1974 19-6 Restoration

[RickK]

I am a firm believer that you do get smarter after a beer or 8 
Looks good and the plan sounds solid.

[jfret]

Took a few days off to finish the stringer caps and coffin box.....grinding, sanding, cutting and gluein........since it is a long weekend I did a good bit of this too..

3 coats of epoxy on all parts of the coffin box.....a lot of work involved in making the parts.....going through gloves and epoxy pretty fast.


Using the latest tool technology to hold parts in place.....will finish gluing in the rest of the box this AM.....then it's off to go fishing with my son.

 
getting a lot of good experience handling the epoxy and fillers......I was going to do the transom next but I think I'll work on some more parts and get more hands on with the epoxy and cloth. It should pay off when I get to the transom...

[RickK]

We have a couple of epoxy guys here that can give you some good advice.  They'll pop in hopefully before you finish.  I used it on the lower portion of my rebuild but I used composites, except for the transom.  Love the

latest tool technology to hold parts in place

- we do see some unique things here 
I think a properly epoxy coated piece of wood will outlast us all.
Are you using the mask for the epoxy fumes or for grinding?  I never smell anything when I'm using epoxy.  I do like the smell of Styrene though (poly).

[jfret]

Using the mask for epoxy fumes and grinding.....I have an reaction on my skin like poison ivy from epoxy so I'm not taking any chances with the lungs...I haven't used any poly yet....but I've heard it smells pretty strong.

[gman 82 aquasport]

My entire 19-6 rebuild was done with epoxy and I used a mask, goggles and long sleeves whenever I sanded or put down new epoxy..You will love it when you get epoxy on your arm and it dries there Are you using any glass on your tank box at all or just the side the tank sits on. My tank area has drain holes on the stern end and has a open space across the top for ventilation, the floor  has 2, 8 inch pie covers for the sending unit and the hose hook ups and a 4 inch pie plate for the vent. The 8 inchers are under my console., Poly tank was used and so far no problems or complaints Looks like you've got a good hand on the process and she is looking pretty good..

[jfret]

Thanks gman....definitely know what it feels like when the epoxy dries on the skin.......goodbye hair. I've been using long sleeve tees shirts when I can.....I need some of the tyvek sleeves I've seen-on line....Most of the jeans I wore will stand up by themselves .I'm going to use cloth on the tank side only....got a healthy 3 coats of epoxy on the sides and more on the edges of all parts..I'm going to put drain holes in the stern as well.....did you use any type of liner in your box? Mine had a thick rubber liner under the tank, (poly)....there were no straps and it was held in with foam...I'll be using straps and rubber insulators ..... getting the feel for working with the epoxy and cloth.....

[jfret]

It was a great Memorial Day in sunny NC.....weather was perfect for working on anything or nothing... Finished the coffin box and stringer caps with only a couple of oh chits....and oops...It is murder on the back getting at the coffin box....Getting a lot of practice with cloth and epoxy.....wish I had an extra hand or 2. Next on the list is the transom. Will be ordering more epoxy today.



In the "if I did it again I would have" department.
1. Not cut all the stringers to 6 inch width....they varied quite a bit. Should have laid the plywood on top and traced off the stringer.
2. Assemble the coffin box on my work table......it was murder on my back trying to lay the glass and epoxy in the boat......

There were a couple of air pockets on top of the stringers where the glass wouldn't lay down.....The rest of the light colored areas are where I filled in to prevent air pockets.....Also had a couple of stray epoxy gobs to grind off.......after my back started hurting I only wanted to get the heck out of the boat.

Live and Learn

[RickK]

Looks like nice clean work on the tabbing 

[dirtwheelsfl]

Nice work!         One suggestion on resin conservation though, your fillets don't need to be anywhere near the size they are in the bottom of the coffin. Just enough to let the tabbing make that turn.

If possible i try to have other areas that will need a fillet in the future ready for one when I mix a batch. So any extra goes there

[jfret]

Nice work!         One suggestion on resin conservation though, your fillets don't need to be anywhere near the size they are in the bottom of the coffin. Just enough to let the tabbing make that turn.

that looks like big fat fillet but is actually foam tape.....I've certainly went through the epoxy and the transoms up next.....thanks for the input...it is appreciated.

[RickK]

That tape sounds handy, have a link to it?

[jfret]

Rick....I found that foam tape hanging on the pegboard in my shed....it's been there for years and I don't know where I got it. The closest thing I can find looks like this except it's not as wide...http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-16137/3M-Double-Sided-Tapes/3M-4466-Double-Sided-Foam-Tape-1-x-36-yds....

[gman 82 aquasport]

Sorry for the delay in answering, was out of town celebrating birthday # ??... . I made hold-down straps for my tank. attached to the sides of the stringers on pads I mounted there. No liner but I did 5200 some long 6 inch plastic pads that were about 3/8 inch thick to the bottom of the tank so it can "breathe", lets condensation out the drain holes..

[jfret]

Still waiting to start on the transom.....am shooting for this weekend when I can get some additional help for the day to mix the epoxy. Have spent some time going over all the transom rebuild threads again.....(Hats off to Joel's rebuild documents). I did manage to find a use for old wobble rollers....now I can take the chainsaw to the old boat and make some room for more junk....

Got the plans for the stand off the internet....just made it a little bigger.....cant believe how well the roller bracket fit inside the scrap 2" tubing I had



Ready to hoist the old donor motor



Went easier than I expected....goodbye Sunbird



The footprint of the rollers made it easy to roll across the ground and they gave it extra stability when pushing....



Pretty darned pleased with the days work.....

[Capt. Bob]

Looks like my son's old skateboard on steroids.