Getting some things accomplished this past weekend. We removed the heads on the motor for inspection and my machinist says the motor has very low hours as there are still honing marks in the cylinders. We will be taking it apart and putting it back together with new rings, bearings, check the cam etc.. Most of the external components (starter, alternator,water pump etc..) will need to be replaced due to corrosion issues from sitting for such a long time so we have a parts list made up. Picked up a heat exchanger and new manifolds off craigs list also a Duo prop from e bay should be here next week.
we have been working steady on the cap and are about at the stage were we can flip it back over. Here are a few pictures of some of the glass work accomplished to the underside.
Re glassing someone else hack job were the combing bolsters bolt to. I prefer one nice neat hole rather then the ream job shown below (no jokes Capt Chuck)
The fein multimaster is a great tool for sanding hard to reach areas
1708 backing was applied and allowed to cure and then heavy matt to fill in the ground out areas.
here is a shot of the vent box. There is one on either side of the cap
Glassing in some blocks for the cables and wiring harness that will hide under the gunnel cap. There are 4 or 5 of these in place.
The forward deck is in good shape so I'm gonna leave it alone
I was not happy with the big flat area just behind the windshield were previously electronics had been mounted so I decided to rip it all out and re core it. There was a little rot in some of the balsa core and the previous owners attempt to fill holes did not meet up to standards.
The roto zip is a great tool for cutting glass.
All cleaned up
applying new coring
Areas were reinforced were the tower will mount
backing for the bow pulpit
bulk heads for the cabin
Summer fun on the 20sf
That's it for now!
strick