Project Luhrs

[thefishingfreak]

yeah, i tried all kinds of different glue/resin on it. nothing will stick to it. i'll have to switch to something else..

looky what i found right down the street.
2,400 hrs, dirt cheap. just gotta figure out what horsepower it's rated for?

[gone fishin]

Mike - if you are going to encapsulate the whole piece with cloth & resin and the ply is securely attached to the frame and coated, it will be strong as using pine for a brace. I am assuming that you are going to completely cover all your wood with glass on both sides. The cloth will add strength to the understructure.
The sketches you provided are great. What drawing or CAD system are you using?

[thefishingfreak]

no CAD system, pencil and paper.

the fiberglass won't stick at all to the presure treated at all.

[fishsmith]

Looking Good Freak, impressive to say the least. Keep the pics coming I'm enjoying the hell out of this thread.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

no CAD system, pencil and paper.

the fiberglass won't stick at all to the presure treated at all.

I was going to offer my design services but you're more talented than I

I see you already found out about PT not good with resins... Don't know much about that but the CS guys are pretty confident that it won't work

[likwid]

ditch the PT

get marine plywood.

[beamie]

You could laminate 3 pieces of 1/2" ply or 2 3/4's to get that 1 1/2. If on a budget you really don't need to get the more expensive marine or okume pylwood for that purpose. AC plywood will work just fine for that particular application.

When it comes to doing the cockpit floor which will be glassed over, many of the guys I know use MDO.

For more "important" and structural parts of the boat use the good stuff.

[Raider Ronnie]

For more "important" and structural parts of the boat use the good stuff.[/QUOTE]



This is good advice Mike!!!
Don't go the cheap way out!!!
You need to make that boat good and safe for as much time that I plan to spend on it !

[Vectorfisher]

FF I have some pretty big pieces of leftover 3/4 marine ply and some CDX 3/4 smooth on one side if ya want it

[thefishingfreak]

Originally Posted by Vectorfisher

FF I have some pretty big pieces of leftover 3/4 marine ply and some CDX 3/4 smooth on one side if ya want it

yeah i'll take it. i have to go pick up the bench seat in cohaset possibly friday i could swing bye then.

i've since laminated two pieces of plywood together to replace the presure treated. huge difference in strength with the plywood, plus it really soaks up the resin.