The Boat Project

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Today I cut and test fitted the wood pieces that will be glassed into the underside of the cap. It was tedious, but I enjoy that sort of work.

Hoping for warm weather Sunday so that I can work with fiberglass and resin.

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[Brake Weight [Veteran Member]]

Wow. Just a little work...

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Sunday was gorgeous and 70° or more. All my Saturday prep paid off. I was able to get much of it glued in and glassed except for the biggest pieces at the rear because it was getting dark before the clamps could come off.
That's when I switched on the light over the hull, and finished glassing the front of the floor. (Finally).

One more warm day, and I can finish the structural work with the exception of seat pedestal pads. I can't place the plywood bases until the cap is on, steering wheel is in place, and I can determine where the seats need to be.
I still have a little more wood to cut, and I can start buffing the rest of the gel coat. Good cold weather work.
I got my carb kit, so I even have some garage work lined up in case the weather is really bad. This project is moving forward no matter what! LOL

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Long story short, I finished replacing the rotten wood under the cap, and laid on a coat of gelcoat on the visible areas like the factory did.
I had to create stainless spacer tubes for the hand rails because I didn't get them with the boat. I'm just glad I got the rails.

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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Fixing a gouge in the bow. It's a bit of a process.
It still needs more gelcoat built up and shaped.

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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Today I finished wet-sanding the blue stripe and the entire cap with 1,000 grit sandpaper. Then came cutting compound on the buffer followed by polishing compound.
I still have more to do, especially on the sides of the cap, but that will be easier to reach when it's sitting on the hull.
My main goal right now is to polish the areas where the hardware goes so I can install that stuff while it's easy to access.

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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Last Sunday culminated in setting the cap back on the boat and wrestling it into place. Douglas and Dustin were invaluable.



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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

This weekend was productive, but tedious.  I took forever to get the cap lined up to a point where I could get it screwed to the hull.
 Once that was in place, I went on to wet sanding, buffing and polishing the rest of the outside.  That needed to be done before adding hardware and rub rails.
Next was horn installation because it is easiest to access with the windshields off.
Finally,I was able to refit the windshields.  I attached them using the factory screw holes, and they were too far apart, as expected, because the hallway was not pulled down to the floor yet.
Once the hallway was attached to the floor, I still lacked a good 3/4" of where I needed it to be.
After some deliberation, I chose to unscrew the front 75% of the windshields and set them where they need to be.  Not a big deal aside from a few screw holes to fill.

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[fun in dirt [Veteran Member]]

Hats off to you for sticking with a project like this ... it's looking like a real boat again & awesome job!

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Thanks. It's starting to get exciting, now.