The Separator

My stepdad replaced the stringers, foam and deck three years ago with the help of his neighbor that rebuilds boats. I'm awfully glad too - not a job I would want to do.

I'll have to ask him how the ran because he didn't mention they were 90 degrees out of whack, he did mention that they were bad rotten and had been soaked for a long time.

Thew new carb is a Holley 4160 marine application. The old one was a holley 600cfm and not a marine carb - it will probably get refurbed and used in my truck engine rebuild.

Actually got to work on the boat and trailer some this weekend.

Hung the old boat early saturday morning and started on the trailer. Got her torn all the way down about lunch and media blasted maybe half of it before I had to prime what I'd done and go to our son's football banquet.

Got to work yesterday morning around 5:00 am and really did some good. Finished media blasting the trailer and got it primed. Would have been sprayed yesterday but something came up with my bodyman. Hopefully it will be sprayed today.

Sanded a lot on the hull and it's coming along nicely except the bottom paint. That stuf is thermonuclear protected - a da with 100 grit is going so slow I'm getting a little discouraged. Oh well, maybe I'll go to 80 grit and get some damage done to that gross brush stroke laden blue stuff.


Sandblasting (a horrible job - that stuff gets EVERYWHERE and irritates my skin to no end)

more sandblasting


Pete I talked to my body man and the stringers are sideways. He didn't take any pics but he said yeah they were running the wrong way so he just put new glassed in ones right back in the same place.

Geno, I have replaced the bunks on two of my trailers as well as my lift. I used 2x4's and resawed the angle in them on my band saw. I then took it a step farther and routed the top edges with a 1/2" radius bit. It makes it easy to put the carpet on plus you will not have the sharp corner.

JoeinNY wrote: Geno the trailer is looking good but that is no way to sand blast, hopefully you weren't actually using sand that stuff is very bad to breathe. In the interest of those who may want to tackle this project in the future A face shield and a replaceable cartridge respirator are minimum requirements. I usually wear a tyvek suit taped to my gloves at the wrist as well and even with that level of gear I would never use sand.     I would try to match the angle of the hull as close as possible with the trailer bunks the more distributed the load the better.

I was using something called blackblast. Supposedly some sort of finely ground volcanic media similar to glass. It was an awful job to perform and if I do it again I will wear a bit more protective gear. I'm still digging sand out of my ears and blowing it out of my nose lol.

why the heck is sl*g filtered out?

JoeinNY wrote: I would try to match the angle of the hull as close as possible with the trailer bunks the more distributed the load the better.

You will also wear through the carpet extremely fast without that angled bunk/hull match.

What is with the keel roller all the way back there? Looks like another ingenious add-on...

Absolutely no need for it, I only see it causing loading problems unless you are on a deep/steep ramp where it doesn't even touch the hull.

Considering CC never put a keel roller on a trailer, don't see why now all of a sudden it's needed. Also don't see why you want to add the side guide bunks instead of reinstalling the guide posts.

There are no tracking fins on the Separator Chris. Stick to those dump ass Madd comments.

Joe be careful with a cabinet,you should use a respirator with them also.I have a TIP cabinet with their vac system which has 3 filters on it,and I still have dust.

Geno wrote: The exhausts were low on the earlier versions and high on the later versions. We're missing the 1969 and 1970 brochures to be able to tell exactly when they were changed. The 71 has them high and 68 has them low.

My Torino is a 1970, So I wouldnt think that Yours is a 1970, unless they made a separator and a torino in the same year?

Man am I jealous of your shop.

'Course you are doin' a great job on the trailer too. Just keep them pictures coming!

john

Geno, what are you going to do with the bobcat?
Greg

jbear wrote: Man am I jealous of your shop. 'Course you are doin' a great job on the trailer too. Just keep them pictures coming! john

Thanks, it's actually my stepdad's shop but it is really nice. No small, fine work type tools but every type of big tool you could imagine.

BuffaloBFN wrote: Geno, what are you going to do with the bobcat? Greg

Uh.............move dirt, spread gravel and minor grading? Is this a trick question?