Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II

[kaptainkoz]

2 layers left but I felt the transom is strong enough and I wanted to glass over the drain hole where the bolt is
So off came the transom form for the big reveal. I could not have envisioned a better outcome. No, it is not done and no it is not staying that way. The entire outer transom will get faired and coated with about 6-8 coats of gelcoat with Duratech. My elation is in having successfully closed off the space with 25” of flat surface at 13 degrees with a surface I can faire and finished it came out amazing. The green is PVA and it will wash off. The rest will be finished to perfection. It came out exactly how I needed it to. I highly recommend this process.















The red tape indicates the 25” I need to mount the bracket. It is perfectly flat

[RickK]

Looking good Koz. Congrats 

[kaptainkoz]

Thanks Rick. I always appear your support through the decade.
You are looking at the 13th and final outer transom layer. Mathematically comes to about 0.45 of an inch where the old transom was about 0.32 of polyester and woven roving. Yes, much stronger but the strength will be needed due to the leverage of the bracket. Vinylester out of stock for a week so I’m jumping around a bit and will set the tank cover mold and do some gel coat work.

[kaptainkoz]

Space is definitely needed and is becoming a premium. I rearranged the garage to get 2 tables in… a working table and a mold for the gas tank cover.






Starting the layout for the gas tank cover mold. I identified that the existing tank tub has a taper of about 4 degrees which would lead to a large gap if I were to make the cover in the traditional way with a taper for easier mold removal






I don’t want a large gap so I undercut the mold pieces by 4 degrees to reduce the gap. I will have to break the mold to get it out but oh well as I am not in mass production











The corners radii were traced from the existing tub. I had to double up the 3/4 to cover the 1-1/8” depth I am aiming for.they are glued and nailed.  I will cut these with a jig saw at 4 degrees off set tomorrow when the glue dries. They will be taller than 1-1/8 obviously but I will grind them down to the finished size of 1-1/8 inch when I’m done