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'69 Squid Lips
Picked this old gal up recently. (yes the name and colors will be redone exact :) No idea how this trailer made it 120 miles home but i shoulda bought a lotto ticket
She will be a knock around put up wet sandbar hopper, inlet/bridge fisher, booz cruz, tow to the islands boat. Simple and no frills, notched transom, small splashwell, flat deck with giant coffin/18'er console, natural livewell in deck behind console, and a built in freshwater tank in front of fuel tank. Power will be small block v6 ETEC... Just a few questions so im not reinventing the wheel... - fuel tank CoG? Will be doing something around 50 gal and 5ft long or so. Instincts say dead center of boats CoG.. -Deck raise height? (only thinking about raising stringers 1.5", deck will be 1" honeycomb.) Dont think i need much according to this old waterline... Notch height? Read 26 somewhere. She will be pretty light! Transom was already done in coosa and epoxy(lots of it). Not pretty but its solid so... Gonna reinforce the stringers in their current form, and run a keel stiffener/drain first off before the real fun begins... https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/743/32...ac8710ed_z.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2643/3...8a8a3730_k.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2939/3...66b45a14_k.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/756/32...302b09a2_k.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2850/3...8d9fabfb_k.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3875/3...c4b1bd88_k.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr |
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Minor Sunday setback, called transom. As soon as i saw this boat i knew her ass looked a lil flat. I attributed it to an optical illusion form the globs of glue hanging off the back. Cleaned that up and looked even flatter, so made a pattern real quick and checked against my friends 20, not even close haha
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/738/32...e55d5bc548.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Im thinking the kid i bought her from had the keel blocked up and no cap on when he did this... Gna take some numbers off my friends 20 and get her back into form. I could tell the kid used alot of material, but nothing like this... Ive never seen so much cobbled together s..t in my life! Its like he ran 1/4" of epoxy between every layer of glass he did. Bright side is her ass will be probably 75# lighter, and i can add a lil crown to the transom like all the ones i do. Warning: graphic content https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/608/32...a60d73691f.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/661/32...4cc5e10ab5.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Always fun when i have to call my big girl... https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/762/32...243dcbd30c.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3932/3...6490c313d8.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Got smart and tried a chisel. Coulda popped the whole thing off in one piece if it wasnt for the 2" lip of original outside skin on the hullsides. It appears a grinder was not present for prep class that day https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2863/3...be99f37353.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr This piece weighed 7# https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/727/33...f31174c65f.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Pisser this core weighs so much and has a bow locked in. 4 layers of very oversaturated 1708 on each side... https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/611/32...95a5cfd423.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr New outer skin and good ol a/b fir going back in |
Back to where we started (with the right shape!)... All the help i can get these days are some logs (helped pull the hull back into shape)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/664/33...802c6f5836.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Friend gave me a price on some pvc core i couldnt resist.. https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3759/3...3c75facc9c.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/712/32...8cc292aa6d.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3939/3...d89641a939.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2848/3...28e0b54913.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr 2" crown https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3792/3...d25e7948ee.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2843/3...f6c312e467.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr |
nice stuff ,great job on it.keep it posted
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Nice base to work off now! Stringers got a 24oz biax and the rest of the hull up to a few inches above chine got a 17oz. Overlaps where stringers meet the hull and an extra strip down the keel. Stringer cutouts got an extra layer too after foaming...
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I'm thinking this is gonna be a VERY nice build...
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is the transom all PVC, between the inner and outer? half inch?interesting
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nice n quick hopefully!
Yes pvc board is the generic i call it... Corelite, Celtec, theres a few different "companies". My supplier only had 1/2", didnt wanna wait on 3/4. Its a 20# density i believe. 4 layers of 17oz on each side. Last inside layer incorporates 12" tabs and then 3 more 17oz tabs over that. Outer skin will get a 5th that wraps the hullsides and bottom a few inches... Stringer raising time now! |
Stringers done in corecell and divinycell cutoffs. 2" raise, planed down the outboard ones a bit for some crown... Bulkhead time now!
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Picking away... Coosa bulkheads. Fore to aft... integral freshwater tank +/-16 gal, 55 gal fuel tank, natural free-flowing livewell about 30 gal, and monster bilge.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4273/3...6018936a_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Glass pads to fasten tank to on the ends, i hate foam https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4262/3...fd7650d8_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Freshwater tank, will get coated before gluing/tabbing lid on https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4198/3...fc43dfba_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4282/3...0edc07ce_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4244/3...134593e3_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr And a lil motORvation! https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4267/3...f5e43c7d_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr |
Nice motivation!
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My, my....this is coming along very nicely!! Good pick on the engine, should be perfect! :)
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Looks like some pretty great progress.
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You may want to consider electrical sweeps instead of the elbow 90's !
Unless you are using all fly by wire controls etc.. Just my 2¢ worth ! Nice job you are doing for sure...:cool: |
I just came across this thread. Looks like nice clean glass work and a quality build.
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Thanks guys.
Pic kinda makes the elbows look squatty, theyre streets. My homie depot doesnt carry 3" gray stuff for whatever reason? Shouldnt phase teleflex extremes... not a fan of the tactile-ness ( or lack of) on the electronic stuff just yet |
Dry fit
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Looking great! You do very nice work.
I love the clamps! Lloyd |
Very nice glass work!
FYI - cutting out the inner liner between gunnel and floor removes a LOT of torsional stiffness from Moesly's original design! If you installed some 1/2 balsa core on the hull sides, that would significantly stiffen the hull without much of a weight increase! |
Still not sure what im gonna do there just yet... The side boxes will be replicated up forward, along with an anchor area bulkhead. Will probably bag some 1/4" foam to the hullsides aft of the boxes. I like a nice flat hullside with no knees or stiffeners
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Damn... that is finish work galaxies beyond my pay grade. Very nice!
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Yep got a couple hours in that one! Squid Lips will be just fair enough to keep clean easily.. Classy workboat finish :)
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I would love a little info on exactly how you did that. Please. |
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Friend/client of mines boat, im definitely not going to put in the same time on mine. I dont think sealife and women care haha Ride em hard n put em up wet! |
Tank saga: Etched, converted and coated. Now im not one to badmouth people, but stay clear of "Best American Welding" in Vero Beach. Ended up having an old friend of mine do it. Havent seen him in years and didnt know he was in the welding biz, but he does excellent work. In Stuart if anyone needs a tank done. Also you can see how off center the stringers were from the factory on the mounting tabs on the tank. Lots of Tefgel and nylon washers there
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Bunch of random pics. Cap almost ready to go back on after a fairing party. It got cored and widened to 7 1/2" in the rear... Need to take more pics of it
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4463/...b9b8e239_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4492/...597fe854_b.jpg by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4489/...e7819011_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Deck got tabbed in with a 12oz, then another whole layer of 1603 incorporating tabs over the whole thing. (has 2- 1700s and a 1603 on top. My friends like to drop stuff) https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4491/...590358c9_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4458/...f3be9452_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4496/...38b47f5a_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr New boxes. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/...3b9b8619_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Dado'ed and PVC glued then glassed. Bottom part of dado got ground flush and rounded over after https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4513/...bf2e58aa_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4460/...d3039d43_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Console is a mix of offcut cores from other things https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4453/...237411f6_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4498/...2068f9f3_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4507/...29e888b8_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Gutter and splashwell drains. Been talk of a shroud too (coosa blocks for hinges) https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4555/...26e9362d_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4543/...13b12b54_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4534/...5807a828_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr |
Towing eye. Sleeved with sched 80 PVC pipe
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4470/...7d8773bd_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr Open bulkhead and some anchor hangers. (need to notch em still) https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4548/...75cbdbbd_b.jpgUntitled by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr 3/8 divinycell bagged and glassed with a 22oz triax https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4530/...e7227d29_b.jpg by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4545/...9284b13b_b.jpg by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4550/...f5d245c7_b.jpg by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4528/...550f4dbe_b.jpg by dirtwheelsfl, on Flickr |
Damn.....Holy nice work Batman!!!!! :)
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Very nice and super clean work!
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Nice work and methods, She is going to be a nice one.
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Boat is looking awsome. Love the forward boxes. I’m amazed at your ability to crank these builds out.
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Thanks guys. Cinco de Mayo or bust!!
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Good lord this is some solid stuff. I'm going to cringe every time I look at the glass work on my boat now. Nicely done!
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Everything is looking great I can't wait to see more. How wide is your transom cut out?
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