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shouldn't the stringer be attached to the new transom???

for more strength???

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I thought it was Fool on race day ;D

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Yes, the stringers do get attached. Worked on that this morning. Got off from work at 0600 hours, shot home, got changed and put on a second layer of cloth and started attaching te stringers to the transom.
Here's a few pics, off to bed, back in at 1800. ;)

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Laying out the second layer of cloth. Overlapping onto the sides and along the hull.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02846.jpg

Tieing in the stringers to the transom.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02847.jpg

Ran out of resin. Gotta stop for the day. :-[ :-[http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02849.jpg

Almost completed. Tie in the stringers and gonna add in a new battery box support as well. ;)
Ok, off to bed. ;)

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02848.jpg

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NICE WORK BUDDY............. ;D

YOU DONT NEED SLEEP KEEP WORKING ::)

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that really looks good 8)

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Looks very nice Hammer - keep it up....aren't you glad you didn't stop working on it?

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Blue, I'll let ya know how happy I am after the credit card bill comes in for the West System. :-[ :-[ :-[

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You need to work on your begging skills - I thought you were getting free stuff just for pity sake?

Or you could just threaten to arrest the boatyard owner and trump up some bogus charges ;D

Golly, do I have to think of everything for you? ::)

Good work Hammer man....you'll get your money back when she sells. ;)

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I'm hoping to find a winner for her on E-Bay. ;D

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Hammer, i painted the deck after my re-do. *The first time I used boat paint from Petitt and was unhappy with the results. *them the next time i used porch paint by glidden and it has held up great,i also added non skid to it.
On the stringer drains, i enlarged the holes a little and stuck a piece of 3/4 PVC through and let it stick out about an inch on both sides. *I then glassed around the pipe. After it cured, I cut the PVC flush with the sides of the stringers. No water intrusion forever

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Great thinking on the pvc piping on the stringers Phats. Thanks. ;)

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Excellent job hammer. Can you come over and build me one of those little fiberglass bean pools? It's hot around here and I just need something to cool off in. Sorry bout your fuel tank though.

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LOL, I get off from work in 4 minutes. Debating if I should work on the V, sleep..or go out in my other V today. ;D

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get it done....sell it...make money.....make lefty happy ::) ;D ;)

then maybe she will let you do another one :-X

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Looks great!!

I think I would have put knee boards in for the stringers to transom. But you are selling so no need ;)

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Not much work done today. More grinding and sanding. Removed the old battery tray. Hope to install a new one in teh morning. This did arrive today. ;D Hopefully one day it will be put on. ;D

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02850.jpg

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great pics there hammer , now I know where to bring my next project boat...... ;D ;D ;D

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Cant get motivated this morning. Hmmm, work on te V or be a couch bum all day. ;D

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I vote couch bum ;D

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come on man it aint that hot out there ::)

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Hammer, keep an eye out for a package in the mail friday. Hope you like it!

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Been looking Franco, no luck yet. ;D , but wait to see what it is. ;D ;D ;D ::)

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Finished up all the glass work today on the V. Just need to sand and prime the inside. I think I migt have broken a transom record here. *;D
I'll have teh cap on by next week, then the real artwork of glassing in the seams and hiding my cuts will begin. ;D

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02852.jpg

Glassing in a new battery box tray.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02851.jpg

Install a new hull drain.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC02854.jpg

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awesome work buddy, really awesome work, cant wait to see the finished product ;) 8)

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looks great but you need to run a layer of glass from inside the transom over the transom and down about 4 inches on the back of the boat so it seals the wood in water tight and for non flex strenght.

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I was thinking the same thing, but I'm no glass man.

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Thanks SKOOL, Wasnt sure how I was going to do that. Thought about running cloth over the splashwell and onto the outer skin. *???

Just realized that I need to recut my stringer drains. :-[

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Wondering if I should hold off on putting the cap on. Would love to stick a bracket on it. Easy access to bolt it on while the cap is off. :-/

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Hammer if you stick a bracket on there you won't want to sell it!

Glass it up and send it down the road - then finish up your dive platform and go diving....don't foget the underwater pics 8)

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Why glass the splash well back in just throw a few hinges on it with a latch for easy access to the bildge area. ;D

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Hinges...on the splashwell. Now that an Idea. *;D

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I agree with ya Blue, should be out diving. :-/

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Hammer looks great......When you get ready to put the cap back on, glass some small strips of ply to the underside of the deck in the boat so the cap and deck have support to rest on. keep up the good work.

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Thats a great idea Phat. I will do that for sure. ;)

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No work on the V this weekend guys. Taking the kids to Hershey Park for the weekend. :-/ ;D

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:o :o :-X :-/

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In Pa. now. Found a computer. Whew, gettin my fix here. ;D

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No wonder your house was locked up tighter than a drum
on Saturday.

Where you home on Sunday?
I saw a cruiser sitting at Anglers fishing shop,
I was checking the progress on the new I.E.'s around 3:00PM.

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Parissht, Nope, was gone Sat.SUn. and just home now. Got drenched at Hershey Park :'( But the kids still had fun. Glad to be home. ;D