RickK's 170 rebuild

[slvrlng]

Gunnel mount!!!!!  Even Bridget at less than 5' can fill ours from the ground! Oops did I really say that !!!  

[seabob4]

Gunnel mount!!!!!  Even Bridget at less than 5' can fill ours from the ground! Oops did I really say that !!!  

Proof's in the pudding right there Lewis!

[slvrlng]

Hey Rickk, I don't know if you remember this thread or not but Tim had some pretty good ideas about the bulkheads and tank supports.

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[RickK]

 :mybosssucks:Here is the bottom of the tank - has some what I would call "feet" down the center of it.

[gman 82 aquasport]

How many of those "feet" or bumps are there?

[RickK]

Two - I shot a pic of both.  They're at about the 1/3 points in from each end.

[gman 82 aquasport]

Cool 8) , looks like all you will need to do is build support for the angled sides when installing it...fuel fill on the port side would be a plus for me, as the tow vehicle fill is on the drivers side, so any time I have to fill both, it's fill one then turn around to fill the other How are the stingers coming?

[RickK]

Putting some shape and clarity to the rebuild.  This was probably the best day I've had since I started in terms of clarifying what I need to do.  I am normally a "minds eye" type of guy and can see everything in my mind before I do it - the boat without stringers left me "blind" for some reason.  














Now I can see how the puzzle pieces fit and how much room I have to do it in - WOW.  It was really hard for me to actually "see" the room I had around the tank because the hull drops drown.  Now it's crystal clear.
I also now know the length of the stringers so I can complete the length of the "shell" that I will start laying full length cloth on to become the stringers.


I also can now take the measurements to cut the stringers shape to mate to the hull.
May not seem like much to someone reading this but today the goggles finally cleared for me.
This was the last work day for me on the boat for a few weeks - off to the UK again in a couple days.

[wingtime]

Wow thats cool Rick.  I was wondering about how you were going to project lines for the floor and stringers....  I had laser lines in mind but duh the strings are a simpler way to go!  Looks like you can rais your fuel tank up off the bottom a bit!

[RickK]

The strings are the top of the stringers and I raised them 1" from what they were originally.  Yeah I seem to have more than enough room for the tank now.
Easy to see now.

[gran398]

Those strings got it done, good application.

I'm with Bruce, chock it up a bit where the tank hits the hull, you'll have plenty of flow/breathing under there.

[RickK]

Amazing how much easier it is to see all this now.  I wasn't sure before but now I see that I will have to build a cradle for the tank and can put a drain under it.
One day at a time.  

[gman 82 aquasport]

Amazing what a few strings ran for outlines really defines the shape of things to come Brilliant if you ask me  You can really see the area for the tank and how much room you have and it allows you to play with the placement of things...WELL DONE

[seabob4]

Nice job Rick!!  Simple and gave you all the info you need!

Now give me some wire...

[RickK]

Amazing what a few strings ran for outlines really defines the shape of things to come

The cross strings are at height measurement points where I measured prior to demo.  Really don't need them now 'cept it does show the flooring height. The goal was to figure out the stringers.  I notice that the pics don't show where I have to notch the stringers for the tank - I'll get another couple today.