Re: 23 CC minty green! Pipe Dream?
 

After almost a week straight of rain, and took a break to go 4wheeling up north I got to start the transom layup. There isnt many pictures as we were hustling to get it all done before the sun came over the garage roof.

After the board was in we used the 1/2in bolts and a couple well placed screws to hold the sandwich together.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...b/PA111486.jpg

Then I dropped the corner boxes on and trimmed to fit.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...b/PA111487.jpg


I tore the wood braces off last night and started grinding on the original skin in order to begin the layup and smoothing over of the outside skin. I also started cutting the last pieces of the inner most skin and strips of glass to tab into the hull sides.

After everything drys off real nice in the sun Ill get another big layup done.

Re: 23 CC minty green! Pipe Dream?
 

looking good. how did you get the core in there with the two storage boxes in the way? what bracket do you plan on useing?

Re: 23 CC minty green! Pipe Dream?
 

If you look close the boxes have been cut out. I just threw them back in there to check the trimming I need to do so they fit right.

I will be using a Hermco bracket


The inner transom is done, its got 2 layers of Matt, and one of roven, then I tabbed 6in out on each side and the bottom just after these pictures were taken.

There will be a ton of 'fine tuning' the fit of other things around all this structural work thats going to take a bunch of time. But it feels good to get some major strides checked off the list.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...b/PA131488.jpg


http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...b/PA131489.jpg

Re: 23 CC minty green! Pipe Dream?
 

Wildman,

You may want to hit it with one more layer of structural glass (rov/biax). I used 2 1708 and 1 rovin plus tabing and knees on my inside. Others may have opinions on this? Are you going to do some knees?

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Yep it will have "knees" of some sort. The original stringer boxes have been cut WAY back, those will be brought back and continued up on an angle to where the underside of the deck will be. I want to avoid cutting the deck around the knees as there will be no way to hide them if I do.

I am planning on chopping in some PVC chases in that area missing from the stringer boxes too, just haven't figured them out yet.

That 1708 you are using is 10z total right? my roven is 24oz alone.
I will also be adding a layer of 24oz roven and 2 layers of 1.5oz cloth to the open area (where I havent glassed yet) on the outside of the transom. Maybe tonight. All said and done the complete transom should be 2in+

Re: 23 CC minty green! Pipe Dream?
 

You might want to consider a horizonal suport as well ;)

http://www.classicseacraft.com/captc...edium/0037.jpg

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Thats not a bad idea, I was worried about floor support back there as the stringers are very far apart. I had planned on running a piece of 1/2 cut PVC under the floor but that shelf would be much stronger/more support.

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If I am not mistaken....1708= 17 oz biax with .8 oz of mat. I think Chucks and the Wildfire setups are some of the better thought out transom fill and caps :) I tried to do something similar but bailed due to my skill level. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Sounds like you have a plan keep up the good work.

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I do have a plan but I am always open to more suggestions! Trying to do something RIGHT once takes a TON of fore-thought and a great deal of stealing other peoples examples.

I would like to take a look at your boat some time this fall if you dont mind. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I'll show you all my mistakes [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] pm sent give me a buzz.