RickK's 170 rebuild

[Capt. Bob]

head north to Northumberland, bordering Scotland, very pretty up there...

Go see the Palace and bring back some of the Queen's nuts.

What kind of nuts?

Cashews, almonds and of course, Bombay mix.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/queen ... old-458115

[gran398]

 

Old bat needs a job!

[seabob4]

That's just weird...

[RickK]

Next step for me is get the liner ready to roll back into the boat.  The fishing rod inserts slide into a cutout in the side of the liner and when I removed the inserts way back when, they were through-bolted. What I noticed was that a few of the bolts missed any fiberglass and were just "there".  I lam'd a few layers of cloth, marked the pieces holding them against the insert and glued it to the inside of the liner.


The next step in this rebuild is to sand and sand and.... then eventually re-gel the liner - gonna be fun.

[RickK]

I needed to pack away the tools and clean up the work area before I left for the UK so I decided to put the console in the boat this time - looks pretty good there

[RickK]

[RickK]

Pulled the excess hose down into the tank well


It's nice not to see the tarp anymore.  I bought a camouflage version so it should be invisible to the casual eye  

[gran398]

Yep, its indivisible to the naked eye

Good stuff.

The console with toe kick will install clean. The narrow width will add to fishability/ease of movement, access forward.

[gman 82 aquasport]

Looks good rick, know you'll be glad when you return and are able to work on her some more...Safe travels to you..

[HeavyDinSC]

Rick,
Most impressive what you've got going on with that rebuild. I'm just reconditioning my 170 (1986), putting in a new fuel tank, swapping out seats for leaning post, etc., but it's pretty clear I need to do something about the worn nonskid. I know it's jumping the gun here, but I was wondering what your plan is when you get to that part? Are you going to paint with a traction additive or go some other route?
Thanks, HeavyDinSC

[RickK]

Thanks Heavy   ,
I'll be doing the non-skid this way http://www.classicaquasport.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1991
It's very easy, costs very little, custom color-able and is very durable.

[fishinonthebrain]

Rick I was hoping you were back at it. :cry:

Oh we'll. it's been freezing over here to cold to go out and look at the boat. Maybe this weekend back in the 70's.

[RickK]

I have been back at it but doing mundane stuff like grinding and sanding on the liner and the rod storage pieces.  Stuff not worthy of pics yet.  I hope to get the liner/cap flipped this weekend and start grinding/sanding and drilling/cutting on the top side of it.  There is a lot to do on the top side. Long weekend for me so I'll get some done.

[HeavyDinSC]

Rick,
Thanks. OK. Good advice and looks relatively easy. I'll source some gelcoat and beads and get that project on the list.
Thanks again.

[RickK]

Mr Monotonous here...
Been working on the cap/liner and the rod inserts for too long.    Almost ready to spray gelcoat.

I flipped the liner onto some saw horses. I cut in the LED NAV lights and the pop up cleat into the bow end of the cap.




Hard to see some of the work




Getting closer....