Mike's 77 22-2 Rebuild

[RickK]

Oh I'm sure you'll have more challenges - you passed this little test but it'll keep offering more complex tests.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Not a lot camera worthy this weekend but I did get a few hours in. Got reacquainted with the grinder and cleaned off the mulch from around the top lip.



Then went back and started laying a layer of 1708 along with a strip of divinycell that I ripped down from a scrap sheet.
 


I've ground down a lot so I want to add a layer of glass to the entire hull but I killed the first roll and I'm running low on resin. Looks like another trip to FGCI is in order.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Chipping away an hour or so at a time each night after work. Starting to lose light in the evenings..

Almost done glassing up the PVC that I'll use to raise the stringers. Going with four layers of 1700 plus what I'll use to tab them down. I was jumping up and down on one today with only the first two layers and it didn't flinch at all so I think I'll be good with four.

Also did a bit of shopping this week. Picked up another roll of 1708, a 6 inch and 8 inch roll of 1700, and 6 gallons of resin. Also found a 55 gallon poly tank online for a good price so i picked that up too. Figure that should keep me busy for a couple of weeks.

[Marcel4t]

What are the dimensions on the poly tank and where did you find it?  Im starting to shop around for one, and I need one to fit between my stock stringers.  I was going to go to Ft Pierce this weekend to that Marine Outlet store to look around, but if I can find one online for a good price maybe I'll save myself 2.5 hours of driving. 

[Tampa Bay Mike]

It's 59x23x9.5 and I found it on Craigslist. I was looking for something around 30-40 gal but for the price I couldn't pass it up. It's dirty on the outside from sitting in a shop but has never been used.

[RickK]

I got mine at Marine Surplus in Bradenton. At the time they had a bunch of different sizes.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Yeah I love that place but it's hit or miss. There was a perfect size tank there a month or two ago but it was gone last weekend when I went back. Lots of 70-100+ gal in stock now if anyone needs a bigger one.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Putting in some work when I can. I picked up a 4ft LED shop light so I can work later in the evenings now that it's getting dark earlier.



I also made another run to Marine Surplus and picked up a new console. They had three a few weeks ago but were down to one so I grabbed it before it was gone. Found a big hatch cover for the front deck for $35 laying around that I grabbed too. They also had a stack of 3/8" foam sheets that the guy said was similar to Corecell for $75 if anyone needs some. I checked online and it looks like they normally go for $200+.

As far as work, I got the inside hull bottom the rest of the way cleaned up with the grinder and put down a layer of glass over all of it both inside and outside of the stringers. Looks much cleaner now. Also added a few more layers to the back all around the knees.

I found a little trick when wrapping 1700 around corners to keep it from lifting back up. I used some wax paper and pulled it tight to force out the bubbles and then clamped it in place. Once it's fully dried, it pretty much peels right off. Maybe not the pro way of doing it but it works pretty good..

[mshugg]

The wax paper trick is a good one.   Make sure you clean any wax residue really well before adding additional lams or finish.  Polyethylene sheeting does the same thing, or if you want to get fancy, peel ply. 

Your rebuild is coming along nicely.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Thanks for the tips. I needed to clamp something down the other day and didn't want to glue my clamp down so I gave it a shot and was surprised how easy it peeled back off. I figured it would've had to sand it off.. I need to make another trip to FGCI soon and I'll see what they have there that would work better.

[RickK]

I used cheap painters plastic sheeting (9x12 drop cloths) for a lot of stuff I didn't want to stick to.  I agree with Michael, your build is coming along nicely.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Thanks, Rick.

Quick update. I started to tab the fence posts to the stringer tops last night. I think they are going to work nicely.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Finished tabbing the tops on last night. Used a 6" and 10" strip down each side. I was climbing all over them this morning and hopped from one side to the other and they did  not budge. Should be good!



And yes, those are footprints on the port side. I wanted to test them out after they had dried for an hour or two and apparently they were still a little tacky. 

[RickK]

Looking good Mike!  Are you going to have a tower or t-top on the boat?

[Tampa Bay Mike]

A tower would be nice but probably won't be in the budget right away. I may start with a t-top at least. Either way I know I'm gonna plan for some kind of backing. The console I bought is pretty narrow so the legs may not hit the stringers if I add one.