I am using epoxy for everything except the cap, panels, and live well.
Here are some more pictures
I used 2 layers of biaxel tape to retie the stringers back down. It came out very well. I put a block of wood against it, and smacked it a couple of times with a 3 pound sledge, and it is all VERY solid/tight. That tape with epoxy is amazing.
Here is one of the things that drives me nuts with these boats. The sole to stringer connection, or in this case, disconnection. There is a 1/2-3/4" gap, and right above the stringer, and in addition, the sole is not level or straight. Like I said before, this thing must of been made on New Years Day, after a big party.
So far,
- I have repaired the stringers, and retied them to the hull.
- I have leveled, repaired and glassed in the sole to stringer connections on both side of the fuel tank.
- I have replaced the forward and rear bulkheads in front and behind the gas tank.
- I have put in the new gas tank platform, and have the transom cores cut and ready to put in.
- I have the donor panel made for the outer transom cutout fill in.
In case you haven't seen what a mold table looks like, her is a picture of what you can do with an old sliding door
Here is the before and after of the sole "floating" on top of the stringers, where it is now solidly attached.
Before - the sole just had glass putty stuck under between it and the tops of the stringers, it had come loose in several places, and wasn't level.
After - it now feels like you are standing on concrete.
Here is the fuel tank deck and bulkheads put in. Notice the 2 notches to let water in/out. I am going to put the gas tank on 1/4" neopreme strips, and attach it with mounting brackets to the stringer, no more foam to hold water.
and today, I just finished preping the bracket for powder coating, and tabing in the transom outer skin panel.
