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Now the outside.. I'll use a standard 6" piece of 1708 than a 12" piece of 1708 over that to make sure the bond is STRONG.

I already ground down the paint 1/8 to 3/8 earlier in the project - this will help the transition from new to old boat.

Blueabyss

just curious, did you weigh the boat before the project so you can see what the weight difference is when done?

Gary864

Looks nice Rick. Hope to see it running the Lake next season. That is if we have any water left.

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With what was removed and now put back on the weight should stay very close to the starting point, maybe adding a couple hundred pounds at most.. hoping to have it the same.. time will tell.


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Back at it... The 6" 1708 (tape) cloth was applied to the canopy/deck area than I applied a 12" piece of 1708 (tape) over that.

2 Trick Rick

Next step was grinding.. and lots of grinding. If your doing a small piece in a well ventilated area you may be able yo get away with no suit, but when your grinding in a building with little ventilation you should have a GOOD respirator, goggles and body suit.. and I did.

I bunt down all the sharp edges inside and out and prepped the part for finish body work. I did have a couple air void that developed during the drying period that were easily ground out and fixed at this stage.

jlbspd

Im extremely impressed in this project! Have always wanted to see a step by step conversion like this......impatiently waiting for updates & photos LOL

akaboatman

iTrader: (1)

Great job. I'm really enjoying watching your build. Thanks, Artie

2 Trick Rick

The outside than revived another layer of 1708 and we also added some chop to the inside of the rear hatch lip

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I just sanded the inside with some 80grit and called it good.. than I seen a couple areas that could have been done better, so I body worked them and sanded again... and again... and again.

Bottom line is this boat is a race / play / poker run boat and the insides will never be show quality or perfect..

2 Trick Rick

I spoke to a few other people and they all seem to say the inside top of the canopy should be painted flat black, to keep the sun reflection down.

As you can see I started sanding (again) and body working the inside.. perfection is not in the cards so I really need to leave well enough alone.