gel coat pic
 

Gel coat

Sorry it was in reverse..

toe kick dry fitted to console..
 

Popped the toe kick out.. had some crazing but all in all it will do.. Lots of grinding and fitting. I did not have a chance in between to take pics..

awesome job on the whole project...you will have an excellent resto..keep photos coming....

Console
 

Thanks Fas,, definitely a learning curve ...and just when you think all is good. I have a bad laminate on the bottom of console.. Apparently my bonding of the foam to the pan bottom. Did not take. So I measured 1" from perimeter and cut the bottom skin. Then pulled the skin off the foam. The foam is to saturated with non-cured resin that it needs to be replaced. So that is we're I am at... I guess I did not compensate for the drop in temp, When the last front came through .. Now I need to fix it...and we'll my 23 fell from the cradle in the boat house.. Yea I know right., the cables broke and down the bow went .. Then 5 seconds later which seemed longer the stern drops..thank God my kids were not near... I was just under the boat yesterday check out the bottom of bracket...No more cables.. I am now using dyneema braid.. Got the boat back up after spending all day raising her...please use lots of caution...

resin issue
 

Had to cut off bottom skin and recore..

removing core
 

Nothing fancy just really hard work especially when it is a redo over...

My Dad use to say; "If you can't do it twice, it's just not worth doing"

I hear ya... That goes for the boat lift to ... I will be redoing that one soon....well I got all the core out . thank god I over lapped the glass. In other words, I isolated the bottom and side core from the top core... So all I need to do is wash with acetone or denatured alcohol and let it bake in the sun... Then recore... This time I am going to encapsulate the vertical core. Then the bottom core... Trying to save a step before cost me a lot of disgraceful agony...

back on track
 

Sorry for not posting more pics.. I have been away for a qhile ..but I got after it today and finished recoring the sides and bottom of console.. Now to prime it and finish filling voids and more primer..

And this took most of my weekend up.. But it was worth it..

That was worth it, nice sword!

Thanks..yes indeed.

Well I did some work today, got the gussetts bedded in the transom. And installed the vertical stern board that was part of the engine hatch. Put the console in and decided to cut it down, I thought it felt a little high cause there will be a pod added to the console. Also added some ballast to her so I could draw a waterline. Filled two 55 gal. Drums with water where the tanks are and floated the seacraft. Drew the water line so I can cut the scuppers in.. Will have to fill the orig drain scuppers in floor. Water did not come in but it was close...
I am glad I opted for two separate tanks for fuel to be able to keep the boat ride good. Will post pics later

gussetts
 

Mind you these are just glued in not glassed yet

I layed up a sheet of foam and glass on one side a few months ago. For the vertical part and the bilge hatch. Sorry but I don't have pics of that..not that I remember anyway. Just measured a little over size and marked it off on table layed two layers of 1808 and then bedded to foam in with a lot of positive pressure..buckets full of water works well for that.. Then let cure and pulled the sheet off layup table

Back at it.. Glassed the transom knees in. Tied everything in together with the horizontal brace across the stern. Ground down the edges of the transom liner so to accept new glass... And building a rear bulkhead between the fuel tank and bilge... Tomorrow will install bulkhead and cut the raw water pickup in the bottom...

Anybody have any suggestions as where to put it.???..its the gem lux design?

bilge and stern support brackets
 

My mutiporpose console,, do not have layup table ,so used top of console.. Perfect width

I layer 2/layers of 1708... Popped off console then will flip over and do again..then trip to fit an glue in... Weather is perfect today but have to go fishing..

bulkhead
 

Shaped and fitted to stringers ..bedded and tabbed .

Bulkhead

installing high speed pickup
 

Pulled apart and flipped over to see where it may go... I want to replace an old through hull but I also want it on stbd side .. So looks like the 1 1/2 one on stbd .. Looks like I need to make a cardboard template..

Before I install this I want ya'lls input on installing this pickup where the 1-1/2 is on the starboard side.. Verses closer to the keel... I was wondering if this pickup would cavitate to much cause it being close to the strake..thanks in advanced

1" high speed pickup gemlux
 

Well after a long debate in my little brain I decided to make a lexan template and trace the pickup on the bottom of hull... Measured carefully from strakes to make sure we are somewhat parallel... Then I took my calipers and measured the thickness of pickup and strainer..set my router and off I went carefully taking a little by little off and trying to keep it within the lines..I found muscles I did not know I had in my shoulders and legs. As I was upside down ,on two ladders in the water, routing 38 year old glass.. All while the tide was coming in.. Fun fun fun... Now that is done I mixed some west epoxy and sealed.the glass... I did take the glass down just under flush about 0.410 ".the part measured 0.360" After epoxy sets up i will go back and route to 0.370" or close to... I wanted to leave the glass sealed up..

After the epoxy dries. I will cut the hole out to fit the pickup ..then build a jig to help hold it in place while I glass the sucker up...

After the epoxy dries. I will cut the hole out to fit the pickup ..then build a jig to help hold it in place while I glass the sucker up...

Check Island Traders build thread . . . he used that same flush pickup and built a beautiful wood mount for it!

Thanks , I did.check it out. I have been working on this boat for so long that I tend to forget what other have done...
I finally got her fitted . I then waxed her really good then built a jig to hold in place while I glasses her in.. Once cured going back with foam core...and more glass..
While I glassed

glassed up pickup
 

In decided to just glass the crap outta it... Actually laid layer upon layer of Kevlar with csm.. I had some laying around so thought that this would be a good place for it..I took the pickup out and finished glassing up. To about 3/8" -1/2" thick. I'll go back and finish routing out the opening again cause some resin settled between the mounting face on the flange. I left just enough space for the 5200 to bake a nice seal and still be flush.. I will also 5200 the Kevlar housing when I reinstall the pickup

Third picture l waxed a 1" PVC pipe and used it as my jig after the initial part was glassed. I did not want to risk bedding the pickup in until I was satisfied..

bilge
 

Just finished coating the bilge with gel coat. Two thick coats rolled on.I also added a foam mounting block for the bilge pumps and float switches..

Gel coat

Spoke to Joel Shine today, he said the hatch should be finished by next week.. Debating on ordering another one ....

Is there a special type of, cutoff valve ,seacock, i need to install on this pickup.. The threads seem to be a straight thread not tapered???

Nevermind I found what I was lookin for "compass marine how to." Was very informative..my cape horn through hulls were installed wrong...just saying...

floor
 

Started back after the rain and cold spell. Got the floor cover fitted and ground back a few inches all the way around. It fits from the bottom up. That is why I did not glass both sides yet.also Joel sent me my new hatch that is going in the the floor. I will cut the floor out and bevel edges down and then glass the whole thing to get her to the hatch. Then glass the floor from underneath and tab it all in..

fitted the hatch
 

Well had a late start. Went out in the gulf and tried out my buddies simrad evo side scan on some wreckage. Very cool stuff. Anyway drank a pitcher of beer at Hooters , so now I was ready to use high speed routers and measure precisely where this hatch is going. Well found centerline.double checked four times and then cut the opening. Dropped it on then outlined the flange. I put a straight edge, on top and noticed it was raised about a1/8" above the deck. So then took the router and flush fitted the hatch flange.. Mind you I still need to glass another layer of 1708 and 1.5 oz mat on deck to tie the hatch and new deck to old deck.so the around the flange are will be about 3 layers of 17/08

hatch install
 

Hatch install

Will glass in Saturday...

Got the hatch glued in and the deck glued in.. that was in March. Made a deal with a guy here to finish her up but it has been 3 months and I'm told that it will be next.. For 3 weeks now.. Beginning to get The itch again... I was hoping it would be ready to by June but not looking to good... Does anyone know what Hermco charges for glass work.? Thanks