1988 seacraft rebuild

[kmoose]

Always call Gemlux to order stuff and mention the THT discount. It will save you quite a bit. I always check out their clearance page as well. I got some sweet deals being patient. https://gemlux.com/collections/marine-hardware-on-sale

[No grave but the Seacraft]

Thanks for the heads up Kmoose. I'll remember that for next time.

[No grave but the Seacraft]

Fish box is painted and plumbed. Fuel tank is glued down with 5200 on 1/4" x 3" wide strips of PVC. Next up is to fiberglass a couple bulkheads/supports on top of the tank to hold it down and support the floor.

[No grave but the Seacraft]

So it's been a while since I've updated my build progress. Rain and cold weather has slowed things down considerably but in the last two weeks I've been able to get a few things checked off the list. The fuel tank is glued down and the bulkhead and hold down pieces are glassed in place. The deck supports are glued in with thickened epoxy and the livewell was supported and glassed in. I also fiberglassed the bow section of the liner back together.

[Thepistonhead]

Nice!!!!!

[No grave but the Seacraft]

It doesn't seem like it's been a month since I've updated this build thread but I guess it has. I finished rebuilding the front liner and have it resting in place ready for paint. The storage box has been raised and moved forward to allow for the raised stringers and new fishbox and the anchor locker has been modified to fit this new configuration. The rear edges will still need to be trimmed a bit to allow for the forward bulkhead. The bulkhead will span the width of the boat where fishbox meets the rear of the storage bin all the way to the top of the gunwales. Everything forward will be decked over. The bilge has been painted along with the area outside the box stringers. I don't plan on re-filling those voids with foam because I like the idea of possibly installing hatches for spear gun storage later on. I had always planned on using the old in-deck livewell hatch as bilge access but because I'm laying the new floor directly on the stringers, the old hatch gutters would not sit properly. This meant having to build a new hatch gutter insert. The new floor will be 3/4" honey comb but to avoid dealing with the exposed edges I went with scrap coosa for the gutters. These will then be glassed together before gluing in place. Then, I added new fuel vent and supply line and ran a piece of PVC pipe from the tank bulkhead to the livewell brace. Lastly, I opted to relocate the drain plug to the bottom of the bilge rather than out the transom. The reason being is that even with the trailer cranked all the way up there was still quit a bit of water remaining in the bilge. The water you see in the picture was still draining from the recent pollen cleansing. I will add a clamshell to the underside to redirect the water flow passed the drain.

[No grave but the Seacraft]

So Its been a fairly productive weekend. I was able to get the deck started and bow liner painted. Since this liner will be enclosed I decided to go cheap on the paint. I went with Rustoleum Topside paint. For the price it's not bad. The hard part was trying to color match the exterior gelcoat. The downside with the rustoleum is the few color choices. my gel coat is 1 part ultra white and 1 part ice blue. Apparently just adding a bit of royal blue to white paint will not get you there. I was able to get it surprisingly close by adding a slight amount of a different brand of key lime yellow I had from another project. I decided to roll it on because, again, it will be enclosed and out of sight, it was windy today and because it's just extremely awkward to move in and out of the boat by myself if I were to spray it. For the deck I cut the 3/4" nidaplast, set the new hatch gutter in place and fiberglassed the underside. I opted for the unfinished nidaplast because of the $200 price difference. I also added some Coosa reinforcements where the nidacore meets the hatch gutters front and back and gave it an extra 2 layers of 17oz biaxial glass. The pic shows the rear deck section in place but the topside has yet to be glassed. The underside of the second section is currently setting up. I'm debating if I should glass all of the sections together before gluing it down or doing it in sections. I would love some input. Lastly I cut out the old fishbox hatch gutter and prepared it for the new deck by removing the old coring material. Most of which was, not surprisingly, soggy. I will be filling the drain passages on the old hatch gutters because the new orientation won't really allow for proper drainage. I will likely just drill holes so the water drains into the fishbox.

[No grave but the Seacraft]

I'm just about finished building the deck. I have the front section glassed including the fish box hatch gutter. I have the three sections glassed together and reinforced the seams with some 3/4" coosa. I had to pull the boat out of the canopy so that I can install the 13' long deck in one piece. This is the first time the boat has been out from under the carport since I bought it back in August. It looks bigger out in the open.

[take a potter]

That looks great.
Hope to have something that looks similar, just a little longer in the near future. Did you build in any crown? And if so, how did it do retaining its set with the glass on just the first side?

[No grave but the Seacraft]

It's a bit flimsy with just the one side glassed but that flexibility will be needed for adding some crown to it when it's installed. The outer deck supports are a bit lower than the stringers.