1981 Aquasport 170 rebuild in Sweden

[larsli68]

Lars that was a stroke of damn GENIUOS using angle iron, WAY less prone to bend and with that lengh you can put some force on it..

If you need something wider, an old  truck spring, with a little work makes for a good chisel.. The weight of the bigger blade makes all the difference. Just be SURE not to drop it on your foot!

Thanks Dave,

Kind words. I think it was more the fact, I got my hands on the angle iron and thought it would nicely hold the chisel.

/Lars

[Aquasport Commodore]

You can post any pics you want. And I must say your area is B E A U T I F U L to say the least. I wonder how the fishing is there?

[dburr]

The similarity to the Maine coast is a little freaky.....

Lars put up what you want man it's your thread!!!! As long as it is appropriate for a 13 year old kid to look at no one is gonna blink!!

[RickK]

Beautiful pics Lars. Is that you and your son on the lighthouse?

[larsli68]

Beautiful pics Lars. Is that you and your son on the lighthouse?

Thanks, no it's my brother and his son, my nephew. We live next door. I spend a lot of time with them.

I have been at it twice today. The port side is wood free! The starboard side has a little bit left, but I think about an hour tomorrow will take care of it.

I have another question... Does my stringers absorb water? The foam I mean. My boat is a 1981.

Thanks guys for keeping me company in my project!
It's beer time here in Sweden now... ;)

//Lars

[larsli68]

The similarity to the Maine coast is a little freaky.....

Lars put up what you want man it's your thread!!!! As long as it is appropriate for a 13 year old kid to look at no one is gonna blink!!

Thanks!

I have seen pictures of the Maine coast too, never been but would love to go. It looks a lot like Sweden, or the other way around...

It is a beautiful coast we have. Fishing is pretty good. Salmon, trout, bass, flounder, herring, cod along other things.
No sharks on this side. The west coast (Gothenburg) has saltwater. We are brackish 0.5% salt here.

//Lars

[larsli68]

All the wood removed! I have to admit it feels almost unreal. I have some touch up to do to finish cleaning all the surfaces, but 98% of the wood is gone.
I have one problem. I keep getting water in the deepest pocket of the transom. Down in the V.
I can see foam down in there. Does this mean I have waterlogged stringers?
The water does not come from above, since it reappear while I'm working.
Some way I have to get the transom to dry, or I will not be able to pour the Seacast.

Any ideas would be very helpful.

Thanks,

Lars

[CLM65]

Good progress on the boat, Lars!  I would say you probably have waterlogged stringers.  You can try lowering the front of the boat so that the water doesn't migrate to the transom.  That may allow you to complete the transom work...but then you will still need to deal with the stringers.  One step at a time.  The good news is that there are plenty of folks here to help you through it

[larsli68]

Good progress on the boat, Lars!  I would say you probably have waterlogged stringers.  You can try lowering the front of the boat so that the water doesn't migrate to the transom.  That may allow you to complete the transom work...but then you will still need to deal with the stringers.  One step at a time.  The good news is that there are plenty of folks here to help you through it

I love this boat, no matter what she throws at me. I figured the water came from the stringers. When I cut the floor out, can I leave the coffin?

I will probably cut the floor out and remove the foam before I pour the Seacast, just to make sure it is nice and dry.

I still love this boat!
Boats are a great hobby.

Thanks,
Lars

[RickK]

There is a great example of a rebuild going on in parallel with yours.  His stringers were in good shape (probably like yours) so he was able to work with them.
http://www.classicaquasport.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=12232
Like Craig said you'll need to pull all that wet foam out - many ways to do it.

[larsli68]

I'm starting to cut the floor out tomorrow. The stringers are full of water.

[Aquasport Commodore]

If you can get your hands on it, get Nidacore honey comb type material. Wont rot ever, lighter than ply, works similar just put backers where you plan on attaching anything thru the deck (IE cooler seat, leaning post.) You could also glass the inside of the console to the floor to keep deck intrusions to a minimum, or put 90 deg attachments glassed to the floor and screw in sideways into them. I know in the states the cost is real close to that of ply and less work on waterproofing.

[larsli68]

If you can get your hands on it, get Nidacore honey comb type material. Wont rot ever, lighter than ply, works similar just put backers where you plan on attaching anything thru the deck (IE cooler seat, leaning post.) You could also glass the inside of the console to the floor to keep deck intrusions to a minimum, or put 90 deg attachments glassed to the floor and screw in sideways into them. I know in the states the cost is real close to that of ply and less work on waterproofing.

Thanks for your advice Kevin. I will look for nidacore in Sweden. I managed to get hold of seacast from Denmark.
I miss the States when it comes to the shopping. What you can't buy in the US usually don't exist or you don't need it...
I will start cutting the floor out tomorrow. I hope to clean out the stringers this weekend, allowing for the boat to sit and dry out while we are in the US on vacation. Maybe I can bring sheets of nidacore back.
Thanks for your support
Lars

[larsli68]

I started cutting out the floor tonight. The floor is wet and the stringers are not waterlogged, but sure wet down at the bottom. The foam next to the stringer is wet at the bottom too. It feels good to remove
everything that is wet. I hope to finish cutting the floor this weekend, allowing the boat to dry while I'm on vacation in the States.
I hope to pour the Seacast before Christmas, and pre fab the floor, dry fit and then when the weather warms back up here in March, start building it up again.



Thanks for your support. I'm glad not to be alone in this.
//Lars

[seabob4]

I managed to get hold of seacast from Denmark.

Lars

Leave it us Dane's!  My last name, Christiansen...note the -sen...