23 sCCeptre

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by Boonie23

Are you building the cap yourself? I'm also converting a sceptre to cc and going to need a cap as well. Looking good!

Yep...


Yes pretty traumatic Strick! Theres just 1 layer of 24oz? tabbing on either side of them.

[Capt Chuck]

Years ago I saw a Sceptre that had fallen off a dry storage rack then sat for years with the cockpit full of water. The dark color & cracked stringer glass roving under the deck got me thinking? I doubt some previous owner ran the shit out of it in rough seas enuff to delaminate them.
You know any history of this hull?

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by Capt Chuck

Years ago I saw a Sceptre that had fallen off a dry storage rack then sat for years with the cockpit full of water. The dark color & cracked stringer glass roving under the deck got me thinking? I doubt some previous owner ran the shit out of it in rough seas enuff to delaminate them.
You know any history of this hull?

I dont see any damage on the outside that would make me think thats the case. Just some stress cracking on the steps and some fwd keel rash... I dont like the box stringers anyway, i think theyre a waste of space! Theyre not delaminated really, the tabbing just gave. Looks like a single layer of 24oz roving slapped in there...

We got it from the manager of Merritt Supply and it sat behind their warehouse a long time. Bottom looks like it was painted royal blue with hullside paint, then a lighter blue antifouling on top.

[KNZ911]

It's been a while for me on here but I'm still plugging away at my 23. My stringers were delaminated exactly like that. That why I decided to redesign them into a grid. Also, more in-deck storage. Can't wait to see yours come together.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by KNZ911

It's been a while for me on here but I'm still plugging away at my 23. My stringers were delaminated exactly like that. That why I decided to redesign them into a grid. Also, more in-deck storage. Can't wait to see yours come together.

Yep these are gonna come up about 5” and every inch will be used for something! Gonna take some imagineering to cram 150gal of fuel, a big killbox and a stepdown console in but its all together in my head

[dirtwheelsfl]

Transom is in it now, had to beef up some delam between main hull layup and transom core bedding layup before core went in.

[kmoose]

I know everybody seems to be reluctant to transom R&R from the outside but I think you get a much better result. Trying to save a 40+ year old outer skin with 50 patched holes in it is not a great foundation to start with IMHO.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by kmoose

I know everybody seems to be reluctant to transom R&R from the outside but I think you get a much better result. Trying to save a 40+ year old outer skin with 50 patched holes in it is not a great foundation to start with IMHO.

This was kind of an in and out i guess? Saved having to wrap the outside of the boat! Plus it kept everything basically in shape. I like to put an inch or 2 of an outward curve in too, easier to fair...

[DonV]

I remember when they cut out the transom with a sawsall, outer glass, wet wood and inner glass of my brother's original I/O it took four people to carry it to the dumpster!!! I could not believe how heavy it was!!!! After seeing how the new solid coosa transom was built for a bracket.......it will never fail.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by DonV

I remember when they cut out the transom with a sawsall, outer glass, wet wood and inner glass of my brother's original I/O it took four people to carry it to the dumpster!!! I could not believe how heavy it was!!!! After seeing how the new solid coosa transom was built for a bracket.......it will never fail.

I just pulled about 500# of wet foam and stringers outta this one. Beefed up the lams a bit on this one knowing it will get a bracket. Big knees and livewell will all be glassed in too