Who wants boat porn????? - Page 3

Blue197320 · #21 10-03-2010, 02:39 PM

thanks jorge. sure ill give the saw a shot. let me know when is a good time for you.

jorgeinmiami · #22 10-03-2010, 08:23 PM

i'll be going to costco tomorrow and ill drop it by the fence if no ones home

Blue197320 · #23 10-03-2010, 11:46 PM

i get home at 4:30. if its before that no one will be there. stop by anytime you want to take a look.

shine · #24 10-05-2010, 04:10 PM

holy crap, is that blob of putty all that was used to bond the sole/cap to the tops of the stringers

How far above the tops of the stringers is the surface of the sole? Im wondering if I wont cut the tops off the stringers and raise them so the sole can be epoxied down to the stringer top.

Joel

Blue197320 · #25 10-05-2010, 05:46 PM

it has to be about 2 inches. some one stuck those 4 layers of plywood in there too.

Blue197320 · #26 10-05-2010, 06:21 PM

im going to look at a bracket now and i looked online at how to measure transom angle with the carpenters square. i get 3.25 inches on mine so that equals 13 degrees? the same principal would work on the bracket too wouldnt it? put the square on the swim platform and measure where the short side hits the bracket??
on another note there is a little bit of a hook in my hull. is there anyway to fix that??

Blue_Heron · #27 10-05-2010, 09:04 PM

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on another note there is a little bit of a hook in my hull.

How much of a hook?
Dave

Blue197320 · #28 10-05-2010, 10:27 PM

maybe 1/16th to 1/8th variation in the hull

Blue_Heron · #29 10-06-2010, 10:17 PM

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maybe 1/16th to 1/8th variation in the hull

If it's less than 1/8" inch, you could lay up a couple layers of mat and then fair it. BUT, a hook will keep the bow down and that could be a good thing if you plan on a bracket. I've got about 1/8" or so hook in the last four feet of my '83 20SF, but the only thing it seems to affect is top end speed. Yours may not be bad enough to be worth the effort to fix it.
Dave

Bushwacker · #30 10-06-2010, 11:42 PM

Blue, I looked at a 23 Sceptre up in Jupiter for Island Trader before he found his 21. As I remember, it was an 80's vintage post-Potter era boat, and it also had a hook in center panel on port side, about 1' fwd of transom.

As I understand it, there was one Potter mold that had a hook in it and he supposedly warned the SeaCraft Industries outfit about it when they bought him out and told them not to use it. However it evidently did get used anyway. Denny