'77 Sceptre Rebuild

[strick]

Looking good. I was just curious were you got that marine ply at? The marine ply that I am familiar with is relatively knott free. There was a guy on Classic Mako who recently bought some marine ply that looks similar to what you have there. I guess the quality depends on which kind you buy? keep up the great work.

http://marine-plywood.us/images/Doug...FirCollage.htm

strick

[newellchunker]

Hey Strick,

We ordered it from a local lumber supplier....I thought it was kinda knotty! However, there was very few voids visable when I looked at it......at least on the edges......does MDO sound right, a local boat builder told me that is what he used and it was generally a better quality product, IDK? Anyway, thanks and hopefully it will last as long as the original transom! I appreciate your feedback and am gonna need more pointers!

[fdheld34]

Buce..looking real good..your moving along now...
Questions for you....what type of crops are you growing (soybeans and corn...a little tobacco too???)..how many acres..also you have some neat outbuildings...love old farm bldgs etc..specially down here in FL we have some great FL Cracker style Architecture!!!!
Did not mean to derail...Keep the pics a rollin'
-Fred

[newellchunker]

Hey Fred,

Theres about 20acres +/- behind our house that is leased.....about 12ac corn and the rest is beans. Sold the tobacco allotment some yrs ago, when my father-in-law quit tending it! Did u see my dash layout btw? not much help there I don't believe....we're going to do some changes with it also!

[newellchunker]

Well, we finally got back to the ole girl! In the meantime, my son and I have replaced the stringers and floor in his '77 Arrow Glass bass boat, that was a weeks worth of work there....I'm sorry I didn't document it's restore. I used poly resin throughout that deal, as I had found a supplier that sold it in bulk for $21 a gallon (if you supplied the containers)!

Anyway, we've got one layer of 1708 on (horizontally) on the inside after doing a filet(?) of cabosil all around. I extended the 1708 approx 3 inches to get some bite. I am planning on running another layer of 1708 vertically to turn the grain opposite and then another layer horizontally and finally vertically again for 4 layers at 3, 6 9 and finally 12 inches overlap. Does this sound reasonable? Remember it will have a bracket and outboard installed.
On the outer transom I have built up where the notch was with 2 layers of 1.5 oz mat and 2 layers of 1708, this is all being put down with epoxy resin.

[newellchunker]

Well after all this time we finally got some time and super weather to work on the transom layup some more, got the remainders of our layup done...1708, 1.5 oz mat and finally the last layer of 1708, we couldn't have asked for a prettier day...75 degrees and sunny . Now, what would ya'll suggest: removing the cap and preceding with its restoration or the floor rehab??

[NoBones]

Hey Strick,

We ordered it from a local lumber supplier....I thought it was kinda knotty! However, there was very few voids visable when I looked at it......

True marine plywood has NO voids!!
MDO is used by sign makers for wood signs.

Just my 2¢ worth.

See ya, Ken

[newellchunker]

True marine plywood has NO voids!!
MDO is used by sign makers for wood signs.

Just my 2¢ worth.

See ya, Ken

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Thank You Ken....and your POINT was exactly what?? That was posted months ago and now you grace me with your wisdom?? What gives??

[NoBones]

True marine plywood has NO voids!!
MDO is used by sign makers for wood signs.

Just my 2¢ worth.

See ya, Ken

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Thank You Ken....and your POINT was exactly what?? That was posted months ago and now you grace me with your wisdom?? What gives??

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Oops... That be me bad not looking at the date from your
post. I guess that I missed that part somehow in July..

My apologies..

Your work still looks good!

See ya, Ken

[newellchunker]

Well, we've finally finished the transom layup and decided to finish de-rigging the boat and remove the cap for it's rehab. Since we are adding a transom bracket and a livewell in the transom we've decided to move the fishbox- storage area towards the stern. I figured with the additional weight we needed to move the batteries and fuel tank forward a bit. I'm planning on adding the battery box just before where the cabin starts. I'd appreciate some pointers or advice.....Ken I welcome your criticism too
Here are some pics of todays fun: