1974 23 CC - project

[strick]

He He love that last picture...cant remember if that's you or me in that picture but I have a feeling it's you because I don't think my ears are that big

I had a feeling you would fill that shop with black motors and it took less then a week!

The bracket looks good and it looks like you are trying a few different things like the flange on the tub. How thick is the fiberglass in the corners and sides? Looks paper thin in picture. Hermit you got insurance on that motor

strick

[BigLew]

Strick,

His ears aren't BIG! They look like kitty kat ears, but why is one on his forehead and other on the top of his head?

[ROBCAR]

Big,

Thanks for the info and glad to know things are working out for you. And going back to my question.... coosa would probably had been your first choice for materials over wood if it had not been for the big difference in price?

Strick,

I also did notice that old picture....what gave it away was the California plate on the white jeep.

[Bigshrimpin]

I don't have anyone taking pics of me now . . . so I slid that one in there. I do miss those weekends at strick's and I sure wish I had that head sock. Grinding without one in shorts and a tee shirt makes you really itchy. The Comanche has a MA plate now. I saw a 4x8 sheet of coosa at Composites One in Bristol, RI and I wasn't too impressed with the material. Core Cell seem like a tougher material (better compressive strength), but I am no expert. They are all probably fine. But . . . Marine Ply seems to last just fine for 30 years even with lots of holes.

Strick - Those walls are just shy of 1/2 thick and the corners are 3/4" all 1708. The lighting is so good in the garage that you can see right through the glass.

[ReelToy]

Welding cable is good but not for salt water. It is best to use tinned marine battery cable to keep corrosion down for less future trouble. Learned this one the hard way a few years ago by using car battery cables.

[strick]

Welding cable is good but not for salt water. It is best to use tinned marine battery cable to keep corrosion down for less future trouble. Learned this one the hard way a few years ago by using car battery cables.

True but have you priced 30 feet of tinned 1/2 inch thick battery cable? Thats about what you need to get from the cc of a 23 to an engine on a bracket. The welding cable comes heavily encased in rubber and if you heat shrink the ends and use good end terminals then you will be good to go.

Big- I was just razzing ya on the see through bracket... I know you done it right...I'll mail you that head sock Keep up the good work buddy!

strick

[Bigshrimpin]

Strick - I know you're bustin my balls . . . Wish you we're here to keep the momentum going. I tried a few new things like putting the ears on the bracket (where it was hard to mud) and then using the brad nailer to staple MDF on a flat MDF board for the swim platform. Other than the shape of the stringers . . . I think everything was business as usual. I added some of that super absorbent fiberglass cloth into the swim platform and that seems to have worked well. Couldn't find super-sculpy anywhere! Oh yeah I used Maguires car wax instead of Part-All and that worked well too. I got a joiner a while back and that helped cut some nice angles on the MDF. I used a neat little trick too to put a 13/14 degree angle on the front face of the swim platform.

Those Pallet Racks make Kick Arse 8ft long adjustable height work benches. Craigslist $25 uprights and $25 for a pair of rails. They can hold 5000 or 7000 lbs (can't remember which) which is about the same as that old folding card table

[thehermit]

Strick. . . Wish you we're here to keep the momentum going.

me too me too

Tim is speeding up this resto by providing a key part that I was too chicken to try to build myself.

On the cables I ran 2AWG tinned Anchor marine cable that I had. I would have made it to the transom if my buddy had not made bat cables for his truck last year . A carefully mounted bus bar(s) and my OMC cables should get me the rest of the way. I did look up the welding cable and it too was 2awg in size.

[Bigshrimpin]

John - My cell phone went swimming again . . . I'll email you my work and home phone. The bracket looks great in the pics!! I am so happy that you took over and are hauling arse toward the finish line. Post some more pics when you have a chance. I was out fishing today in 20knt wind. The new lady friend turned green and blew chunks over the side . . . What a day!!

[thehermit]

The new lady friend turned green and blew chunks over the side . . . What a day!!

Now that is funny right there

Well….Bigshrimpin delivered big time on his end of “the deal”. I picked up the bracket last week and have been working away on the finishing.

I will say Bigshrimpin is pimpin with his very nice shop. Bracket at Big’s shop :
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Uh hum….the Hermit shop :




After sanding and fairing and sanding and fairing and sanding the bracket has primer on it (did I mention sanding) Big...the sandpaper pile has been reduced by 1/3 and couting:






My plan for the coating is 3 coats epoxy prime coat. 2 or 3 coats of perfection. Bottom paint where it belongs. All paints are 2 part and interlux says “fine” underwater. They recommend 5 coats. Still time to tweak this. Epinions?