Mistress transom replacement
04-11-2009 | 10:33 AM
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Putting her back together
He guys here are a few pics on Mistress going back together.Have port motor in and working on my new wiring this weekend.Interior is pretty much done.Trying to decide on carpet or cushions for interior walls,any ideas?Also have a MSD 6al ignition I may need help with the wiring on that.
04-13-2009 | 10:30 AM
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love the wood in the cabin, looks great. 
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12-22-2009 | 11:04 AM
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if you choose to go with epoxy west system is pretty good stuff but is heavily marketed. It will cost a fortune and quite honestly the viscosity is a little to high to wet out very efficiently. Go to uscomposites.com and take a look at their 635 epoxy with a medium hardener. Up side of using epoxy is a longer workability for the first timer. Keep in mind if you choose to use epoxy you will have to use a binderless stitched mat as opposed to a standard ounce an a half mat that is normally used with poly, and yes you will need one layer of fiberglass between each layer of wood. Also you cannot use any type of gelcoat to brush coat the bilge, it will have to be painted.
The only fiberglass you will need is ounce and a half mat and a 1708 or 1808 bi-ax. I wouldnt bother with the roving Nytex is way easier to work with and you only need two layers.
another neat trick that really dosent cost alot is a method for putting pressure on the transom while it cures. as Chris said earlier drill through existing holes and through bolt. But for areas where there may not be an existing hole try using a few of these
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43569
i use 4 of them (under $30) to aid in applying pressure in those tough areas.
The only fiberglass you will need is ounce and a half mat and a 1708 or 1808 bi-ax. I wouldnt bother with the roving Nytex is way easier to work with and you only need two layers.
another neat trick that really dosent cost alot is a method for putting pressure on the transom while it cures. as Chris said earlier drill through existing holes and through bolt. But for areas where there may not be an existing hole try using a few of these
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43569
i use 4 of them (under $30) to aid in applying pressure in those tough areas.
01-01-2010 | 03:49 AM
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He guys here are a few pics on Mistress going back together.Have port motor in and working on my new wiring this weekend.Interior is pretty much done.Trying to decide on carpet or cushions for interior walls,any ideas?Also have a MSD 6al ignition I may need help with the wiring on that.
