I Need A Shrink ! - Page 14

strick · #**131** 04-26-2010, 02:17 AM

Getting a little worn out lately and I've been having to force myself to work. Also the elements are against me. The Bugs are out in full force...millions of little gnats and giant mosquito killers buzz the shop at night if I leave the doors open...but you got to have ventilation when doing glass work. I quit early tonight.

Another delima is my neighbors cotton wood tree. My grass looks like it got snowed on this weekend. It did not really matter for priming the boat. I put the giant tarps up and it kept most of the stuff off the boat However there is no way I'm going to be able to paint until this Bleeping tree sheds it's cotton...and I wanted to paint the bottom of the hull next weekend.

Here is the culprit:

The mold for the cooler/fish box has been Gel coated and is ready to be glassed

I started to make the mold for the live well that will go into the other seat box. It's 25 inches long and 15 inches deep...not big by any standards but it will do for keeping Bull heads and perch alive. I can probably put 1/2 scoop anchovies in it but that's about it. I guess I can always strap a portable one on the swim platform if I go tuna fishing.

The gray primer I applied on Saturday helped reveal some small spider cracks in three areas so we ground those out and applied quick fair. Right now I'm waiting for that to dry so I can sand it down and put two more coats of primer on the hull.

Strick

gofastsandman · #**132** 04-26-2010, 09:02 AM

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Getting a little worn out lately and I've been having to force myself to work. Also the elements are against me. The Bugs are out in full force...millions of little gnats and giant mosquito killers buzz the shop at night if I leave the doors open...but you got to have ventilation when doing glass work. I quit early tonight.

Another delima is my neighbors cotton wood tree. My grass looks like it got snowed on this weekend. It did not really matter for priming the boat. I put the giant tarps up and it kept most of the stuff off the boat However there is no way I'm going to be able to paint until this Bleeping tree sheds it's cotton...and I wanted to paint the bottom of the hull next weekend.

Here is the culprit:

The mold for the cooler/fish box has been Gel coated and is ready to be glassed

I started to make the mold for the live well that will go into the other seat box. It's 25 inches long and 15 inches deep...not big by any standards but it will do for keeping Bull heads and perch alive. I can probably put 1/2 scoop anchovies in it but that's about it. I guess I can always strap a portable one on the swim platform if I go tuna fishing.

The gray primer I applied on Saturday helped reveal some small spider cracks in three areas so we ground those out and applied quick fair. Right now I'm waiting for that to dry so I can sand it down and put two more coats of primer on the hull.

Strick

You should be tired.

The key to keeping prisoners is not volume , but flow. Even a smaller well can hold a bunch if you can get lots of volume going through.

Beautiful work,
GFS

Blue_Heron · #**133** 04-26-2010, 07:41 PM

strick,
Nice work, and the rate of progress is impressive. I'm looking forward to seeing all the parts come together. I expect I'll be referring back to this thread frequently when I get started on mine.

Have you decided what to do with your other 25? CC conversion, maybe? You don't happen to have a spare windshield laying around, do you?

Dave

strick · #**134** 04-29-2010, 02:49 AM

Dave- I don't have the stomach for another boat restoration...just takes up too energy and time. The windshield on the other 25 will have to go with the boat when I put it up for sale. Not sure when that will be as I'm using it for reference while I re do this one.

I finished the liner for the fish box the other night. It has 5 layers of 1.5 oz matt and it fits nicely. No problem getting it out of the mold. I still have to glass it in place. Tonight I waxed and put down PVA on the live well so hopefully I will be making that part tomorrow evening. Some shots of the liner.

Strick

Islandtrader · #**135** 04-29-2010, 10:29 AM

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I don't have the stomach for another boat restoration...just takes up too energy and time.

Amen...All I have been doing is glassing and fairing for the last 2 years and I have not even got to the inside [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

strick · #**136** 05-02-2010, 12:22 AM

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Amen...All I have been doing is glassing and fairing for the last 2 years and I have not even got to the inside [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

But it will be worth all the effort in the end....at least that's what I keep telling myself

I was able to lay up the live well This morning.

strick

grgrmouse · #**137** 05-02-2010, 01:43 AM

Man, you lay it down smooth. Nice work. And did you mention Tuna .....?

strick · #**138** 05-17-2010, 02:19 AM

Progress has been slowed some on the 25 seafari but I have managed to get a little work accomplished over the last two weeks.

The seat boxes have been painted

Holes were cut for the Plumbing for the live well and fish box. The fish box will have one drain and the live well will have a fill,drain and overflow. A little thought had to go into were these holes were cut because the hoses for these fittings will route under the deck and back to the transom. I had to put the seat boxes in the boat to get the right measurements.

with that out of the way I then glassed the live well and fish box to the underside of the seat boxes. I first glued them in place with some construction adhesive and then used 6" 1708 tape around the perimeter. A bead of 3M 4200 was run around the perimeter on the inside to ensure there will be no leaks.

That was allowed to set up overnight and then I used spray foam to insulate. The spray foam worked great and was a cheap and efficient way to insulate. It was a little tedious to apply and I had to make an extension off the can to reach deep into the seat box but I got good coverage. It is compatible with polyester resin.

I needed to make a bulkhead for the anchor locker since this boat did not come with one. Since my molding table is a mess right now I waxed and buffed a piece of hard board and then sprayed with PVA.

50/50 White Gel coat and duratec high gloss clear additive was brushed on and then 2 layers of heavy matt

I borrowed the bulkhead out of the other 25 seafari to use as a template and cut a $38 piece of 3/4 ply and then glued it down with cabosil.

The finished bulkhead. The back and and edges will get a nice heavy layer of Gelcoat

A couple weekends ago I turned the boat port into a spray booth again by tarping off both ends.

and I was finally able to get the sides of the hull sprayed. This is Awlgrip Kingstone Gray. I still have to apply the boot stripe.

The tower is in the shop as it needs some work prior to painting. It will get painted Awlgrip off white.

This evening we secured the top cap to the hull with ss bolts and aluminum rivets. I will post again as soon as I get something worth posting. Time to go watch some Deadliest Catch re-runs.

strick

Islandtrader · #**139** 05-17-2010, 10:10 AM

That grey is a nice subtle color.

Am I correct in guessing that on your bulk head you will leave it in gel coat and not paint it (I guess that is why you gel coat

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BigLew · #**140** 05-17-2010, 07:08 PM

Strick,

What can I/we say? Me thinks you are a Yankee at heart, just because of the level of ingenuity you bring to so many situations. Would you consider moving east to a town of 4000, 40 miles north of Boston and there are no strip malls, tacky shops or even a super market (they are close by though!). (My neighbor's house is for sale.)