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02-02-2015, 03:41 PM
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Thxs buddy.
Sounds like you have a good plan. Cant wait to see some pics. 
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02-03-2015, 12:59 PM
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Couple new photos in here of the cockpit sole sub frame.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Hc&usp=sharing
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#23
02-06-2015, 04:39 AM
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Nice
I did the same thing to my console. Worked out good. You may have already checked and yours looks good...but make sure the binnacle will go wide open w/o hitting
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02-06-2015, 12:36 PM
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02-06-2015, 01:05 PM
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Great progress so far this week. My 8 hours of "regular" work being augmented by 3-4 hours of SeaCraft work every day is paying off!
Got the bilge painted underneath the tank. I realized I had to do this now if I wanted it painted as the tank can't be removed easily once the sub frame is glued in. Got the tank in and bolted down. Then Wednesday got the sub frame glued in place. Last night I ground down the tops of the two short sections of sub frame that the T-Top will be screwed to. They stood a little proud of the rest of the frame since they were on the other section of stringer, and the stringers aren't exactly even or square. Now the whole frame is glued in, even, and I marked the hull side where my cleats will need to go to support the outer edge of the new cockpit sole. Got all the old silicone sealant pulled out of the edge of the casting platform, and the edge ground down so it is now ready to be glued, filleted, and tabbed to the hull. I expect I'll get the cleats installed this weekend, as well as the final shims on the fwd and aft flange (old sole) that the new sole will sit on. Then its on to patterning floorboards! We also scored a SWEET pair of Springfield Marine pedestal seatposts on Craigslist! They have gas springs to adjust the height and also they provide active suspension, about 3" of travel! These will be great on those rough days! The boat had a Birdsell Ind leaning post, but I noticed the original MA's had pedestals... I want to make the boat as original as possible, and I like the idea of pedestal seats instead of the leaning post anyway, we have a lot of situations where it would be nice to turn the seats sideways or backwards. So, I'm stoked that we found these things! https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Hc&usp=sharing
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02-06-2015, 08:15 PM
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Got a pic of the seats?
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02-07-2015, 12:11 AM
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Seats suck. I'm thinking about some Todd marine seats that look just like the originals in the 1979 brochure on this site.
Got a ton done tonight will post some more pics in the morning. Ready to start building the center floorboards and patterning the outside sections.
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02-27-2015, 12:04 PM
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Lots of progress made these last couple of weeks.
Casting platform and anchor locker tabbed to the hull, faired and fitted for the drop in hatches. Still plenty of detail work to do but the major grinding and fitting is done. The fuel tank vent was always a problem being aft next to the fill, with the hose running from the forward end of the tank back. It always got fuel in it and I had to mind it while filling the first 1/3 of the tank to catch any fuel sputtering out of the vent. So, I built a fairing (got the idea from this site, just did it a little different) to cover the vent line up the hull side so I could take it directly from the tank up the hull side, with no low spots. So now I should never have a problem with the vent line filling with fuel again! First bits of wiring and hoses are in. Stuff that would be difficult after the sole is complete and glued in. Got the side sections of cockpit sole modeled, cut and bottom side laminated. This will be the next really big step to get these glued and tabbed in. Then I will have a complete floor to work on! I'm doing the side sections in Divinicell full length. I had thought doing them in two sections, with plywood forward and foam aft, to push weight forward, but I had enough Divinicell to do the whole thing, and I thought, why not just make the whole boat lighter? Especially towards the outside of the hull where more weight will only increase rolling moment. So, the cockpit sole is about 3/4 foam and 1/4 plywood, with plywood only in the center section under and forward of the console. This comes back to my original CG issue... And I know you all have said you think it is stupid, but, if I have a problem with fore aft trim, I am going to ballast the bow down with some chain. I left a compartment forward of the tank that is accessible via the 8" inspection port just aft of the casting platform just for ballast, if I need to add it. I finally came back to the original thought that if the boat is significantly lighter overall than it was (which it will be, by a lot) and I still have a problem with fore/aft trim, I can put ballast forward to help trim the bow down, and still be under the original weight of the whole boat. We'll see how this plays out once everything is back together... I laminated the bottom skin of the side floor sections, and will trim them and do a final dry fit tonight. Then I should be able to glue them in and laminate the top skin in place this weekend. I plan to tab them into the hull sides and sub frame at the same time as the top skin is laminated. The console got a few sweeps of fairing and is looking really good. One more sweep and then it will be time for primer. So, after this weekend I should be at the point of fairing, priming and painting, and putting things back together! Getting very excited to see it coming together, and seeing the end. Our winter has been so mild we've had three weekends in a row that it would have been awesome to have the boat ready to go so we could get out into the islands. That must mean by the time I am done the weather will turn permanently shitty till July 4, per usual! https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Hc&usp=sharing
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02-27-2015, 12:12 PM
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