Project Luhrs

[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 !

[thefishingfreak]

ok here's what i did.
got rid of the presure treated.
laminated two pieces of plywood together with resin then cut to shape.
then i used mohogany boards with okoume plywood in the middle. all resined together and clamped and screwed. the center one is triple thick. i figgured to support a small pulpet.
still mocking stuff up with cheapo pine as i have a habit of screwing stuff up.
almost ready to glass these supports in permanantly.

[gone fishin]

Mike - you are a craftsman. Looks real good from the photos. I think you added mucho strength to the structure by slipping the braces over the existing glass. Your transition inside as well as out will be real smooth.

[Raven]

holy leftover turkey... lol

you should be workin at a boat yard........

or be running freaks boat shop or sumthin...

because you are way off the charts man...

for a do it yourselfer... your using rocket fuel.

very impressive....