1987 Aquasport CCP222

[fishinonthebrain]

That's pretty light - I would have guessed 150-200 with all that resin in there.  Cool, not too heavy.

I think if I would have followed the normal plywood base and multiple layers of glass it probably would have reached those weights. This was a perfect application of the nidacore with inserts of coosa where needed.

[Callyb]

Fish! That looks super! All the prep really payed off, very well executed.

As a side note, you did a really good job prepping that mold too. There was a good amount of complexity to it and you only had those few small areas that stuck. That is truly a feat in itself.

When i popped the bait well out i had the same situation, all joy for me and most everyone else was pretty much ho hum about it. I know what you did there, and you did it very well.

[fishinonthebrain]

Fish! That looks super! All the prep really payed off, very well executed.

As a side note, you did a really good job prepping that mold too. There was a good amount of complexity to it and you only had those few small areas that stuck. That is truly a feat in itself.

When i popped the bait well out i had the same situation, all joy for me and most everyone else was pretty much ho hum about it. I know what you did there, and you did it very well.

Thanks Carl I appreciate it.

I could have put a light taper to the gutters but man talk about more complexity. The sucker would have pulled off a lot easier but man I want to get thing done. I want to go fishing this year.  

[kaptainkoz]

that is AWESOME!!!! love it!!!

[fishinonthebrain]

thanks Koz.

You must be gearing up for your rebuild soon as it's getting warmer?

[kaptainkoz]

It's finally a human temp around here. I'm itching to pull the cover. Maybe in a month or so. I have a punch list to get through on my buddies Grady so he can launch by mid may and we can fish. I'm a bit tight on funds so I probably won't post much for another month or so. But, once I get started I will obsess and make good strides. I'm hoping to have something that floats by the fall.

[fishinonthebrain]

Florida196 was asking about filing in the transom cutout with glass and I had just did that same thing on my rebuild so here it goes. I had a lot of drop pieces of 8" wide 1708 so I laid in as many pieces that was needed to just about flush out with the existing fiberglass. Then using a straight edge as a guide I grinded all the excess glass of and got the transom pretty flat. After a huge pile of fiberglass I rolled on some high build duratec primer.The first picture shows a before then after.

Before



After





Then I will spread a generous layer of polyester filler and fair this baby out with a long sanding board.

[CLM65]

Looks awesome - did you mix your own polyester filler?  Or buy a product made for that?  I am close to doing that on my boat, but I'm not sure what to use for filling/fairing.

[fishinonthebrain]

Looks awesome - did you mix your own polyester filler?  Or buy a product made for that?  I am close to doing that on my boat, but I'm not sure what to use for filling/fairing.

Evercoat polyester glazing and putty mix. Purchased it at the fiberglass supplier I receive all my supplies at.

It is real smooth and feathers out real good. Only for light imperfections because it has no structural value.

[florida196]

Looks great that's what I will try to accomplish on my hull.  Thank you for the pics ur doing a great job.

[CLM65]

Looks awesome - did you mix your own polyester filler?  Or buy a product made for that?  I am close to doing that on my boat, but I'm not sure what to use for filling/fairing.

Evercoat polyester glazing and putty mix. Purchased it at the fiberglass supplier I receive all my supplies at.

It is real smooth and feathers out real good. Only for light imperfections because it has no structural value.

Thanks for the info!