go on my zodiac. And I also have few life vests I will be keeping in the boat.


I can?t say I?m a big fan of Murphy, but I am very aware of his laws

This boat has been in sea many times and so far so good, except once when the original windscreen go lost :drama:
then the boat had 75 hp outboard on it and 16 yo son of the owner trying it out for the first time, it flipped over and the windscreen broke off..


If I would not believe I could do this well and strong enough I would never have started this project.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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I almost finished the wood frame to support the boat today, just a little adjustment left. Then I?m going to build the mold over this weekend and hopefully start laying some glass .
Pics when the mold is ready.....

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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Well, I finished laying down the first layers of glass few weeks ago, than I had to take the boat out of the garage and of course Murphy showed up, crazy weather and the boat flew on ( and then over) my car, and into a light pole. I took some big rocks an put in the boat to keep it from going any farther. It worked but It is all f**** up, alot of cracked glass since I?we only put 3 layers on it before I moved it . Cause the base that I built under the boat was strong I thought it would be all right for moving but I was not expecting ragnar?k. I have finished fixing the dents it made on my car so I?m gonna put the boat back in the garage next week and start cutting the cracked glass away. So back to square 1 for me...... :moody:

 

[Arawak]

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Oh no... that sucks!

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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Got the boat in the garage just now. The damages are not as big as I thought but still 2-3 days of work to get me to the point I was at. So, I?ll start setting the support frame back up tomorrow. Can?t wait to get working on it :joyous:

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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worked on the boat for 13 hours today, hoping to get started glassing again in 2 days. the support frame is ready and the mold is almost ready, just have the keel part of it left.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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I have about 20 liters of gel code that a friend gave me. My question is since the whole thing will be painted should I bother with gel coding it first and paint over the gel code or should I just paint it?
I will be using a epoxy primer and Polyurethane paint.

 

[greenbush future]

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Regarding the gel "coat", I am not an expert, but I think you either use gel coat, or paint but not both. You can paint fiberglass or alum. boats, but I think gel coat only is used on fiberglass boats. It's time to share some pictures of the stretch project, we are needing visual effects here in the states, 1/2 of us are buried under 1-2 feet of snow~!

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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hehe, and here I am in Iceland and hardly any snow in the whole south coast and only -1?c.
I?ll put in some pics after I finish glassing the hull. Next weekend if everything goes as planned.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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I started glassing yesterday. :triumphant:
Put down 4 layers of mat on the hull yesterday and tonight so things are happening.
I made a form from 316 metal at work today for the stringers and I?m gonna glass them one at a time in the next days. It?s so great to see things actually move forwards after all the grinding. If I will ever build / totally restore a boat again it it wont be untill my sons will be old enough to use grinders :lol:

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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I?ll put some pics up after next weekend to show you where I?m at.

 

[Dotti Chuck]

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Well, I finally uploaded some pics for all to see where I?m at.

Here is the form I used to make the keel, well I made two, this one was not good enough.


Here is the form I made to make the stringers. 3m long, from 316 2 mm metal.


and here are some pics of the boat