rebuilding my V

I got some filleting material in that I need to filet the inner transom skin back in and to help fillet the tabs that I will leave up from the old stringer glass. Hopefully I can get some work done soon. It's tough right now because only time to work is before the fronts pass.

 
Shrek said:
Updates? I can't believe how bad that transom was.
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sorry it took so long for me to update my progress.

Shrek, the transom was pretty bad but the repair would have held up fine if the stringers weren't bad. From what I saw, it looked like all the stress was being put on the stringers through that brace the fiberglass man made to compensate for the soft transom.

I was able to put in about 10 hours of work on the hull. The majority of the work came in the form of grinding out old fiber glass that allowed water to seep in between the orginal lay up and the repair lay up. The repair was some thick stuff, probably 3 layers of roven with mat on top. This was in the bilge area by the transom. After all the grinding, I was able to take a 36 grit disc and grind down and feather in all the areas that the new glass would contact the old glass. After all the grinding was complete, I put some patched over existing holes, so when I pour the Arjay, it won't leak out.

Now I just need to trim the inside skin and glass that into place so I can pour the arjay. My arjay sat the whole winter. So I am curious to see if it is still good or not. I hope so, but I don't want to break the seal and pour a test sample to see if it gels before it's time to pour.

I will try to get some photos up tomorrow.
 
all tabbed in with 2 layers of 1708. Everything went on really good. I really liked using the 1/2" chopped strands from us composites to make my own cat hair with. Way better to work with than the bondo stuff, plus I didn't have to worry about the wax like I would with the bondo hair.

Tomorrow I should be able to glass a small cap where the transom top and sides are. After that sets, then I can pour in the Arjay. Once that sets then I can glass it all up and be finished with the transom rebuild.

 
Well I was able to glass in the transom area so that I can pour the arjay tomorrow. It's not the strongest but all I need it to do is hold the arjay for the time being. I'll go back and grid it down and lay some more glass down.

I was very impressed by the 1708 where I tabbed in the inner transom skin. That lamination is strong like an ox. I can just imagine how strong it's going to be once I pour the arjay then put knees to the stringers.

 
looks great!! only thing i think i would have done is put the knees in and poured the aray in them or around them to make solid mate with transom?? sounds good any way but what do i know. keep up the good work!!
 
macojoe said:
looks great!! only thing i think i would have done is put the knees in and poured the aray in them or around them to make solid mate with transom?? sounds good any way but what do i know. keep up the good work!!
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That's a really good Idea MJ. I wish I would have done that. You would have been able to hang 1000 lbs off a bracket strong.
 
Today I had some time and I was able to pour the Arjay in the transom. It was really easy to work with and the ceramic particles are the same consistency as sand box sand. I did spill some in the bilge area but it cleaned up really well with acetone.

 
thanks guys, hopefully I will be able to get some more work done this week. Like capping off the tops on the edges and stuff like that.

I did have a question for you guys. Why did wellcraft make the stringers shorter where it meets up with the transom? Is that for clearance issues?
 
Yes that was for clearance for the splash well, remember the floor sits on the stringers and the deck drains into the splash well which drains out the back at least on my 81.
 
tartuffe said:
Yes that was for clearance for the splash well, remember the floor sits on the stringers and the deck drains into the splash well which drains out the back at least on my 81.
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That's true. I don't think I will be putting knees in for support. I'll just tie the stringers into the transom, that way I can have a completely flat splash well. That is pretty much what you did right?
 
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