« Last post by RickK on April 06, 2024, 05:34:51 AM »
The hull does look to be ready for battle!! I wondered how you were going to reglass the weird transom those 240s have. Looks like you've got a good plan.
Wow, that's a lot of progress and some good clean work
Yeah working in the heat in FL is tough - I almost passed out many times from the heat over the years during the rebuild. This worked for me and I went through a bunch of them - A BIG tarp overhead about 5 ft above you, that allows you to extend the sides out about 10-15 ft. and propped up with tent poles. This allows the air to cool that wafts through before it reaches you. A big floor fan is also a must.
Its brutal. I am hoping to get most of the structural work done before it starts getting too hot (I can work under shop lights in the evening now with the new carport so that should buy me till early summer).
« Last post by Ulysses485 on April 05, 2024, 04:57:38 PM »
After many days of prying delaminated tabbing by hand (thank god those days are behind me) and sanding/grinding, I have been able to lay almost the entire hull bottom (even inside the stringers) with at least an extra layer of 3610 0/90 Degree glass so I have met my goal. I also tabbed the inside of the stringers with a layer of tabbing so this thing is on its way to being a military combat vessel. The fuel tank subfloor project was completed and this plastic honeycomb materials has proved to be very stiff and strong when laminated. As of this past Wednesday I have gone through 15 gallons of Polyester resin on structural work and the fuel tank subfloor. I have two (2) more bucket pails of resin which should get me through the structural components, foam fill and cap the stringers to get ready for fuel tank and deck. I am planning to build the deck on a mold table to help with fairing and ease of use with the 1'' plascore honeycomb coring material I have.
Note: A LOT of woven roving tabbing for the stringers were delaminated or just poorly adhered. It seems prep was bad or the hull got dirty because of lack of storage from what I saw. We may never know as history and the men and women who laid these beautiful classics up are likely retired or no longer with us.
First layer underneath both stringers and tabbing for rear section of stringers.
Transom gutted after rear stringer section was more structurally connected to hull:
Mockup of the transom melamine "mold":
Casting deck Prep. Removed all the poorly tabbed storage boxes to respray with gelcoat and glass/insulate back on casting deck:
Cut the sections of the console where many holes were to lay back flat glass in one shot against some melamine mold:
More hull bottom glass build up progress and beneath stringers:
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The fuel tank subfloor project was completed and this plastic honeycomb materials has proved to be very stiff and strong when laminated. As of this past Wednesday I have gone through 15 gallons of Polyester resin on structural work and the fuel tank subfloor. I have two (2) more bucket pails of resin which should get me through the structural components, foam fill and cap the stringers to get ready for fuel tank and deck. I am planning to build the deck on a mold table to help with fairing and ease of use with the 1'' plascore honeycomb coring material I have. 
