What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?
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Corey_lax
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Looked good both times. Edit, you got rid of the extra clutter by the looks of it
Custom made and so far a one of..
Rayvon
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A lot more than a week project,but good winter project.This October I decided to water/glass bead my old bottom paint off and start fresh.When I did I could see that someone had done a poor repair of a rock hit on the keel area.I decided to grind it all out to see what was underneath and was disappointed to say the least that the guy sold it to me without mentioning the hit and repair.I could see that a hole about 4" x 8" was on the stbd.bow and had been filled with bondo and glassed over.I ground everything back to original good glass and did the repair properly from the outside but wondered if any water penetrated the hull past the balsa core sandwiched hull. So I couldn't leave it not knowing and decided to pull up the cabin sole which was completely full of foam.It took a while to cut out all the foam but when I had it all cleaned out I could see a small area where the hole penetrated the balsa and had spread a few inches all around getting the balsa wet.I've now cut out and replaced the wet balsa and went overboard adding 7 layers of glass (mat and roving) the full length of the cabin to beef up the keel if this ever happens again. It's been gelcoated and I finished framing the sole today with yellow cedar and it's now ready for new foam.The old foam clearly saved the boat from serious harm as it was bone dry with water only in small void area's around the foam.The old sole will go back down and I've bought EVA to cover it when glassed in.I won't sell it to anyone without showing all the pictures I've taken ,it should be better than new when complete.
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Rayvon
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Right back atcha,love your new adventure ride.I'm not crazy about doing fiberglass work either,especially grinding,but it's a means to an end.
Derby
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Alex_c
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I prefer to tell the ladies it’s only 6” but it smells like a footLike I always say...it ain't big but it sure is skinny.
searun
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Good work out for Grampie. No pics - x-rated by the censors.I expected to see a Pic of you on the Bouncy castle
TheHurtLocker
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Final clean until March. Cushions cleaned and removed from cuddy and helm. Cleaned out fridge and shut off. Installed Framo and Davis in the cuddy and circulating fan in cockpit. Drained and installed antifreeze in all the systems. See you in March InsideTac. I’ll probably visit and crush a couple luck dogs through the winter!
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searun
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Simple 10 minute project, but very practical way to securely store your landing net - simply install short stainless pipe to existing rail using stainless clamps. That allows you to hang the net over the upright stainless pipe, which acts as a simple but perfect net holder. Replaces using an old hockey stick.
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Rayvon
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Spray foam guys just left after doing a great job on my Seasport,very happy with the job and being able to now finish up on this unexpected project.Soon I can start thinking about all the upgrades I planned to do before spring fishing.If anyone needs spray foam in their boats or home projects,I would highly recommend these guys.
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Rayvon
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They trimmed the top for me.He had 30 years experience doing it,so it didn't overflow much.
Skins88
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Circling back on the winterizing topic. The boat is in the water and used throughout the winter. Have a heater in the cabin etc, which seems to work fine. Do you guys heat the rear bilge area? Thinking the batteries would appreciate it. Bilge heaters are pricey though.
salmonkiller01
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Checked on it after the last storm, still floating. Hoping I can get some trees knocked down in my yard so I can bring her home for a while but the storm damage pushed the tree guys back a bit
