Mike B's 19-1 Refinish

[umecheme]

So.... Back at it.  Covid has had me busier than usual.  I work at a facility that makes toilet paper.... Anyway, I yarded the deck out, and trimmed all the excess glass around the edges, and sanded 4" in all the way around.  I'm going to wrap glass around all the edges to fully seal up the deck.  Then I need to cut out a hole for the controls tubing to come up through the deck into the console and by the transom.  Need to clean the garage up a little too, to help make it easier to work.  Shouldn't be too far from reinstalling the deck.  That should help make it feel more like a boat again.  I'm sick of walking around the stringers.

[wingnut]

Good to see progress... hope you are able to get her out on the water this season! Finally starting to feel like spring around here.

[umecheme]

Put this in just to get some measurements... It will be awful nice to be putting it in permanantly.  Hopefully here in a couple weeks.  I'm damn tired of walking between stringers.

[umecheme]

The first "new" thing I'm putting on the boat in 2 years... excluding glass, plywood, epoxy, my sweat and tears.

[umecheme]

Getting Ready to install the deck.  How much bonding putty should I use to keep it secure.  I'm assuming I can stick to the center two stringers as I'll be glassing to the hull all the way around the outside?

[Tampa Bay Mike]

I went through about two gallons on the two stringers and then I ran a fillet around the sides before glassing it down.

https://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=14797.210

[umecheme]

At a standstill on the deck, while I'm waiting for some wire for the running lights.  So... on to the console

[umecheme]

Rear section of Deck is in!  Forward section is getting glassed... Should have the deck fully installed and tabbed in by the end of next week?

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Nice! 

[RickK]

Good progress. Nice to work indoors I bet.

[umecheme]

Some days indoors is great... Unless I'm sanding.... and the fit through the door is so tight i hate to pull it out and back it in. Our winters kind of suck for glass work though... with no heat in the garage.

[wingnut]

That’s awesome, can’t wait to see it in the water! Yep, garages are great but pretty much December through March is out for any real glasswork.

I saw a really nice, fully restored 191 down on Bailey Island yesterday... definitely very distinctive lines, and made me look twice because the color and rig was very similar to my 170!

[umecheme]

I'm actually starting to feel like I'm putting it back together.  Its a good feeling. I'm sure when I get into the whole sanding and fairing thing I'll come back down to earth.

[larsli68]

Great work! 
I love your shop!

//Lars

[umecheme]

Deck... Check! Need to do a little more sanding, but should be setting the forward section soon.  Fits nice.