do I see a star an stripe paint job coming:humpty: she be done in no time...:kewl:

getting there.
what do you think of gorilla glue for the fiberglass to rim/lap joint? whatever you call it?
ie: the glass hull sandwiched between two strips of plywood

there website says 100% waterproof, strongest glue on the planet, etc...

i gotta grind down to raw glass anyways. but maybe that will work better-faster-neater thean mixing cups of fiberglass resin.
i'll resin and matt whear needed, after.

I've had poor luck with gorrila glue in a marine environment. I now epoxy everything.

West or MAS.... don't screw around Mike.
You can get away with fast cure epoxy.

with these temps
 

your cure (dry) time has to be fast..... :hs:

thats what i figgured..
i have a heated shop so temp is no problem

Wow Mike! I thought rebuilding my little 14 Aluminum skiff would never end, can't imagine a project like that. Good luck and keep the pics coming so we can see the progress.

Got a friend out east today will get report tonight, will let you and Stiffy know if it still worth it.

holly chit. :kewl:

Mike, next time I'm up your way I'll drop off your straight Jacket...Good luck and I can't wait to see the finished product.

Nice
 

Mike, you are a freak :gf:
When you get to the windows pm me I can help:rtfm: ...1/4 lami cut to size:kewl: maybe bronze???lami..

Freak with all that work your putting into it you have to put the freak flag paint job on it.

Mike - here is a scary conversion for you - don't go this deep:

http://classicmako.com/projects/xshark/

I agree, the whole transom above the waterline should be a freakflag.

more progress.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y25...k/DSC02349.jpg


all steam cleaned and ready to start building
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y25...k/DSC02352.jpg

the motor braces are rotted those will need to be re-done.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y25...k/DSC02355.jpg

Looking good Mike!

Big open CC

an i'll be sleepin in it :hidin: gotta have room for the family too.
nice big cabin w/ a flush head. full glass all arround, hardtop. gotta fish all year in any weather. this would make a kickass center console.
i watched a 420hp volvo tamd go for 800 bucks on ebay last night.:devil:
that would be sweet, just a little too heavy i think.

Man o man , all I can say is you are an ambitious and hardworking guy. That is a LOT of work, but if anyone can pull this project off by the Spring ? :musc: , you can.

Looking good, very good :claps:

Nice clean start! Be sure to mark holes from engine mounts somewhere on hull for reference later, trust me... Should have chimed in earlier, but when we re built a 1957 Beals Island 37', I wished I had referenced everything we took off by weight and location of the weight. When we repowered, the block moved forward, the transom and knees were new, and I raised the coach roof for headroom. All these changes were enough to affect how she floats on her 'new' lines.
You building a plastic shed around her for the winter build? Was always a challenge to get temp up enough to epoxy. I'll be down after the run is done.

I'm going to be the 1st to hoe a ride on that when it's done !

yeah one side at a time like doing brake shoes. i know what you mean.
if i need heet i'll just back her in the shop and hit it with 10,000 btu's of radiant gas heat.:blush:

deffinitly gunna be different weight placement. maybe big block maybe diesel? i got thousands of pounds of gear and cod jigs i can move arround for ballast.

gotts to do some research now on wood. and resin.

bummer now is,,, i took her off the trailer today and put it on stands. my bud need his trailer back. so i gotta find a trailer. maybe a piece o junk yard trailer i can move it in and out of the shop for the time bieng.. gotta keep an eye on craigs list for free trailers.

ok.
you first on the list..:cheers:

Mike,
Only one empty Budweiser can ?
I thought you could do better then that !
Great Job
VB

man you're moving right along. Keep us posted, looking good.
What engine is that?

350 chevy. or "marinepower" 260 hp. borg warner velvet drive 1:1 ratio. 1992 year freshwater cooled. 500 hours. that will be ripped appart tomorrow night and inspected/re-gasketed/painted.




only one bud can,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,in the pictures :cheers:

The guys over at ClassicSeaCraft define job and project scope by amount of beer cans expended during the particular job. Small to mid projects are < case. There will be keggage involved here ;) Keep up the good work :btu:

motor is ,,,,,,,, JUNK :wall:

do i hear deisel:read:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y25...20DSC02381.jpg

i am greatly enjoying your progress.

This is an interesting development.

keep us posted.

Zac

wow, youve made alot of progress Mike. Ill drop bye the shop one day this week.