Back from the Dead; '81 Scarab 38 Resto
07-03-2019, 06:19 AM
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Are you bothering using marine ply or regular? I honestly think it could be better but not convinced it is worth it... what is your take on this ?
07-03-2019, 07:36 AM
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Basically the same as yours. Marine is better, but I don’t know that you’d ever see much benefit in this application. They used regular plywood in these boats originally. The weak link as we know was wood exposed to water. I think marine has less oil in the wood? I’m not an expert on this. I’ve heard Dave Sikorski talk about it. Dan Archer prolly has some info too.
07-03-2019, 09:41 AM
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My research on the topic led me to decide to use marine ply on the transom, and AB grade exterior radiata pine everywhere else. I figured that the lack of interior voids in marine ply would give better strength in bending. Transoms are loaded in bending.
Stringers would be loaded in the direction they are already inherently strong, so I chose to save the $ and accept the interior voids. For the main stringers, I chose to laminate two 3/8" sheets together with epoxy and 1800 bi-ax, cut to fit, then glassed over all of it. All of my drain holes were cut in before I bedded the components in, and every piece received a coat of epoxy to seal it before it was bonded and glassed in place.
If Wellcraft had done what I did, they would have gone under way sooner! My method is not the way to run a business, it took forever!
Stringers would be loaded in the direction they are already inherently strong, so I chose to save the $ and accept the interior voids. For the main stringers, I chose to laminate two 3/8" sheets together with epoxy and 1800 bi-ax, cut to fit, then glassed over all of it. All of my drain holes were cut in before I bedded the components in, and every piece received a coat of epoxy to seal it before it was bonded and glassed in place.
If Wellcraft had done what I did, they would have gone under way sooner! My method is not the way to run a business, it took forever!
07-03-2019, 11:33 AM
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Heath you should think about lowering your cockpit floor down to the height of the chine that's what we did with the Larry Smith race boats. I see that your tank is low enough to allow this to work for your and it will make the boat seem a lot bigger when standing in the cockpit more freeboard. regards Dan
07-04-2019, 04:23 PM
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Cut the companionway opening, put the door in place, went ahead and laid the floor in place at the normal floor height to see how I’d like it. I may stick with this as the floor is flush with the cabin entrance as well as the main fuel tank filler and vent hose have plenty of room between the bottom of the floor and the hull on the starbd side.
the bolsters I have are 27” wide. The original are 24”. These are going to be a tight fit if they work. With the left one 1” off the gunnel and the right one 5” off the gunnel (still not centered on the wheel) it’s a tight squeeze between them.
the bolsters I have are 27” wide. The original are 24”. These are going to be a tight fit if they work. With the left one 1” off the gunnel and the right one 5” off the gunnel (still not centered on the wheel) it’s a tight squeeze between them.
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