New Chris Cat Project
08-22-2012, 12:24 AM
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Will for sure be upgrading to fives.....goin w exstention boxes as well. putting the old twos back on this round....but as you know nothing stays the same very long. Thanks for checking it out!
08-22-2012, 12:32 AM
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The stern and firewalls final fitting before glass. Got a little ahead of myself.....I left this pic out, trying to keep them in order.
08-22-2012, 12:48 AM
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Before the wood is put in place....I had to continue the stringers to the outer shell of the transom. Once the stern was all dug out I had a two inch void between the two. You can see in the patterns I slotted the stern to slide over the stringers on all the replacement wood.
08-22-2012, 12:58 AM
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This is where I put the squeeze on her to get her tight once the polybond was applied. May have showed this step already.....DUH. Cant help myself, this shiaat is cool as hell!
08-22-2012, 01:03 AM
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Here's the result of a good ole squeezing!
You can see the polybond done its job creating a nice solid core between the outer shell and the stern board. zoom in and check it out! Sweeeeet!
08-22-2012, 01:12 AM
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Here we go.......sticky fingers. I laid up a nice thick layer around the perimeter of the stern board about twelve inches wide, then a nice thick piece of mat over the entire stern. At this point I dont need the cold beer.......High on styrene! wooohooo
08-22-2012, 01:18 AM
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The top pic is the stern all laid up, only thing left is to smooth it up a little t make pertty. bottom pic is the forward firewall in the same state. I sure do feel good knowing all this new wood and glass are in place...Its like having a new boat!
08-22-2012, 01:30 AM
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After getting all new wood and glass I started stripping and shaving......those rails and antenna mounts ECT....really dated the ole girl. Shes starting to look alot better! Holy crap that thing is sexy!!!! I have some guys that work at a local boat shop straitening her up and slicking her down. Should be shooting some primer by the end of this week. There is some long boarding goin on!
