water behind a stringer

72 ski antique wrote: I think width may be more of a concern than hardness. I would think that if I kept the inside stringer-to-stringer dimension the same as the old that the outsides could float? True? Anyone got a handle on weight? Those lam beams seem heavy. And, how about adhesion of the fiberglass resin to the lam?

They are Doug Fir so adhesion wouldn't be different than a Fir 2x. CPES and epoxy resin (not polyester) and you'd have a very strong system! The extra weight is due to the extra thickness (1.75 instead of 1.5) plus the glue. I have all there spec sheets at work and will see if I can find the weights. Yes, you would just keep the insides of the main stringers at the same width.

Old @ over 20% moisture

Hey Donovan,

i have been on holiday more or less, 10 days. Just got back late last night from the St John's River Reunion. I plan on finishing up the boat in the next couple weeks. I was waiting for round two for my exhaust pipes, anyway. My remaining list of to do's is pretty short.

--exhaust pipes and hoses cut and attached.
--rear floor sections down
--carpet floor
--install kickboard (which is finished)
--install steering wheel
--cut, fit, epoxy, carpet, and install removeable rear floor panel
--blower hose
--replace a couple ground connections

I may have 20 hours left to do, including drinking the rest of the beers in celebration, and to catch up to Eric's estimate.

Mike

Last night I got my port exhaust installed. I plan to get my starboard done tomorrow night and put down the rear side boards. Hopefully, I can get my access board cut and fit and maybe a coat of epoxy. This weekend will see carpet laid down!! I am sooo close here.

Slicky slick Mike...and no kinks in the exhaust!

That's some craftsmanship for you there...
Great job Mike!

That looks great. Where did you get the ss pipe?

Greg, Karen's boat is just like Chipper's.

Bruce, I had ordered from a custom exhaust shop, however, they did not listen very closely, and did not look at the photos i sent of what I needed. Thus, what they sent me was totally unuseable, and looked like crap. I order piles from Summit Racing.

Dynomax stainless pipe

The above was another Boat Dr recommendation.

I took a 24t blade on the bandsaw and a fiber blade on my chopsaw to get an 80* cut for off the manifold, and then the 90* for through the floor. Worked surpisingly well and only took me about 1 1/2 hours for the first side, and an hour for the second as I had measurements then for a guideline. I also use the bandsaw for the hose after the first go with the chopsaw. Smoked like crazy and stunk up my whole shop. P.U.

Any danger of the exhausts melting or igniting the pool noodles? I'm guessing with the water flow they won't get hot enough to do any damage. Just curious. BKH

I got the main carpet laid and glued down today. I left the outer few inches loose as I have not decided 100% what I am going to do abut the edge. Correct Craft sold me the outer trim pieces, and I got a bunch of old un-useable crap from them balled up in a wad and stuffed in a box. I am waiting to get a resolution tomorrow. If they have new stock and figure out how to ship it, i will use that. Otherwise, I will sharpen the scalpels and just cut it tight. The trim they sent for the center board is fine, and I got that glued to the access board today, also.

Couple pics of the carpet.






Here is a shot of the steering wheel I got from Boat Dr in Orlando. Note the steering helm hub is now powder coated and looks awesome. Thanks Doc !!!



Below is the kick panel I made a couple weeks ago. Amp is mounted. I have two large holes for the hot tubes for the heater. If anyone has any grommet ideas for the wire holes, I would love to hear them. Seems I should have researched sizes available, prior to drilling non-available sized holes.



Brian, I don't really have any more than a couple incidental contact points with the noodles and metal, but even so, I cannot imagin it would be a problem unless I overheated badly. In which case, I have bigger problems that multi colored goo in the channel.
Eric, not sure what to tell you on the exhaust being on the outboard side of the primaries. Doing this over, I would have made the secondaries a lot wider and run my access panel out there. I had re-worked this enough times, and I was not interested in any more changes. As a lightly used craft, I hopefully will not run into any problems where I need to get at the exhaust. If so, I did not epoxy these down like the rest of the floor, and I would just have to slit the carpet, peel it off, and remove screws.

I hope to have the boat done done, by the end of next weekend.


Mike

That boat is coming up^real nice! Great job!

8122pbrainard wrote: They really aren't that bad because they are made from Doug Fir veneer. It really thick plywood! Slightly harder only because of the glue used. Now, whether you're cutting out stringers from plain 2x's or microlams, a decent band saw and a hand held power planer does come in handy. With the difficulty getting Doug Fir in some areas, plus the junk we are seeing lately called "lumber", I'm really surprised that I as well as others haven't though of it before. It's really a decent product. I don't know how much more the expense would be.

Pete another advantage of the microlams is that they will be "drier," as they are made of strips of wood laminated together. Each individual strip is easier to dry, so it result in a straight and true board that will not warp.

Chuck

Mikey,

Awesome job! Really!!! Great Pic's, but I'd like to add it looks even better in person. Nice!!!

Can't wait to start "Grampa"

Chris,

Thank you. Hopefully my final pictures will be this weekend.
We just painted the dash. I believe the deck is painted, but sometimes I second guess that as it is either really well done, or is still gel. The hull was painted after it got smacked against a piling or something. They did not repair or repaint the deck afterwards, so that is what makes me question it. In sanding down the dash there were three coats I removed, crappy black, a grayish primer underneath, then white, then the gel at the bottom was a cream color. I should know more about that stuff, but cannot say I do.
A repaint is a ways away for me. I have so much time into this project, I need a break, and a summer to just enjoy her.


Z, Grampa is next up !!

Mike

That is what I keep thinking too, until I look at the battle wound. They must have repainted the deck, then slammed it against the culprit. Then, repaired the chine, then repainted the hull.
FWIW, on the dash, the primer was below the black, but on top of the white.