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196 Rebuilds / Re: 1973 196 rebuild question
« Last post by Ulysses485 on March 30, 2025, 11:15:50 PM »
Looks good Duffy! Are you going to use honeycomb board as the coring material? I am curious how your experience is with it as I don't have much experience with it, YET. Curious to hear your experience and thoughts. Thanks for sharing!!
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240 Rebuilds / 1973 Seahunter
« Last post by tgcasey on March 30, 2025, 10:30:34 AM »
Hi,
I'm looking at a 1973 Seahunter as my next project. It is a side console with an I/O. My plan would be to keep it as a side console enclose the transom, put a bracket on it with single or possibly twin four stokes. Couple of questions:
- what is the dead rise of this hull?
- Can I replace the floor (and probably the stringers) without removing the side console, port and starboard storage lockers and front cabin?
- What is the max HP that you think I could put on it?

Thanks in advance
Tom
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196 Rebuilds / Re: 1973 196 rebuild question
« Last post by Duffy1470 on March 28, 2025, 06:24:40 PM »
Glassed other side, same schedule.

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Aquasport Resources / Re: 1999 245WA Explorer /hardtop
« Last post by RickK on March 28, 2025, 03:03:30 PM »
The hard tops on Aquasports were custom or near custom made here in the Bradenton/Sarasota area.  There was an entire cottage industry surround the Genmar factory here. Not any more though since they shuttered in 2005. You'd be smart to get a couple quotes.
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Flatback 22-2 Rebuilds / Re: 1970 Flatback 222 - Barn find Revival
« Last post by Duffy1470 on March 28, 2025, 02:07:36 PM »
That's going to be battering ram tough
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Aquasport Resources / 1999 245WA Explorer /hardtop
« Last post by wally5588 on March 28, 2025, 02:02:06 PM »
I searched previous post before posting not a lot out there it appears. That being said what hardtops of other boats are compatible with the 1999, 245WA..?thanks
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Flatback 22-2 Rebuilds / Re: 68 flatback 222 rebuild
« Last post by RickK on March 28, 2025, 01:28:20 PM »
If you want to go a different route than trapezoid for the stringers, Lilrichard went the foam route - https://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=957.msg8649#msg8649
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196 Rebuilds / Re: 1973 196 rebuild question
« Last post by Duffy1470 on March 28, 2025, 07:05:48 AM »
Where the gutters come out of the casting deck bulkhead will have to be notched, but I'm hoping that will be "easy".  Oh yeah, the above lam was kind of two schedules, one over the gutter and the rest of it.
Over the gutter:
   >Lots of matte of various sizes until it looked substantial
   >layer of 1708 over the whole gutter area cut appropriately to fit

The rest of it:
   >layer of matte
   >layer 1708
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196 Rebuilds / Re: 1973 196 rebuild question
« Last post by Duffy1470 on March 28, 2025, 07:01:15 AM »
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, well, not quite that dramatic.  First attempt on the casting deck went south on me. I screwed it up, not remembering the bigger laminations never go as planned for me. I am not very good at cutting the patterns into larger sheets of glass so I end up Frankensteining them together. They come out strong as all get out but don't look so great while doing them. They end up looking fine, but not so much during the process.

I aborted in the middle of this one. The gutters, which were 3/4 inch square, were too small. The glass, predictably, did not want to make the small corners. Took it out back and threw it over the proverbial flood wall.


Took the glass from what was supposed to go into first picture and laminated back/bottom of deck panel. Had to make some quick decisions in the middle of the above lam


Enlarged gutters to 2 inch square. Will core this with piece in previous Pic
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