1968 Aquasport Flatback Diver - Shipoke Rebuild for Hefner

[gran398]

Speaking of old posts....check out how the top cap is set higher to the center, to mimic the curvature of the hull when right-side up.

The core is probably divinycell or similar. For sure not Home Depot foam sheathing, as used by other shops.

[ashley]

Here are the latest from Eugene.

platform for fuel tank.


foamed and glassed deepest section of hull for drainage.


casting deck with cast net bucket receiver.

[ashley]

[gran398]

Wow!

Great ideas there ashley

[Group W Bench]

foamed and glassed deepest section of hull for drainage.



The stingers are just tabbed in place w/ 3/4 oz mat right now. They will get 2 x 1708 over the entire stringers and pour foam tomorrow.

For folks restoring flatbacks, please note that water pools in the bow area of these boats on the trailer and at rest. The same goes for 24 Prolines. It is often beneficial to build a small "ramp" in the deepest part of the bow area as in the picture above. We just use 1/2 Nidacore scrap, and glass it in. We will drill a hole and foam in when foaming the stringers. This "ramp" prevents the water from pooling in the deepest v section in the bow, and directs water to the 1" drains that run under the fuel tank.

[shortpants]

That casting deck looks familiar!

[gran398]

That casting deck looks familiar!

That cast net bucket drop-in is dechit.

[Aswaff400]

damn that things lookin slick!!

[seabob4]

That casting deck looks familiar!

That cast net bucket drop-in is dechit.

Scotty, no offense my friend, but the bucket receiver is fairly common down here.  We did our first at PL in '06 on the 29 Grand Sport, sure it was copied from someone else...

[gran398]

Gotcha bro. The concept is totally foreign up here.

 Kudos to the originator....terrific idea.

[ashley]

Stringers glassed down. I believe this is before they have been foamed and before adding height to the stringers for self bailing deck.

[ashley]

Limber holes in and stringers foamed.

[ashley]

Raised stringers. I believe thats Penske board, same as transom, on top of stringers for future tower/T top substructure.

[gman 82 aquasport]

They are getting there Looks good!!

[love2fish]

Does anyone have a picture of the finished cast net bucket part of that hatch? Sharp idea,, but I was thinking maybe in a different location. Is it designed for a universal 5gal bucket?