Va Beach v20 project

[Kracker Jack]

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.

Im gonna stop at one layer. I truelly dont see me gain anymore strength out of another layer. The only thing I would see gaining is more impact strength incase of maybe dropping something on the deck. I can not believe how strong that floor is!!!!!! i glued it and put 8 stainless 2 1/2 inch screws per stringer per sheet she is strong as a bull !!!! Im gonna be banding the liner and hull this weekend and prepping for the cap. this weekend was a flop I got nothing done thanks to my brother!!! But what are brothers for?

 

[Kracker Jack]

Oh yea I forgot to tell ya'll that Im gonna be putting a roll in bedliner with uv inhibitors on the top cap and deck. this application will also help alot with not having to fair as much because of the texture of the finish coat.

 

[Kracker Jack]

cap

well this weekend im gonna be jumping feet first into building the cap. Im gonna be ripping my 1 1/2 inner and outer bands with the table saw and putting a round over router edge on the bottom side of the band so i can rap my glass nicely into the hull. I will then glue and clamp the bands and then after the thickened resin sets up i will drill and counter sink thru-bolts every 12 or so inches. Im gonna fill the counter sunk holes with thickened resin to prep for glass. If i can get my bands on and glassed and ready for cap I will be happy. The weather is gonna be great.

 

[Kracker Jack]

I ripped some 3/4 today and routered some edges. I set the rail up so I could see what it looked like. Im gonna glue and thru-bolt friday.

 

[kamikaze]

Any reason why your not using solid wood on the exterior of the hull? I suspect your going to have issue over time with laminate even if you glass it good.

Kamikaze

 

[Kracker Jack]

Any reason why your not using solid wood on the exterior of the hull? I suspect your going to have issue over time with laminate even if you glass it good.

Kamikaze

I'm an amatuer at this stuff. I don't really see a huge deal with using the ACX. I was told I should use solid I'm glueing it and thru bolting it. What would solid pine do that the ACX won't? All you guys opions count. 2 things talked me into it,its flexible and I already had from my ply on my sole.

 

[kamikaze]

Just a back yard amateur here too! After going thru all this effort you have I don't suspect you would want a section of relatively narrow (width) ACX to delaminate/fall off the first time you hit the piling a little to hard? Never mind the water spray its going to receive over time and that will do it for sure.

My concern on the ACX is that it looks like it going to be difficult to properly seal the bottom edge to the hull sufficiently to ensure spray from getting behind the edge and working it's magic.


Kamikaze

 

[Kracker Jack]

Just a back yard amateur here too! After going thru all this effort you have I don't suspect you would want a section of relatively narrow (width) ACX to delaminate/fall off the first time you hit the piling a little to hard? Never mind the water spray its going to receive over time and that will do it for sure.

My concern on the ACX is that it looks like it going to be difficult to properly seal the bottom edge to the hull sufficiently to ensure spray from getting behind the edge and working it's magic.


Kamikaze

what other material do you think I should use in its place? I do promise you one thing,the way I've glued things on this boat so far water doesn't have a chance to get between the rail and the hull! Lol!!!

 

[Kracker Jack]

My plan is to glue the Acx with thickened resin. It will then be wrapped with 2 structual layers of 1708 over the cap and rail with a rubrail to finish it off. My buddy hit a piling on the bridge tunnel one night in his seafox and blew the transom door thru the side of the fish box. My personal opinion is anytime you hit a piling with force you should expect to see glass and core damage if hit hard enough.

 

[Richie Rich]

My plan is to glue the Acx with thickened resin. It will then be wrapped with 2 structual layers of 1708 over the cap and rail with a rubrail to finish it off. My buddy hit a piling on the bridge tunnel one night in his seafox and blew the transom door thru the side of the fish box. My personal opinion is anytime you hit a piling with force you should expect to see glass and core damage if hit hard enough.

that will be a good laminate......complete cold molded boats like jarrett bays are built with marine ply, 1 or 2 layers of biax, and epoxy...just fully encapsolate the wood..

 

[kamikaze]

My suggestion would be to keep the strength of the design internal to the hull.
1.) Glue a wider internal edging as described (with sufficent width to glue to hull - screw up from bottm to attach plywood base for cap).
2.) Glue (hard as nails) foam on top of plywood with fiberglass columns previously discussed to provide support in three locations.
3.) Cover with biaxial for strength then a fine weave to smooth apperance making a clean seem line with 1" overlap to the hull on the exterior.
4.)Cover cap/hull seem line with rubrail of your choosing.

Kamikaze

 

[Kracker Jack]

So today I set the rail up and did ALOT!!!!! OF GRINDING!!!!!!! I will be glueing and glassing the ACX bands tomorrow. Im gonna glue it and thru bolt it then glass it all the way from the inside liner to the outside hull kinda creating a solid block all the way around the lip of the boat making a solid foundation to glue and screw my 3/4 cap to.

Kamikazi thanks for all your assistants and advice

 

[Kracker Jack]

KRACKER himself in action!!!

The handsom KRACKER himself!!!!

 

[randlemanboater]

Looks dreamy....at least it looks like a dream sequence.

 

[Kracker Jack]

so yesterday I glued up inner and outer bands(rail). Today I filled the gap between the 2 pieces with thickened resin and let it kick. I then sanded the top down and prepped it for my top strip of glass that will stitch the inner outer band together. And then glassed the strip. getting the angle right for my cap was kinda tricky, I used mostly eye ball. I have the cap angled to the outside the boat at about a 5 or 6 degree angle to direct wash over board.

 

[Kracker Jack]

Here are some pics of the rough-in stage ofthe splash box Im building. Its 2 layers of 3/4 thats gonna be glued and glassed together.

 

[spareparts]

Hey Kracker, if you're interested in that console, let em know. They may do something with that boat soon. I can probably get it as far as Raleigh for you if you want it

 

[RidgeRunner]

HD Brother..

 

[reelapeelin]

W/the splashwell in place, where does the water go that's gonna get into the boat?...sorry if I'm jumpin' ahead here>>>

 

[Kracker Jack]

Hey Kracker, if you're interested in that console, let em know. They may do something with that boat soon. I can probably get it as far as Raleigh for you if you want it

Spare I think im gonna have to pass on the console. I truelly have way to much going on right now to even be able to pick it up. I like the console alot and its unfortunate I cant get it. I will just work with the one I have. Thank you very much for your help. Were you the one who sent me the pictures? I responded back to the pictures.