RickK's 170 rebuild

[RickK]

Made little progress this weekend.
Saturday, my buddy Ed helped me cut the first tarp I bought as a shade, up - lasted a few months - and we used it to pad the top and corners of the gantries to buffer the new tarp from the corners and bolts.  Then we put a new tarp up.  Then we proceeded to drink beer instead of working -    - gotta take a break sometime.  
Today I ground down the fillers inside and out and layed one more layer of tabbing, 1708 this time, on the inner portion.  Even with medium hardener it took hours to kick, so we watched the race, checking on the progress of the glass but it really wasn't along far enough along to flip it over and work on the outer side - always next weekend I guess.  The inner is done though.

[Callyb]

we proceeded to drink beer instead of working -   - gotta take a break sometime.  

And there is something wrong with that  :!:      

Those stringers look really good. Your glass work is first rate.

[RickK]

Got the outside of the stringers done today with the exception of grinding the finished product so it's ready to tab into the boat - will do so in the morning.
I did a little build up to fill in where I had ground out some some air bubbles and then lam'd a 3/4oz across the entire filler and then 1708 across the entire filler too.  I hate corners, especially with cloth :x   I had some air bubbles until just before the resin started kicking, was hard rolling for like an hour in places.   I took these pics before the resin kicked, so I was a rolling fiend for a while after that.








A little scruffing and this part is done.  
While the resin was hardening we replaced the bearings on the port side of the 230 trailer - forgot how funky that job was.  Anyway, we'll finish the starboard side in the morning, right after I grind down the stringers.  That is one check off for the trip to Crystal River  
We'll put the stringers in the boat and try the fit of the tank tomorrow too.  With some of the rounding of the corners in the filler, it might be tight.

[seabob4]

Rick, time to get the tractor out!  I mowed my weeds a couple weeks ago, that's whats growing right now...

Nice work, btw...  

[RickK]

Yeah, my wife pulled the weeds in the same area you see them now, last week.  We'll get them tomorrow - nothing to mow though. If you look in all the surrounding yards there is the same type of weeds growing.

[gran398]

My yard is full of those SAME damn weeds...650 miles north

Rick, you're getting a heck of a job there

[dburr]

Rick, time to get the tractor out!  I mowed my weeds a couple weeks ago, that's whats growing right now...

Nice work, btw...  

Yep,had the tractor out two days ago, had to move 10 inches of snow...    It is greening up on the south side of the house though, spring is coming !

What's the plan for the tank cradle Rick?

[RickK]

Not quite sure yet Dave. I know it has to have a drain in the middle to evac water from forward of the area but that's all I know so far.  That's next though.

[RickK]

Scruffed the glass this morning and then tossed the stringers in the boat and placed the fuel tank to check it out.


I'm thinking I'm going to go with 4" PVC, split, for the support of the tank - 3 across bow to stern.  1 from the front area in front of the tank area to the back, aft of the tank area and 2 under the tank, the length of the tank.  Should support the tank nicely with the notch in the stringers being the 2 extra supports. The difference in height is 2 1/4 to 3 1/2" from the back to the front so I should be able to get that depth from a 4" piece.  Still thinking though.
Still have the left side of my brain working on how I'm going to route rigging back to the engine - trough or not   .  I do not have an enclosed transom so it must be clean.  I have hydraulic steering.  I do like the chase that they put in Gran's boat but I will need to take it over to the side and come up under the liner and then exit it.

[CLM65]

Looking good Rick.  How much room do you have from the top of the doghoue to the bottom of the deck?

[RickK]

Couple inches

[Blue Agave]

Have you considered putting the chase in the stringer?

[RickK]

I have thought of that but not sure how that would help getting the heavy stuff to the aft with an open transom.  I will have power, controls and steering to get to the motor - steering and controls are not too bend friendly.

[slvrlng]

Since you have an open slate, why not put a couple of small boxes in the corners and glass them in. Just enough for everything to fit and have room for a 4" plate under the boots. My console is just wide enough that it has a hole in the deck at the right rear corner. This is just outside the stringer and all my rigging goes in this one hole. If yours is not that wide you could notch the stringer and let it go across the top. It then follows along and outside the stringer and then at the transom runs up and out onto the deck behind the storage box. I'm not talking big, just enough to where everything is covered and accessible. Glass it to the floor and up to the cap. You could run PVC but not totally necessary. Not sure if you like this, but IMHO it would be far easier to fabricate and still give you the open transom look and not have to deal with the trough or having everything exposed.

This is what mine looks like.

[RickK]

Not a bad idea Lew - I do have the 3 or 4" of the liner to add to that, so it might not need much more (I don't have that much room - maybe a couple extra inches).  Beauty is I don't have much stuff to run through it. Add that to my left side brain stuff.