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by fallguy1000
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.
by fallguy1000
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...
by fallguy1000
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
by fallguy1000
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.
by fallguy1000
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..
by fallguy1000
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.
by fallguy1000
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.
by fallguy1000
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...
by fallguy1000
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.
by fallguy1000
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...