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09-11-2006, 08:23 AM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
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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.
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i bent my wookie
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09-11-2006, 09:05 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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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
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Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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09-11-2006, 09:26 AM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
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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?
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i bent my wookie
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09-11-2006, 10:06 AM
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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?
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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 |
Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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09-11-2006, 10:53 AM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
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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
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i bent my wookie
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10-10-2006, 07:06 PM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
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10-12-2006, 08:58 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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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
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Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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