SamBam430 1974 rebuild

[Sambam430]

Just wanna start off thanking everyone who posts how to’s and such on this website, all of them have really helped! Not new to fiberglass did a 72 24 proline before but it kinda had that commercial look! This time I ventured out a little more and tried something new. I’m gonna post pictures of my process through and through but for now I figured I would show where I’m at at this current moment. Today boat is primed and walls and cap are painted, tomorrow I plan to do the non-skid hopefully. Built with all nidacore, fuel tank is 60 gallons moved forward for better ride and weight distribution, and transom is poured with Arjay 6011, stuff is awesome! Stringers were gutted and re foamed and hull reinforced. Pretty proud of her, everything I did I learned from everything people have posted on here! Appreciate it everyone!

[Sambam430]

Some more photos

[Ulysses485]

Coming along nicely! Thanks for sharing! Seems like you have been soaking it all in like over the last few years and found something you were ready for. There is a better way to post photos by having them added to the gallery and links copied. It makes for a better viewing experience and I think it keeps the best image quality.
Keep the updates and pics coming.

[RickK]

Looks real nice Sam.
Here is a link to using the gallery to post pics http://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=12725.0

[Sambam430]

Thanks guys

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Looks good! If I could make one suggestion if it's not too late, make your bilge hatch a little bigger. I'm glad I made mine as big as I did. It's nice to work on things when you can lay down and get both arms in there easily.

[Sambam430]

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll wait and see what I can do once my leaning post livewell arrives this week so I know exactly how much space I’ll be working with.

[Sambam430]

Got some non-skid on the boat today, just on the cap, still waiting on the leaning post livewell to arrive to do the inside of the boat.

[Sambam430]

The ol’ girl is coming along! Got 2 layers of paint on, still gotta do the 3rd next week, went and picked up the leaning post livewell today and sat it in the boat to see how it’s gonna look. Pretty pleased! I rolled and tipped the paint, not as good as spraying but came out really good.

[Ulysses485]

Coming along nicely!! Exciting time! :))

You might want to check out the gallery and upload your photos there in an album so you can link the photos. They are much better quality and show for a better viewing experience. I find that uploading from my iPhone is easy and you can either post from a desktop or cell once all the photos are loaded.

Nice progress! Thanks for sharing!

[RickK]

Please make sure you upload them into your gallery folder and follow the instructions in the link I posted up above. If you have problems, let us know.

[Sambam430]

I just post pics like this so I don’t have to do one thing then another, is it wrong for me to post pictures this way?

[mshugg]

Wrong? Not in a moral sense, but if you want feedback, you’re making it more difficult for people to look at the pictures.  Every extra click to open a thumbnail, makes it less likely that the one person with the answer you’re looking for will follow the trail.

[Sambam430]

Sorry thumbnail’s are hard to click on

[Capt. Bob]

Sorry thumbnail’s are hard to click on

No, they're not.
Yes, it takes additional steps to load your pics to your Gallery but then they can be added to your thread and enhance your rebuild.
The key here is the documentation so if this works for you fine but using the Gallery is pretty painless once mastered and your rebuild is preserved on the Forum.

Good luck and keep posting.