Project Seacraft

[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