1981 Aquasport 170 rebuild in Sweden

[RickK]

Can you get a longer bar and chain for the saw?

[gran398]

The wood at the bottom will be the softest/wettest. Try using a long machete to wedge between the glass and the wood and pop the soft stuff towards the center. Stick a shop vac down there. Or borrow a longer chain saw

Glad you're going to Raleigh...if you'd like to see a restored Aquasport, give a call. I'm less than 2 hours from Raleigh....will take you guys for a spin!

[larsli68]

The wood at the bottom will be the softest/wettest. Try using a long machete to wedge between the glass and the wood and pop the soft stuff towards the center. Stick a shop vac down there. Or borrow a longer chain saw

Glad you're going to Raleigh...if you'd like to see a restored Aquasport, give a call. I'm less than 2 hours from Raleigh....will take you guys for a spin!

Thanks!

Once my arms are back in working order (hopefully tomorrow) I will continue to drill and carve out the wood. I checked for an extension sword for my saw, but the 40 cm was the longest available. I might go rent a saw this weekend. Tomorrow I will buy a drill extender, and see how far that will take me.

If we go towards the beach, I will let you know. I know we are meeting my wives brother and sister in law in Asheville NC the second weekend we are in town.

I love the boat. I'm wondering if I have the only Aquasport 170 in Sweden. Would be cool to know if there are more boats here. My brother has a 1984 Boston Whaler 17 Montauk. Very nice boat too.
//Lars

[larsli68]

I'm very excited! I just found out that I can buy Seacast from Denmark. This means the cost has been cut in half, compared to buying it from the States.
Now I just need to make sure I get all the wood out of the transom...

I have a question. I'm missing the backrest on my boat. I have the fiberglass box with the white slotted pieces on the side (to allow backrest to be either forwards or backwords) but
I'm missing the backrest. Does anyone know if this can be bought new or does anyone know of a used one somewhere?

Thanks in advance,

Lars

[RickK]

That's good news - saving money is always a good thing
You may have to build a backrest out of teak or something similiar.

[dburr]

I had to take a couple of days off to rest my arms. I have an issue with my neck, that makes my arms numb if I over do it.

Similar issue Lars, I went to an osteopath a bunch of years ago and after an adjustment and was given some stretching excercises and the problem went away. Scary as hell the first time my right hand went numb..

Instead of going to a bigger sized drill can you just get an extension for what you have? The bigger the drill the greater the chance you have of poking a hole in the skin and that would be unfortunate.  

Do you have access to some cheap chisels and a welding machine? You can make yourself some good cleanup tools for the deep hard to reach places.  Pull the handle out of the chisel and weld a piece of round bar as an extension with a suitable bend in it for good edge contact and have at it!  Think along the lines of a mini slick or socket firmers chisel..

[larsli68]

I had to take a couple of days off to rest my arms. I have an issue with my neck, that makes my arms numb if I over do it.

Similar issue Lars, I went to an osteopath a bunch of years ago and after an adjustment and was given some stretching excercises and the problem went away. Scary as hell the first time my right hand went numb..

Instead of going to a bigger sized drill can you just get an extension for what you have? The bigger the drill the greater the chance you have of poking a hole in the skin and that would be unfortunate.  

Do you have access to some cheap chisels and a welding machine? You can make yourself some good cleanup tools for the deep hard to reach places.  Pull the handle out of the chisel and weld a piece of round bar as an extension with a suitable bend in it for good edge contact and have at it!  Think along the lines of a mini slick or socket firmers chisel..

My brother had a drill extension that I can borrow. I will follow your advice and convert an old chisel. I have one tool already made that has a little piece of metal as a spoon at the end. Good for
digging up the wood that is already loose.
I'm going back to the Naprapath on Friday. It feels a little bit better, but I need to do more stretching. My hand is still numb...
Tonight I will calculate how much Seacast I need to order, and get it ordered from Denmark.
I'm very happy to have found you guys. It would have felt very lonely taking on this project with no one to ask.
The Seacast I would have never found without your all's help.

//Lars

[larsli68]

My arm is getting better. I have done quite a lot of stretching yesterday and today. I'm dying to get back to work on the boat. I hope to do some work on it on Saturday. I just want my arm to feel right.
I have a question again... I need to buy new switches for the center console. I have access to eBay and I can off course go to West Marine in Raleigh in a couple of weeks. Does anyone know of good quality switches that are water proof and long lasting? I will be keeping my boat in the water for at least 6 months/year. I will have a cover over the center console, but I would like the switches to be bullet proof.
I think 6-8 switches would do the job. Thanks for any advice.

[dburr]

SeaBob to the Bat Phone please!!!

[larsli68]

I have been at it again. The last 20% takes 80% of the time. I'm picking away at it, not giving up.

[RickK]

It'll be done soon - you're almost there  

[larsli68]

Thanks Rick!

[larsli68]

SeaBob to the Bat Phone please!!!

Thanks for the idea with the chisel! My brother has a tig welder and lives next door. He helped me weld the chisel to a piece of angle iron. It worked like a charm!
I'm finally at the point were I feel I can do it!

Pictures of my tools and the progress on Saturday.

I never got the bat phone thing. Sorry.

[gran398]

SeaBob to the Bat Phone please!!!

Thanks for the idea with the chisel! My brother has a tig welder and lives next door. He helped me weld the chisel to a piece of angle iron. It worked like a charm!
I'm finally at the point were I feel I can do it!

Pictures of my tools and the progress on Saturday.

I never got the bat phone thing. Sorry.

You were asking about high-grade switches, Seabob is a professional rigger.

Ergo "Seabob to the bat phone please"

[larsli68]

SeaBob to the Bat Phone please!!!

Thanks for the idea with the chisel! My brother has a tig welder and lives next door. He helped me weld the chisel to a piece of angle iron. It worked like a charm!
I'm finally at the point were I feel I can do it!

Pictures of my tools and the progress on Saturday.

I never got the bat phone thing. Sorry.

You were asking about high-grade switches, Seabob is a professional rigger.

Ergo "Seabob to the bat phone please"

OK, sorry for not catching that. I thought it was an internal joke here on this site. I'm very thankful for all the help you guys are giving me. The transom project is progressing just fine.
I forgot to say that I took a thin walled 1" steel tube and mashed it in the vise to make it oval, and used duct tape to extend my shop vac hose. This worked like a charm, and I'm hoping to finish the wood removal this weekend. I'm going to the States on November 6th. Maybe I will pour the Seacast before, but probably after I get back. It all depends how things go.