Va Beach v20 project

kamikaze said:
Kracker:

I recommend you dry your rigging thru that chase before you mount the deck. It looks relatively small in the pics with several 90 degree corners that may makes rigging a real pain. Especially if your going to use mechanical steering!

Keep up the good work.

Kamikaze
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You are on point! I tried it today and its a no go. I'm going to run the teleflex and controls another route and just keep that Chase pipe for power and neg wires ,fuel and other wiring. I'm just not comfortable cutting my stringer out any more.
 
Kracker Jack said:
You are on point! I tried it today and its a no go. I'm going to run the teleflex and controls another route and just keep that Chase pipe for power and neg wires ,fuel and other wiring. I'm just not comfortable cutting my stringer out any more.
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I noticed that pipe...was thinking instead of a single 90* elbow under the console, two 45s would make a much easier pull of it...I would think the steering cable would go thru that...
 
:nut:The transom end is 2 sweeps together to make a broad 90 degree angle.The other ened was just a hope and a prayer. It really not to big of a deal beacause I have a plan B to run teleflex and controls
 
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Your work is great. I used a 4" chase but kept it inboard of the stringer, actually lays on top of the fuel tank in my center console.
 
RidgeRunner said:
Your work is great. I used a 4" chase but kept it inboard of the stringer, actually lays on top of the fuel tank in my center console.
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Ridge thanks for the compliments. I thought about running the Chase down the middle but I had to end up running the teleflex outboard of the stringer sooner or later to get the bend to attach to motor. The way I'm running it now allows the teleflex and controls to kinda relax alittle better.
 
csm on the bottom of my sole ply. Im gonna glue and screw tomorrow.

The other pictures are of my 4 year old daughter whos been telling everyone that daddy is building her an Ocean boat!!!. Whats boat restoration without pizza!!!!
 

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Well today was kind of a bittersweet day, all that work on those stringers just to cover them up with plywood!!!!LOL!!! The sole was glued down today and the motor rigging ran. I have it ran to were changing teleflex is gonna be a cinch if it needs to be replaced. All holes cut were sealed with thicken resin and the pvc pipes through the floor were glued in to make them permenent.
 

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Unreal, you are moving at breakneck speed. Every bit looks great.
Have you any ideas on your gunnels/cap? I have an idea on a cap for the '74 I have sitting in the yard. Them were some pretty stringers.. LOL. Like buying gold jawelry and hitting it with a spray bomb. :clap:
 
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RidgeRunner said:
Unreal, you are moving at breakneck speed. Every bit looks great.
Have you any ideas on your gunnels/cap? I have an idea on a cap for the '74 I have sitting in the yard. Them were some pretty stringers.. LOL. Like buying gold jawelry and hitting it with a spray bomb. :clap:
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She's coming along pretty good I've been busting my hump to get her done and ready for paint by spring. Im gonna band the innerliner and outer hull edge with 3/4 Acx,I'm gonna glue and thru bolt it like the factory does. I'm then gonna glue and screw a 3/4 inch Acx plywood gunwale and put a 3 1/2 inch return on the inside to incorporate the coming pads. I'm then gonna fabricate 6 gunwale ribs(3 on each side) and glue and glass to the floor,liner,and cap.All will then be tied together and glasses with 1708.
 
Kracker

I did a similar cap this past year on an old closed bow I converted to a center console to knock around on.

I made the gunwale ribs out of a mold fashion from a 2X6 (rib front) and two (sides) 1/4" inch MDF panels screwed to the sides of the 2X6 that were cut to match the side wall of the hull. I went with three per side as well, but for a 16 ft boat is was probably overkill


I then glassed a 2X4 on the top inside of the gunwale ribs side so that I could screw and glue plywood gunwale from the top as well as from the side walls of the hull . I used "2" urethane insulation on top and shaped it with the belt sander to soften the lines of the cap.

One thing I didn’t do that I should off is build up a lip on the inner rail so that spray doesn’t' flow into the cockpit if it makes it to the gunwale. It would have been easy to do with the urethane had I thought about it. Glassed all with 1708 and couldn't be happier. It is lightweight and quite strong. I'm able to walk the rail and there is no give what so ever.

Kamikaze
 
Feathered in my edges today and finished grinding gellcoat (what a pain in the @$$)!!!!!! I cut my cloth and will be glassing the floor tomorrow. I also am gonna add a little bonus to this boat, I started prepping some 1 1/2 x 4 inch teak. I glued it together with epoxy and clamps and Im gonna make a teak steering wheel base (pod style) and control base and compass base to all match my outrigger reciever base will also be teak. All the teak will be cleared to a gloss finish.
 

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Glassed in floor yesterday and set and glued my sump well. The floor went and looks awesome.
 

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Fuel tank

Im leaving and headed to Hertford, NC to get a heck of a deal on a fuel tank for the boat. A guy on craigslist is selling a 30 gallon above deck fuel cell brand new moeller tank for 60 bucks. I pretty stoked because this this is a great deal and the exact size to easily fit under my console.
 
Kracker Jack said:
just got back from Hertford, NC and this guy threw in another 18 gallon boat tank for free!!! so I got 2 tanks what a deal!!!
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That IS a great deal!!...maybe w/your glass skills, a small bench in front of the console could hold the 18 gal tank...hmmm

Kracker, you're doing some AWESOME work on this V...you gonna have the whole package when done!!...
 
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That IS a great deal!!...maybe w/your glass skills, a small bench in front of the console could hold the 18 gal tank...hmmm

Kracker, you're doing some AWESOME work on this V...you gonna have the whole package when done!!...
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Im gonna incorporate the 18 gallon in there somewhere. Cra
igslist has been a great tool for finding things I need cheap for this boat. I also bought some Miami Lees outrigger base recievers the other day on craigslist for 20 bucks!!!! the guy had no idea what he had.
 
Stopping the glass at floor/side transition will make the fairing and finish on the floor a little easier. Neat work, I am impressed. Is it as strong as you hoped? Did you stick with one layer of 1708 for the floor? It looks great to me.
Congrats on the fuel tank score too. :clap:
 
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