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Hey Franco, check your PM's when you get a moment ;)

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Nuttin but diet Pepsi for you guys ;) I live in the birthplace for Pepsi Cola btw, New Bern, North Carolina holds that distinction :D

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BGA, sorry I didn't respond to your post about weight transfer. The wood cross pieces seem to transfer the load to the edges of the tank instead of having the weight pressing down just in the middle of it. Seems to work.

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Okay, that makes sense.

Thanks for remembering my question...

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Looking good frayed. Your gonna be done soon enough.
Great step by step photo's. ;)

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Looks good!! And I already drink Diet Pepsi ;)

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Looks really good.

I didn't see the kitchen sink in those pics?????????

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frayed, i used these, not sure what you call them. *i got them at west marine. *i mounted them on a small piece of wood and "5200"ed them to the underside of the lip on the deck. you need to use something that will let you move it around until you get all in and tight and then will set up

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/POL_0333.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/POL_0334.jpg


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/POL_0332.jpg
pics aren't too good. its a threaded flat washer with teeth to sink into wood. look in the fastner section of west marine they also work great on the rod boxes in the gunnells

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Thats a good find on parts Phats. ;)

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Phat...those little puppies are called T-Nuts...handy items on boats ... several on mine now includin' the 4 that hold the elec. trollin' motor on the bow ... like I said...handy ... and they're so cheap, too ::) ... ;D ;D ...

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Those are great nuts, but why buy at WEST?

You can get the same at Lowes and Home Depot,
probably cheaper.

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my daughter works at west marine ;D

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Got any pics showing how you used them? You used these on the supports over the tank?

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i'd have to take the tankcover off. i replaced the screws with the threaded ones. i kept having to get bigger screws because the holes were getting "wallerd"(its a southern thing) out. i took these and pressed them on a piece of pressure treated wood and "5200"ed them to the bottom of the lip the deck plate fits in. i then got the bolts to fit and snugged them down let it set 3 days and now i have a mech fastner not a screw hole.

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Ohhhhhh, now I understand ;)

And I understood "wallerd", how about "winder" and "yant-to" ;D

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i was "fixin" to post this pic, but all it shows is the head of the screw
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/POL_0336.jpg

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I see you have it caulked up too. I wonder if I should do that. Anybody have any input on that?

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Fray, after all that good work you've done, I would definitely caulk it.

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I wonder how much 4200 that would take?

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Yes to caulking her in. Cuts down on sand, water and moisture getting in.

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i just used a good grade white silicone. it really dosen't have to hold anything & i usually go into it once or twice a year. i lay a bead about 3/8 in dia on the lip and then fasten the lid downon the opening

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I love this site. Thanks guys! :)

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Tomorrow I will start laying on some glass. Pics to follow.

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Cant wait. ;)

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do you need more resin? or hardner? how well did the resin work out for ya so far?

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I would just use some cheap calk for now, When you put the boat up for the winter, take the cover off and allow the foam to dry out, then in spring reinstall cover with 4200.

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Thats not a bad idea as MJ stated. But does foam dry out ???

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I believe I'm good on the resin :D It seemed to work OK, I still have all the stuff piled on so I can't tell ya just yet. It sure seemed to take forever to setup though. I only mixed .5% MEPK ( 16 oz resin to 1/2 tsp catalyst). I wanted plenty of time to work, but this was like over 4 hours before kicking. It was setup by the morning though.

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that's really best the slower it sets up the stronger the bond plus it soaks into the wood better, sounds like you did great. we want pics.

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Here it is without the weight
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...y/100_0763.jpg

Uh-oh, we got a problem >:(
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...y/100_0764.jpg
It may be hard to see, but there is NO BOND where I have that piece of wood sticking in. It goes all the way to the outside edge and for and aft at least 18". I mixed up a hot batch of resin and dumped it in the hole, then set some weight on it.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...y/100_0765.jpg

I dunno what happened exactly, but it looks like I just didn't have enough of the sticky stuff on there and the wood soaked up some. Well, I'm on hold until this sets up, but I am going to end up with some unbonded "pockets". I'll just get her sealed up the best I can and hope she makes it 4 or 5 years. More to come tomorrow.

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might have had too much weight and pushed the resin out. i've done that with clamps before' either way. its better than it was.

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Nah, not much squeezed out. Musta been from lack of goo. My bad.

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you'll be ok that resin probably soaked into the wood but not an issue you did it right ;D

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OK. it setup quicker than I thought it would, so I got to it.

Flipped over ready for some resin
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...y/100_0766.jpg

And here it is with resin and cloth applied
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...y/100_0767.jpg

The freebie mat I got was real heavy roving with matting applied to one side. Way too heavy for this job, it would be great for stringers or maybe even a transom. I might try it when I rebuild my battery and trim pump shelves.

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looks great one coat is all you need. hey how much resin do ya have left enough for the battery tray?

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Really! I was planning a second coat of resin just cuz. But screw that if I don't ;D Yeah bro I have plenty of resin left, more than a gallon I'm sure. I only used maybe 3/4 of a gallon on this job.

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lol oh well hell rebuild the battery tray and more then ;D

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If I knew how I'd build a seat box or two ;)

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come on over we'll build one or 2 maybe 4 or more. ;D

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Aiiight :D