1973 196 rebuild question

[Duffy1470]

I was thinking 8 inch strip of 1708 on each side. Do you think that would do it and should I do 2 layers?  Thanks for the input. It is much appreciated. Also here is the lamination of the h80. Very resin thirsty stuff. I hope I saturated it enough. That's the first time I've used it. Does anyone have any pointers for diving cell I need to know about.

[Duffy1470]

Forgot, this is how I made the form.

[RickK]

Reinforcing the cap where you are going to be stepping to get onto the boat is always a plus - so adding new coring in those places. I add reinforcement where cleats are going to be. I used pop-ups so I used either about 6-8 layers of 1708 (makes about 3/8" thick glass) or I used composite (coosa) like you saw in the pics of the front of the cap. My front was bowed upward I guess for it to shed water, see if yours is. Will you be adding a trolling motor to the front of the boat? You'll want to add coring there for thru-bolting.

[Duffy1470]

It definitely has a slight crown. I don't really like the small section at the bow. It looks like mounting a trolling motor would be space challenged. I am thinking anchor locker bulkhead with a slight crown, new bigger cap area for trolling motor. It's not even 8am, why am i thinking about this now, what the he'll is wrong with me?

[RickK]

You have the fiberglass bug - happens to all of us Have you checked out removable mounting brackets like the RTA 17 for Minn Kotas? There are solutions for small areas.

[Duffy1470]

Will leave the cap alone if I'm smart.  Glassed the other side of the forward bulkhead and cut out the starboard rod holder hull st8ffener thing.

[Duffy1470]

Front bulkhead glassed and another set of stiffeners cut out.

[Duffy1470]

The starboard stiffener is cut low for the rigging tubes.

[Duffy1470]

In the process of glassing the hull stiffeners. Putting a layer of 1708 and Matt on each side. Haven't decided whether I'm going to try to round and wrap the outward edge or something else

[Duffy1470]

These knees take forever. Not hard to do but time consuming. The rear ones are two pieces of Coosa glassed together with 1708 and mat. The bow ones are made of divinycell with a layer of 1708 and mat.

[Duffy1470]

Hopefully glassing the knees and deck rails (supports for deck to rest on) this week. Getting cool here but very doable. Temps are in the 70s and 40s.

[Duffy1470]

5200ed the deck rails to the hull sides. Once those are cured will glass the knees in then the front bulkhead

[Duffy1470]

5200 takes 48 to 96 hours to cure. I was unaware it took so long.

[Duffy1470]

Started to glass the deck rail and glassed the deck support to the front bulkhead

[Duffy1470]

Bulkhead

Also, starting to co template the console.