Project Seacraft

[Goose]

Hurry the hell up, John is going to beat you.

[thefishingfreak]

lose the water/fish guts/blood chanell.
looking good so far...

[Grapenuts]

R you going to seal the underside of the ply?

the only thing I could suggest is to replace those small scupper's and bump them up to 11/2 or 2"...pvc pipe...nothing like having a wave dump 6" of water inside and waiting for it to drain.

your looking good on the work you've done todate.

[Vectorfisher]

Originally Posted by Grapenuts

R you going to seal the underside of the ply?

the only thing I could suggest is to replace those small scupper's and bump them up to 11/2 or 2"...pvc pipe...nothing like having a wave dump 6" of water inside and waiting for it to drain.

your looking good on the work you've done todate.

Yes the underside of ply will get some cloth, I will also lose the fish blood channel, the more I think of it it needs to go will only give me something else to fair and sand and fair and sand. The scuppers I will have to look into but I can picture 1 1/2 scuppers on it

[thefishingfreak]

the underside of the plywood doesn't need cloth.

roll some deck enamel on the underside before you screw it down.
glue and paint,, all in one can

[Grapenuts]

cuprinol :number 10..it'll out last us all- under a deck on plywood....lumberyard or hardware store.........it's made for wood thats under water..or wet area's....

[Vectorfisher]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

the underside of the plywood doesn't need cloth.

roll some deck enamel on the underside before you screw it down.
glue and paint,, all in one can

I was thinking 6oz cloth nothing heavy I am afraid of checking if I don't I do have some 2 part epoxy paint laying around I could use. Also not ready to glass the floor down I need to get a tank for under there and make a box for that, am getting things all lined up for some serious glass work before we get real cold weather

[tlapinski]

Krusty, looking nice! You're going to have to step up on the project if we are going to get her wet this season. I'll start up the lathe this weekend and start wrapping some boat rods. So, will boat fish count once you're done?

[Krispy]

Almost done, Ill just screw in the bench seats and bolt on the oar locks
Boat fish always counted, just not as much as surf fish

[Krispy]

OK, updated some pics but still behind.
The motor is out!! Phew, finally. It was tough, just kept taking bolts out and finally got it. Hoisted it up on a tree in the yard, it was a good feeling. You can see Magner the Evil cat was watching us the whole time The wood around the outdrive was a little soft, but not rotted. It will all be replaced anyway.
Next job is to remove the motor mount stands, finish chipping off the bedding compound on the stringers and clean up the hull sides. After that, the next big project will be to remove the cap, which is glassed all the way around the hull. Ill store that until winter when I can work on it indoors.
Ill be knee deep into glass and resin by month end

[zacs]

talk about removing the cap. What are your plans here? Not so much how are you going to do it, but what are you going to do to/with the cap.

[Krispy]

Hey Zacs, the cap is really THE BIG project.
The forward 1/3 is cored with ply and is pretty rigid. I will need to core the rear 2/3 of the cap and at the same time incorporate an 8" lip that drops down. Supports will need to be put under the cap, btwn the lip and hull for strength.
The transom section of the cap, I'd like to integrate the original insulated boxes. Ill cut them out of the old transom cap(you can see it in the picture gallery) and add them to either side of the future motor well. Theyll be full height in the transom, so there should be access space underneath(above floor height) for hatches

[zacs]

That sounds hard. Especially hard to make it look good in the end. Are you going to make a mold for the new cap lip and supports? I agree about keeping the old boxes.

did you say already what kind of bracket you are getting?

[Krispy]

Originally Posted by zacs

That sounds hard. Especially hard to make it look good in the end. Are you going to make a mold for the new cap lip and supports? I agree about keeping the old boxes.

did you say already what kind of bracket you are getting?

No mold, it would probly be to difficult. Ill just core ply w/ glass. Adding the lip is simple in principle, but I sure will be hard to fair out nicely. I got time to work out the details
Decided to notch the transom, save some $$ not going with the bracket or dealing the weight/balance issues

[zacs]

gotcha. I see now after reading you post a few before that you just said that. i've got to read more closely. Looking forward to more progress.
Zac

[tlapinski]

You're neighbors must love you...

[Krispy]

yeah, we left it up as lawn art, opened up the valve covers and filled it w/ bird seed.

I really need to update the photo album

[RIROCKHOUND]

You........ might be a redneck... if you have more engines hanging from trees in your yard than you have engines in your boat

[Krispy]

[Krispy]

Update, has been slow since I lent some tools to my brother to finish some house work.
I have taken one layer of ply off the transom, and hope to remove the second layer down to glass this weekend.
Ive cut back the stringers from the transom about 3" to facilitate transom removal.
Ive also trimmed the lip around the cap, looks better now
And I chipped most of the potting compound off that held the floor to the stringers.
I would like to get the new transom wood on before its gets to cold to work w/ the epoxy.
Then Ill be adding 2" to the top of the stringers to raise the floor.
Also lots of grinding to do. Ill be happy if thats all completed before the "real winter" sets in.

[pmueller]

Can't wait to see a pic of the finished product. The weathers been good, I'm sure thats been a help. Your going to have one of the best boats on the water. Great info watching you work through this project.

[Vectorfisher]

More boat porn

[JohnR]

Nice work VF!

Ahhh - for want of a heated garage...

[Vectorfisher]

Thanks man I am getting phsyced two more big projects ( casting platform, glassing floor ) and this thing will be down to body work prime/paint, then I can relax and drop hardware in, drill big holes in things

[JohnR]

Any more updates? Wish I had a garage

[Miles Offshore]

now i knew somehow id find the porn- fish smell kinda lured me over- keep up the good work guys- John, how is your boat coming along?

[Vectorfisher]

I got the floor down and the channel glassed I am working on the casting platform but haven't taken any pictures. Maybe next week

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Miles Offshore

John, how is your boat coming along?

[Uncle Matt]

Looks great VF. I nearly bought a 23 Seacraft CC several years ago but got scared when I found a weak spiot on the floor. Seacrafts are incredible boats and I wish you continued sucess in your restoration and fabrication, efforts.

[Miles Offshore]

John , I guess that means not so great? -