I used Belzona on my inboard tanks. Awsome product! They still look like the day we coated them!

Good To know.. I have seen and used this product in the Harshest environments. Chiller towers in a power plant. Vert. turbine motors and pumps..... all in saltwater,, very very salty and wet.. and wastewater pumps and mixers.. I plan on using on my bracket as well. I will roll it on and sand between coats. I will use as a faring compound as there will be the top that needs to be fair...Yea I love this stuff very easy to use..from there 1111 to 1341 and so on.. Will try the 1341 on maybe the lower units of the mercs..

bracket is back
 

ready for prep work.. I took the bracket to Braddock Metalluregy in Jacksonville. Had them re temper to 67-69 BRH I then took the bracket to my co- worker who builds Rollcages for Dragcars..Underpresser Racing. He welded the platform back to the tub.. Will need to knock the welds down and blast ,chem clean, then coat.. Looks like a great week for it No humidity

Bracket
 

This was an expensive Mistake but all in all I did learn a lot from this experience. Never ever Take alum to 800 degrees

How long have they been in Service..?

transome brackets
 

Here are the brackets I picked up from BadaBing in Orlando when he parted out his seacraft

Mock up and layout of console

laying out console with mdf melamine
 

Built a mock up with cardboard and now it is time to build console.

I will fillet the corners , wax and PVA the mold... there is a 3" toe kick all the way around.. which will be built after the console layed up

Not much going on started to demo the front fish box and infloor live well rain cam so had to stop..

Where did you get the wood for the mold? I know it MDF but its coated on one side. It looks like melamine. The only melamine I can find around here is made with cheap particle board.

My buddy ordered it through his cab co...$38 sheet

If you need some I might be able to deliver to philly. HD OR LOWES SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET or any cabinet co

thanks I'll have to look around. Is there a special name for it? So its just mdf with a coating on one side and used in cabinet making?

Melamine
 

noJust melamine one side.. You can get two sides if you want

Hey Martin any updates on the console you are making. About to start making one myself.

console
 

yes i just gelcoated it last night.. Will start laying glass tonight.i will keep you posted.. did not take pictures. I will when I get home from work. It is pretty basic. I waxed the mold then sprayed a water base release agent. I then Rolled out my NON wax gel-coat will start laying glass tonight staying with in coat window of polyester resins..

console
 

Got home Late . So I was only able to put a layer of 1.5 oz. on. MI did not make the resin to hot as I was working on a large piece with corners and all. Will post more Mon.

Wish I had a chop gun..

layed up console with glass
 

Started out with some clay for radius corners. then waxed it and sprayed some pva type water base film on it. Looks like Part All Release film.. I bought this stuff years ago so not sure if it will work well. But regardless the mold is waxed and it has melamine So it should come apart...Any who Once the film dryed, I rolled out white gel coat.NO wax let it tack off and then started to lay 1.5 oz mat. overlapping corners. and then two layers of 1808 0/90.. I found this stuff wets out a lot easier.. I used about 3 gallons of resin. the cornes and radius. has additional glass or tabbing.. I used a lot of scrap pieces from my transom build.
I will be putting a 3/4 in foam core that has resin channels cut into the foam and 1" o.c. perferatioins already. I would like to bag it but I decided to just lay a section down and glass over it. then fit another piece and glass over it. That way I think would be a lot stronger verses. putting all the foam in at once and glassing the entire core at one time

going to bed foam in the morning

This is a very simple design on a console. Nothing fancy.. just a lot of work. either way

Martin thanks for the pictures. Looking good so far.:D

added foam to top of console
 

Hoping to finish this week

Looks great can't wait to see it when u pop it

Some More Pictures. I added the foam and glassed with 1 layer of 1.5 oz csm for adhesion to foam. may be over kill but I never had problems with delam. added foam with some cabosil mixed with resin. then weighted down with buckets of water .let set- up ..Then one layer of 1808 0-90 and then another layer of drop scrap 1808 0-45 and 1708 0-45 .. abit frankinstien-ish as far as the glass goes. but I just have so much drop that it is getting in the way.

more pics
 

first 5 pics are the back of console.
the last four are the top of console

I know I did not show the steps or process very well. but As I said before. I always sandwich the foam in csm when installing. So that I have a good bond to the foam.. It also help that the foam has resin channels cut into it as well as weep holes drilled every 1 " square

Hopefully do a side tonight then the other one in the morning. and the seat and front sat night .. and pull out sun afternoon

Looking good. I try to use up as much scrap/drops as I can too, so I'm with u there. Can't wait to see it poped out and to hear how easily it came out the mold (I hope). Been doing a final 320 grit sand on the leaning post bait well this morning. Hope to wax tonight and maybe start glassing.

side
 

pics

more pics

glassed port side
 

console

port-side
 

Watched "Catching fire" Hunger games tonight. So I will Have to pull out of mold Monday.. Will do seat area Sun

starboard side Done and glassed
 

glassed the starboard side

Finished glassing the front seat and will be pulling it out New years eve night. or tomorrow evening.. hopefully everything works out.. Happy New YEar to all of you Classic Seacraft Nuts. Be safe! See you Next Year

I couldn't wait so I had to peak.
 

It's like unwrapping a present again..

Now on with the toe kick and helm pod

The back of the console is not Raked like the picture shows. It s pretty Square

I will have to say this came out a lot nicer than my FRP Bracket for the 20SF