23 CC minty green!

[Blue_Heron]

You may want to hit it with one more layer of structural glass (rov/biax). I used 2 1708 and 1 rovin plus tabing and knees on my inside. Others may have opinions on this?

I agree. In general, you want to use the same thickness of laminate and the same thickness of core as the original transom. The transom's resistance to bending loads depends mainly on the inner and outer skins, their bond to the core material, and the thickness of the core. If your transom started with a 3/16" inner laminate, you should build it up until you have the same thickness on the new skin. A thicker laminate will also help to spread the crushing loads from through bolts.
Dave

[Wildman]

I have been bouncing between the boat and my landcruiser projects. I did get the outside all glassed up and now its time to dish out all the existing holes in the transom and patch them up too.


I got the center stringer shaped, sanded and glued down with some cabosil and resin. While I was at it, I used the thickened resin to soften the joint between the vertical on the stringer and the angle inside the hull. This should make a nice easy layup with a minimum concern for air pockets forming while I am working.

Then I ran out of resin. [] So I am going to get all the strips of 1708 cut for the layup of the stringer.

[Wildman]

Figured I would update a little bit. My center stringer is glued in with cabosil and waiting on glass. The transom is completly glassed and waiting for filler, and sanding.

For a while I was going pretty well then it started to rain. So instead of fighting the rain I went on to do another project in the mean time. I have had this FJ40 for 4.5years and been meaning to get to it for the last 2. While I am waiting for a buddy who does shrink wraping to get over here and build me a 'tent' over the seacraft I painted, bed linered, and assembled the land crusier.

I have also stripped my Mako22 hull, and sold it, keeping the T top, leaning post, motor and console.

In a couple weeks when my tent is ready to go ill haul the land cruiser up to a good friend in VT who owns a landcruiser shop and have him wire it, and make it run! After its outa the shop Ill work on the SC again. []

In the mean time here is some Truck Porn [8D]

Bed liner is Upol spray in black on the bottom and color matched on the inside. Trucks color is Toyota 'Surf blue' its a 70's blue teal if there ever was one!

[McGillicuddy]

Great looking resto on the Toy. Love that suf blue hue. Classic FJ color...

[castalot]

Surf blue / seacraft blue would look nice on the hull sides

[Islandtrader]

Always been a fan of the old FJ and the CJ.

Love the color.

[Wildman]

Finaly got my wrap on.
I call it the club house. F'ing this is almost taller than my garage! Even after I put the floor on, Ill be able to stand up in the middle with 8in to spare!

I also got my heaters fired up, and started drying all the damp corners and cleaning EVERY bit of the stringers boxes. My 2 part foam is in, now I just have o wait for a nice enough day to pour it.

[strick]

Now that's dedication

strick

[Wildman]

Dedication? I think I only have a couple months before this thing needs to be in the water! Those few weeks will be gone before I know it, and spring is the busiest time of the year for me.

A couple gallons of diesel and a little bit of propane and we have foamed boxes!

I put pieces of ply up along the outside of the boat to guide the heat into the right places. and put the smaller heater under the trailer. After letting it blast away for a half an hour the hull had warmed up to 65+ degrees. Then I lit off the big propane heater (on medium) inside the wrap and I was off to pouring foam in a Tshirt! [8D]



Having one of these to check that the temp was even through the boxes is crucial!

http://www.amazon.com/Temperature-In.../dp/B002YE3FS4

Once this stuff hits 120degrees LOOK OUT the action starts to happen fast! I coaxed it along with a hand held heat gun too.

There was a little bit of spill over, and I have trimmed the excess, but that step of the project is DONE

[KenB]

Wow that's awesome.