1981 campion 210 discovery

[brad fox]

got the 4th stringer installed and both main stringers tabbed in 1/3rd of the way.

 

[brad fox]

Well after a week of camping and a bout of the stomach flue, Im back at it. trying to wrap the major rebuild portion of this boat before the fall rains hit.
I finished the main stringers laminated in with 3 layers of 1708, using waxed resin, then got bulkheads shaped up and am tabbing them in currently.
Then installed some conduit for wiring to the batteries, and drilled some drain holes through the stringers where the storage compartments will be.
I also built some bunks for the fuel tank mount bedded them in and tabbed them into the stringers.

Next step is to tab in the bulk head completely, install the gas tank, and make some more bulkheads to form some under deck storage compartments

 

[brad fox]

Pouring foam and putting down floor last night after installing the gas tank.

Going to switch gears level out the boat again and pour the foam in the open areas then shave it down flat then deck the rest afterward

 

[brad fox]

Well foam is done. Took 3@ 2 gallon kits. Not sure pouring it open was much better. If it was plywood it would probably be better to deck first. But with the go board not being structural probably best I've poured it open and am cutting it down. Will use a can of big gap filler when I go to lay the deck in to fill any voids.

 

[brad fox]

So time for an update, I've been after it for a couple days when I got a massive headache and the spins Sunday... Looks like I gave myself styrene poisoning... Been recovering this week... Should have started with fresh carbon filters on my mask...
I got the first two layers of mat and roving down on the rear floor section. Next to finish laying the front down and finish glassing it all in then I begin on the fish box and get the gunnels back on and tabbed back together. And the gunnel braces in place too.

Another week or two and I will be reinstalling all the hardware and wiring. Then installing the motor and battery. And finally getting it into he water for a rundown

 

[brad fox]

So getting back into this.
Replacing the gunnels and tying them back together, started by adhering a backer to the under side of the gunnels, some leftover coosa scraps, this helped me align the seams and bulked up the rather thin sides of the gunnel.
Not a lot of meat to work with but got one good layer of 1708 in the seams with a topper of 1.5oz mat. All out in with vinyl ester for that better adhesion which of course it will no doubt require.

 

[brad fox]

So in the past few weeks I've got the floor glassed in, gel coated and the step laminated in. Added a little silica sand to the white gelcoat for grip.
Put the bulkheads back in. Also go a good start on the head liner install will finish after wiring is done. tossed the cabinets back in that came with it. my plan is to redo the cabin next spring when I've paid off the CC.

 

[Bifmalibu]

Nice job!

 

[brad fox]

Fixing up the helm. Chiseled out the old ply off the back. Set the new ply on with a layer of CSM and began layering in fiberglass to build up thickness in the old cut outs. I will finish with new gel coat over everything sanded and faired out to 800 grit.

 

[brad fox]

So moving right along. Have gor the motor mounted the fuel system hooked up with a 3 way ball valve so I can send fuel from the main tank to either the main or the kicker.
Mounted up the kicker bracket, and the swim platform. Bilge pumps and a good start on the electrical.

 

[brad fox]

Got it not the water today. Floats real nice. Couldn't figure out why it wasn't getting fuel, my selector was backwards to how I thought it was. All-well next time. Motor fired right up on the fuel in it's lines.

 

[sly_karma]

Those fuel selector valves are not intuitive to use. I drafted a little diagram that shows the correct valve positions for bow and stern tank sources, printed and laminated, mounted beside the valve.

 

[brad fox]

Those fuel selector valves are not intuitive to use. I drafted a little diagram that shows the correct valve positions for bow and stern tank sources, printed and laminated, mounted beside the valve.

I am going to do something like that to prevent this in the future, it's just a ball valve, I changed the handle when I mounted it, so now it is backwards to what I had originally observed.
Did this so I can run both motors of the main tank.