89 18sf Project/rebuild/restore started

[alexh]

Just some more progress photos.

Fillets made so the 1708 can wrap the stringers:


A little blurry, but this is just after the stringers with plywood were capped with a final layer of 1708:


The next photos show the bullet proof material I used at a lip for the tank to sit on. One edge was radiused in order for it to conform to the angle where the stringers and hull meet. I made up a big batch of cabosil, milled fibers and resin to bed the pieces properly. I then laid strips of 1708 on top and back up the stringer for added strength.




The pvc pipe chase is not fastened in yet, but will be shortly.

I primed/painted the area in front of the tank and bilge area with urethane paint. The front area will have the hatch shown and act as the anchor locker. The pvc along the keel starts at the bulkhead and runs to the bilge for drainage.




The thru hull pad was bedded and covered in 1708 before the urethane paint. I over drilled the holes and refilled them thickened resin, in hopes of eliminating any chance of water intrusion.


Ill pull the tape on the inside area of the scoop once the resin is hardened. I'm following the same process as shown on boe marines website for installing a thru hull transducer.

The tank is ready to be set, but I'm not going to do that until Ive got the areas outside of the stringers foamed in. Fuel lines are on the way.