this is truly interesting..

last picture is a heart breaker!!!!!!!

Popped the top off.

i'll need to make it over there & check it out.

Seems like alot of work. I would just save my money and buy another TG. But then again I own a BAJA....:drink:

It is a lot of work. But it's a cigarette and it's worth it. I will know every inch of my boat's construction and every system in it. I love working on it too.I just bought resin and gel coat today for this weekends portside repair. It's really exciting to see it start coming along now. Oh yeah, it's paid for too.:drink:

you have room for me to bring the cafe over this sun afternoon?

bring it on over . give me a call, so I can move some stuff around... tell jovi girl hi:evilb:

she should be w/ me. otherwise she wont have a way home. lol

Thats what its all about.

Whats up Matt?? When you coming back out for some dinner man? Let us know, you know theres always enough for you! :drink:

I agree with you,that is what it's all about. GREAT project! I always look forward to the updated pics.

Terry,

Keep up your great work! It will be well worth it, I have alot of great memories on it!

Robbie

Voice of reason
 

Beautiful boat and I truly admire your fortitude..
However the heat from that fire has done damage to the laminate you will never see until the boat is stressed and begins to fail.
Cut your losses and scrap that boat.

Yeah, uh that's probably not gonna happen. Thanks for playing though.:kiss:

Portside Repair
 

H:coolcowboy:ERE IS WHAT HAPPENED TODAY

Ok good luck when the bottom peels off :lolhit:

The bottom is fine.The floor was even still in it. All of the brittle or delaminated pieces were removed and are being replaced with new material.This is my own personal boat. I will not build it to be unsafe. The two guys in the pictures work in boat manufacturing and repair as their trade.They see no problems on how we are doing this, and believe it will be as strong as ever.

Hey....It looks like a boat again!!:drink:

Seems you've picked up the pace on the project. Any deadline set?

Thanks Tank , Hopefully one year from now it'll be ready or almost ready. Maybe all but one engine or something like that.I would like to have the hull done by Christmas and then start rigging.:drink:

Are you planning on re-building the cabin to original, custom, cover girl style, or no cabin like the F-2 boats?

Have you picked out paint yet?

Since the boat is torn all the way down, you should really look what Havasu Hanging did with his interior. He tore into the gunwalls to add more room (storage/lighting/speakers) and allow for a wider rear bench (more like a Skater).

Just another option. Might as well look at them all when you're torn down this far.

Man I've taken on some big projects but this one seems huge. Good luck with it.

Travis has some pretty cool ideas for the interior. it will be cool to watch its progress. i will post pics tonight once i get them uploaded to photobucket.

he needs to get it done tho so we can move on to mine. :party-smiley-004:

you can buy a un-burn boat now for less than you will have in that.. Just a thought...

Please do yourself a favor and stop dumping money in this..

not as a hater but as a friend on oso....

Love watching redos, very cool.

Travis,

Check your email, sent you original pictures.

Robbie

Hey Robbie, nothing showed up yet.

Bad Enough, I applaud your inspiration !

Good luck. this would be an awesome thread if it weren't for the people that feel they MUST put their 2 cents in and tell you not to do it when they haven't even seen the boat in person. Retards.

I hope it comes out fantastic, better than new, and you have a blast with it.

You sheep make life so dull..

Hmmm
 

I know im a complete a$$hole, but why havnt the areas around that big piece of core in the side faired out.. Didnt know resin adhered well to paint/gel..

Nevermind..upon closer inspection I can see the overlap..lots o work there ..good luck with it

Don't you worry about it.I have pro's on the job and it 'll be allright... Besides, when did you become the fiberglass police ?:lolhit:

:lolhit::party-smiley-004::coolcowboy:

Fiberglass police.. just trying to save you from drowning somewhere offshore when a monster 4 footer breaks that crispy pos in two..lol LOL

I can swim just fine. Hey , don't you have a carerra forum to go stink up ?????? :grinser010:Maybe those guys aren't as interesting as cig guys.:eek::evilb::kiss:

My hat is off to you for taking on this project and having the perseverance to see it through. Just a tip. With a project like this, when you run low on perseverance, a stubborn streak can sometimes bridge the gap.
Good luck and keep going.

Roger

Keep it up Travis. Its looking good. Like I've said before just prove em wrong. :)

Its awsome to see someone tackle a project like this! I know their are a lot o guys wishing they could afford a cig and you found out a way to put yourself in one thats within your budget. Best of all it will be exactly how you want it to look when you are finished with it. Keep up the labor of love! I would like to check it out in person when its finished.

Jt

These are the kind of threads that helps me to stay put on mine...been 3 years that i bought my cig and so far i only stripped it and sprayed primer on the sides...lot of other things happened on the way, like finding that the one you sold the other boat gave you a fake check and started stripping the old boat...I later found her in teh middle of the stripping all opened in the rain and sun ....so now i ended up with two projects.....and the person who tried to joke me disappeared...Damn !!!
Keep on motivating !

hey just was wondering if there are any updates on the boat

yep! good point!