62-Racer Transom Help

[gofastsandman]

Skip and Carla kindly invited me up to area 51 to see the top secret offshore racer. I was supposed to bring my little friend up for show and tell. Alas, I am sore and tired and
STILL not together.Helpful elves had to work.

Lets get to the meaty part shall we.....

What a beautiful beast. Think Pinninfarina on steroids with a little P- 40 thrown in for the intimidation factor. I`m an old bump skier and when I say steep n deep I`m seriously pumped. What a wonderful canvas for the artist`s eye. I cant stop thinking about it.

Hmmm, The possibilities. I quickly and greedily put together the bait boat from hell in my mind. 2 in deck livewells @ 100 per? Floodable hold? Massive oval scuppers? Fishbox in the transom cap with a 1/2 fold cover draining to the scuppers? Hardtop with canvas, teaser reels and a trip with a shotgun rigger top gun style? Heck,there`s even enough room for a chair or a rocket launcher/ riggin station. Pod helm a`la Rybo/ Merritt to follow the shear line? You could play put put golf in that cockpit. Did I mention the freeboard? I`m too short to see anything but the sky standing on the keel.

Hang on, not so fast Mr. Grinch! This boat will not be in your driveway any time soon. You just met these people who , BTW, invited you here. This is going down in history. Many heads, many thoughts, many possibilities. This boat will do that to you.

Thanks Skip n Carla
When I`m back together, I`ll be honored to serve an apprenticeship as time allows.

GFS

[1bayouboy]

I love the clamping method....just wedges after the "clamps" were inserted......and look slike with weep holes in between.

[3rdday]

Skip and Carla kindly invited me up to area 51 to see the top secret offshore racer. I was supposed to bring my little friend up for show and tell. Alas, I am sore and tired and
STILL not together.Helpful elves had to work.

Lets get to the meaty part shall we.....

What a beautiful beast. Think Pinninfarina on steroids with a little P- 40 thrown in for the intimidation factor. I`m an old bump skier and when I say steep n deep I`m seriously pumped. What a wonderful canvas for the artist`s eye. I cant stop thinking about it.

Hmmm, The possibilities. I quickly and greedily put together the bait boat from hell in my mind. 2 in deck livewells @ 100 per? Floodable hold? Massive oval scuppers? Fishbox in the transom cap with a 1/2 fold cover draining to the scuppers? Hardtop with canvas, teaser reels and a trip with a shotgun rigger top gun style? Heck,there`s even enough room for a chair or a rocket launcher/ riggin station. Pod helm a`la Rybo/ Merritt to follow the shear line? You could play put put golf in that cockpit. Did I mention the freeboard? I`m too short to see anything but the sky standing on the keel.

Hang on, not so fast Mr. Grinch! This boat will not be in your driveway any time soon. You just met these people who , BTW, invited you here. This is going down in history. Many heads, many thoughts, many possibilities. This boat will do that to you.

Thanks Skip n Carla
When I`m back together, I`ll be honored to serve an apprenticeship as time allows.

GFS

Yup! Did it to me! My thoughts exactly!

[65Bowrider]

With a blank canvas to work with, it's easy to get carried away, but need to stay with reality & our abilities.

The weep holes in the Coosa Board were recommendations by Dan at Fiberglass1, and then talking with the Coosa Board tech people, they confirmed. It's a great way to make sure you get all the airpockets out for a good solid bond.

The clamping method and then shimming tight worked very well, to squeeze it tight enough to see the cabosil ooze out, without over-tightening as you don't want to squeeze out too much and loose your good bond.

Been out of town lately, & hopefully will get back to working on her today.