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- Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:18 am
- Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
- Topic: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7459
Re: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
Painting is a critical milestone. Congrats.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: Core Materials: Plywood, Foam core and Honeycomb
- Topic: Foam sandwich plans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27794
Re: Foam sandwich plans
After Capeman replied, i realized my reply was poor. I will tell you and everyone here that I am a foam boat builder and most of the time I was building in foam; I dreamt about how much better it would have been to build in plywood. Hulls are formed and shaped in weeks versus months or years. Plywoo...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:36 pm
- Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
- Topic: GT23
- Replies: 162
- Views: 28680
Re: GT23
Rolling epoxy is fine. You need to make sure not to roll after gelation. And it is best to work epoxy with a wet edge method. Means don't go back over it much.
Also, don't use 3/8" roller.. 1/8 - 1/4" max nap
Also, don't use 3/8" roller.. 1/8 - 1/4" max nap
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
- Topic: GT23
- Replies: 162
- Views: 28680
Re: GT23
I have mixed over 300 gallons of epoxy.
Never used automatic mixing equipment; just a wood paint stirrer or tongue depresser and 1.5 - 2 minutes.
Never used automatic mixing equipment; just a wood paint stirrer or tongue depresser and 1.5 - 2 minutes.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:40 pm
- Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
- Topic: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7459
Re: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
The only way to cut that is to do major reconstruction; so leave it.
But it is a design flaw in the hull.
If you ever experience prop blowout at top speed or inability to get to wot; you'll know the reason..
But it is a design flaw in the hull.
If you ever experience prop blowout at top speed or inability to get to wot; you'll know the reason..
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Core Materials: Plywood, Foam core and Honeycomb
- Topic: Foam sandwich plans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27794
Re: Foam sandwich plans
The plans were never done in foam. They would require a n/a and composites engineer to draw.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Titebond 3 under epoxy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 442
Re: Titebond 3 under epoxy
It is done all the time.
A few places you would not...
Butt bonds or edge bonds of core in a foam sandwich process.
One you will..
Edge and end gluing of wood strip planks before applying an epoxy glass skin in canoe and kayak building.
A few places you would not...
Butt bonds or edge bonds of core in a foam sandwich process.
One you will..
Edge and end gluing of wood strip planks before applying an epoxy glass skin in canoe and kayak building.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:16 am
- Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
- Topic: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7459
Re: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
All his work is improving the boat. Keeping a clean flow into the tunnel is a sure improvement. Removing it needs careful thought. I thought you added the thing, See if you can tell if the skegs are separate from tbe hull skin or integrated before you do more. Let us know. Jaysen and Tom are both co...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:11 am
- Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
- Topic: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7459
Re: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
Just grind off 18-36" of the one that runs into the box. We've seen issues with them before where the guy can't even open the engine up.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
- Topic: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7459
Re: 1988 Shoalwater 176 Rebuild
It is looking good except for one thing. You have run the skeg all the way back to the tunnel. This is an absolute design fault. You need to cut the skeg off 18" in front of the tunnel, this will prevent the skeg from introducing disturbed water into the tunnel. Tom I agree with the main point...