New to me 78 Tique

Paint?

samudj01 wrote: Going to paint the graphics later so will need respirator then too.

David,
What paint are you planning on for the graphics that needs the acetone? If you go with Rust-O-leum, acetone is way too "fast"

Gary S wrote: Where did he say he's using acetone with paint?

Maybe I misinterpreted?

samudj01 wrote: The acetone is pungent. And I plan to paint which will require a respirator too.

Clean epoxy off your body with vinegar. Apple vinegar smells the best. & layering up gloves works really well in places you "need" to touch, but you also need to have clean hands before you are finished -tear them off and wow you have clean gloves under them!!

David,
Are you still getting a solvent odor from the CPES? If so, wait another day since you don't want to entrap solvent. If no odor, you are good to go even if it's still tacky.

David,
It's sure looking fantastic. I admire your research and then the great work. I do have a suggestion on the drain half rounds in the mains. Maybe you have already thought about it but get a layer of glass inside them. Wet out the glass, insert it in the hole and then blow up a toy balloon inside to press the wetted glass against the wood. On both sides, cut the "tails" of the glass and wet them out to the sides of the stringers.

You guys will be skiing in no time. Great work!

Makes me want to do a stringer job....... Almost.....

Curious. I know our layup schedule isn’t too much. But could we go 2”, 4”, 8”, and then 12” over the top and be good to go?

When we go over with 12 what is the trick to getting the glass nice and flat with the 90 degree cuts on the top of the stringer. We have corner rollers but I feel like that will put a crease in the glass on the side. I don’t want to cut as I want to encapsulate.

Had my wife out there tonight wetting glass for me on a table next to the boat. She laid some glass too! 4” done. On to 8 tomorrow.

David,
Run the router with a 1/4" radius bit at the tops of the stringers. It will make it easier for the glass to lay over the tops.

I have used 5-7 layers of alternating cloth and mat, as well as 2x 2/4/8 cloth followed by biax (1x 12” up the side and 1x 12” over the top) for primary layups. Always laid up in one shot.

3 layers of cloth is going to be a very thin layup, esp for a primary (add the biax and it’s ok for a secondary though). I’d double it and add biax like above or add more biax than described to compensate.

If time is a factor, doing 4 layers on a single stringer is a better option than a single layer on 4 stringers.

Cousin Donald sighting. He can't stay away. Just kidding, I called him for some advice and he was close by so he stopped in for an hour. Was good advice to go with the advice people had given us on the site. Also got to drink a beer or two. Thanks Donald!

Ok, we are heeding your advice and ordering a roll of 12" mat tomorrow. That will allow us to alternate with the woven rolls that we are using right now. We will build it up farther too. The mat will hopefully help us go over the top in one shot. We need to wait on the mat before doing more to the Primaries (so we can do many layers at the same time). So we decided to utilize the day today by bedding the port secondary and a few backer boards. We laid both 2" and 4" on the secondary in one shot as suggested. Thanks to everyone who has given advice on the thread. It is appreciated and we try to take it into account even though we couldn't do it all in one shot. Tomorrow night will be the stb secondary. Then we will wait on the mat to do many more layers at a time.

My helper taking out the board that used to hold our primaries together:


Primaries in and my helpers taking a look at the work after it was dry:




Ridgely helping me by wetting out glass while I laid it...she got in the boat and laid some glass too:


Today's work with Jesse back on the job:

Looking great y'all!!!! Awesome that the whole family has had a part in the restoration. Will make it that much more special when it's all back together and you're out in it together!

We are creeping along. Got a friend of mine to join me on Monday to bed the stb secondary and lay 2" and 4" tape.



The following night I bedded some floor supports on the walls and the rudder wood. Also made some repairs to our scoops on the corners and around the screw holes with thickened epoxy.





It is coming together. Wed was an off night, Go Deacs!. Today I received an order with a ton of mat in it to start building up the stringers. Hopefully will do some work this weekend. I cleaned both sets of secondaries with some sanding and also soap and water. Just need to acetone before working next. I am hoping to get some help from Jesse this weekend. I need this thing out of my garage.

A little update. It has been slow going on the stringers but this past week we did a lot. Worked hard Sun, Mon and Tues and got both primaries and secondaries done. On Sun there was another Donald sighting...thanks so much for the help. Added mat to the layup along with the woven fabric.

Next up will be cutting the floor, bulkheads, and other wood. Also the pvc and battery box. Then some more glass work to get it all in.

Dang, looking good. You guys went from Tim and I helping you swap carbs to a pro level stringer job in what 5 months? Great job.