Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
11-28-2006, 07:49 PM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
You can get the DB glass with or with out the matt.
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11-29-2006, 07:45 AM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
Originally Posted by offshore ginger
OFFSHORERAT BOY cool dude that you are going to use west system . i got my first experience working ,with fiberglass & epoxy , over thirty years ago building windmills for them . i still to this day use there product and so does skater . i have to say that thay make a resin , & hardner, which is called there tropical blend . i also can honestly say thay if you want a a lot more work time , and not have to work as fast you might want to consider this . i use this alot because the cure time is so much slower . just my 2 cents G. .G . 
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11-29-2006, 11:42 AM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
Ted was very helpful thanks again for the refferal. Great guy had all the answers for me on the epoxy. You guys have provided all the rest...
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12-01-2006, 09:15 PM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
Well...this thing is kick'n my azz! I got the second layer of glass mat in. First I put one layer of 6 oz. cloth and two coats of epoxy. sanded the fisrt coat with 80 grit and then put on the second. Then I cut the wing sections and epoxied them in and put a layer of 6 oz. Then I sanded and made some nice fillets at the bottom and around the stringers. Tonight I put in a layer of chop glass matt. That sucked up a huge amount of epoxy but once I got in down and rolled out the folds it looks great. I plan on one more layer of 6 oz. cloth and one more of the chop, with two coats of epoxy over each layer. Sure glad I don't do this stuff for a living. My back and knees are kill'n me.
More pics to come...
Joe
More pics to come...
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12-02-2006, 11:05 PM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
No Fairing this year Rob, I think I got enough to do...Stop by the shop and I'll take you for an inspection tour
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12-04-2006, 10:26 AM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
Okay...I got the transom done! YAHOO! Took about 75 hours all together. I wish the rest of the work was done. Now I must address the other end...YES you guessed it, the fuel tank bulk head is shot similar to offthefront's boat. There is no real attempt to make this part water proof on any boat. Vertually every boat that I work on has this problem if it is 15-20 years old. They don't even cover it completely with gel let alone glass. I will be cutting it all out tonight but you can see by the pictures what I'm gonna find. The big center stringer and port stringer is good but the starbord stringer has a bad spot... All because of 5 or 6 strap screws that were screwed in at the base of the sringer where water collects. I'm certain I'll have some ugly pics in the next day or two...
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12-04-2006, 08:51 PM
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Re: Transom rot! Looks like a long winter for me!
You want a picture of what is to come? Just call me Mr. Doom and Gloom 
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