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Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:22 pm
by Mr Pamlico
Thanks fuzz. I know I still have a long way to go but I feel like I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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I got a few of my bulkheads cutout today. Any opinions/suggestions on whether I need to wrap over the bulkheads like I did the stringers? Or will they be fine to put a layer of 1700 on either side and tab them in with 3 layers of 1700? These are 3/4 coosa as well.

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:51 pm
by fallguy1000
What are you defining as a bulkhead?

A 3/4" thick coosa bulkhead probably only needs a piece of 1200 or 1700 each side and a couple of tapes would be plenty.

If you mean floors below the sole; 1200 and two tapes is plenty..

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:17 pm
by Mr Pamlico
fallguy1000 wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:51 pm What are you defining as a bulkhead?

A 3/4" thick coosa bulkhead probably only needs a piece of 1200 or 1700 each side and a couple of tapes would be plenty.

If you mean floors below the sole; 1200 and two tapes is plenty..
I was referring to the pieces I have cut out in the above picture that run in between the stringers. I still have more to cut out I just haven’t decided on the exact location for the rest of them.

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:30 pm
by fallguy1000
12 oz glass is plenty, 17 if you have it

2 tapes is plenty

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:28 pm
by boguesounder
Your work is looking really nice. Agree on the 3 layers of 17oz.

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 4:07 pm
by Fuzz
None of us are structural engineers so we are making our best guess based on our experience. The range has been 24-51 oz of glass. I am going to say do what feels right to you within the range you have been given. One thing for sure is your work looks very good :wink:

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:39 pm
by boguesounder
Somehow didn't see Fallguy's rec when I responded. He knows better than me. Agree with Fuzz on making your own call. I'd use the 17 since you have it.

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:42 pm
by fallguy1000
Just make sure to fillet and stagger the tapes and not stack them. I'd go 6",4" or 4",4" staggered.

Main structural components in my build always used 3 tapes; secondary structures used two; non-structural things like cleats used single tapes.

There are no seams in the Skoota untaped. I wish I had used smaller tapes for some stuff. Like 6 oz wovens for the cleats.

I have a forward hatch that is super heavy. Guaranteed to break someone's finger someday. I was gonna glass it cuz it won't dent so easily. It is Aqauplas.

I gotta 2nd Fuzz. The work looks great. I am eager to see it decked. The space across the tank is a bit too wide for walking loads; you may want to glass under that panel if 3/4" coosa. Do some walking tests to see.

Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:57 pm
by Mr Pamlico
Thanks for the compliments. I finally feel like I am getting the hang of things and the work is more relaxing than me wondering if I am doing things right. I am definitely going to have to address the gap across the tank. Right now it is 30 inches across from inside to inside of the stringers. I do plan on gluing cleats on the top of the stringers but that will still leave a wide span. I definitely want to make sure it is strong as the front of the boat will see heavy loads. I still have a few bulkheads to cut out but this is where I am right now.

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Re: 1979 19 ft Sea Ox rebuild

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:03 pm
by fallguy1000
You can make a coosa i beam. How much height do you have above the tank?