Blueprinting My Hull and...........
 

.........Various fiberglass repair.

I'm having my hull blueprinted and some fiberglass
repair done at Capt'n Nabbers Shop in
Morris,Illinois (815)941-1546

I stopped in today and this is what was being done:)

Deck sanded and rough cut buffed.
Later the entire boat will be sanded out
with 3000grit and buffed:D :D :D

Gelcoat around bow cleat was cracking 'cause the previous
owner let it get loose:hothead:
Now it's been ground out and filled in with Fiberall

Bow eye gel was also cracked.
Bow eye and cleat are allthreaded together.

Running surface being sanded out

Hull is sprayed with a tracer tint
and then high spots are sanded
with a 2' sanding block with 80grit.

and sanded...

and...

Bet this spot slowed me down:rolleyes:

Paul doesn't need a gym...:p

When all the high spots are sanded down
with a 4' sanding bar the hull will be checked with a 6' straightedge.
If OK the bottom will be sprayed with seven coats
of gel and then checked for straightness,sanded
and resprayed.

Also getting stress cracks repaired that are in the
front corners of the cockpit .......

...

I will try to get back out to Nabber's sometime
next week.
Maybe the port side will be ready
to be sprayed with gel
:) :) :)

Kewl! Pictures are great. Keep them coming.
My boat's in the shop right now also getting the bottom the once over. But not near what your is.

Aren't they supposed to be blueprinted from Fountain when made?

US1 Fountain

On my boat starting with the step closest
to the bow,the edges progressively get sharper,
BUT not as sharp as they're gonna be..:D :p
Also keep in mind that my old girl has a few years
on her.
The hull has definatley taken a different shape than when it first was pulled out of the mold.

Cool shots! I can see a lot of work goes into blueprinting. Is a 6 foot straight edge long enough to see if the running surface is flat? I was told that you should go 12 foot or more. 12 feet seems like a lot to me but I would be interested in hearing what your Gel Guy thinks. Maybe next time I can make the trip with you.
Dan

let us know what the blueprinting gets you as for as MPH and handling

later

Very Cool!!! what year and how big is the boat??.....as stated earlier......keep the pics coming!!.........doug

From the looks of the edges of the graphics, It looks like a '96 42' Lightning

Yep:) Yep:) Yep:)

It's a '96 42' Lightning;)

Wow, looks like you found some slow me down spots there.
I was always considering doing something like that but don't know where.
PM Me with a cost of something like that....wonder if it would help a conventional bottom too.

But a dusk mask wouldn't be a bad idea!

Thanks for sharing the picture's!! Keep us posted!!

Keep us posted looks real nice Dennis:D

Now about those Engines :D

One step at a time......;) :p

Captin Nabbers Shop
 

Stopped in to visit the "Captin".
The port side is ready for it's
first seven coats of gel:D :D :D

more

and

All edges are straight and sharp.
This area had a bubble in it and
was filled in with Fiberall.

.

Large spot was sanded down as far as possible.:eek:
Area was then filled in with glaze.

Low water pickup on port side sanded
and smoothed out.:cool:

Stern.......

.

Paul is putting on the finishing touch to tape
off the boat for tomarrow's gel coating.
Unfortunately I will not be able to get
over to Capt'n Nabbers tomarrow....

....But while I'm gone I know my boat will be secure,
meet "TANK";)
Not to worry,
He's a great guy and he loves treats:p

Until next week*******Adios My Friends :) :) :)

Cool project! Your 42 is going to be better than new by summer.

Dan

Thanks Dan,

I've decided that since the boat
is already over there and the side windshield
panels are off,
I'm going to pull the interior and have
all the cracks repaired around the windshield
and race hatch area.

When Fountain installed the windshield,
the screw holes weren't chamfered.
This allowed the 'glass to crack.

:doggy:

Looking Good !!!!!