Va Beach v20 project

[Kracker Jack]

I have relocated the boat to my dads house, He has a very big shop that I can store it in until I get the stringers glassed in and sole glassed in also. I have some pics of the stringer cleats that i glued and screwed yesterday. I will be ready to glass the stringers in Saturday after I finish prep work on friday.

[Kracker Jack]

I glued my stringer cleats on yesterday. and glassed in my main stringers today with one layer of 1708. the picture with the scrap 3/4 ply shows that i allowed some fudge room for the CSM that im gonna wrap the top of the stringers with and the glue for glueing down the sole.I also tabbed my stringers in before I put my last layer of 1708 on the transom, I kinda thought it would lock the stringers into the transom a little better.

[bradford]

Great job, thanks for the pics!

[RidgeRunner]

WOW. I been busy and missed the progress. Excellent work. Looks strong as a tank. I often wondered about glassing the cap to the hull. Never tried that one. I have seen a few go fasts with no rub rail and a bunch of boats that have the liner glassed to the hull at the transom and gel coated from the factory with no issues. You are moving along. I hear you about the bubble popper rollers. You are neater at glassing than I ever was. I always say your not having fun glassing until you spend a few uninterrupted hours down in the hull sniffing VE Resin. Keep it up.

[reelapeelin]

I've been in top-tier boat factories that weren't that well done!!!...NICE WORK!!...that'll not be your typical V20 once you're done...BEEFY V!!...


And your choice of shops to work on it...man I gotta hand it to ya!!...right beside the BEER FRIDGE!!...GENIUS!!......You da MAN!!...

[Kracker Jack]

fellas thank you for the words of encouragement. I have to admit she is gonna be battle ready!!!! I have made sure that I have taken plenty of pictures because if werent for people like you guys on V20.COM and on other forums that take plenty of pics and documented there builds I wouldnt be doing this.Im gonna stay away from glassing the cap to the hull, there is way to much flex there and im sure its gonna turn out looking like poop after 5 or 6 monthes of fishing because it cracking. she is coming together and my splash time should be around late spring to early summer. Im waiting for one of you guys to sell me a cheap t-top for this rig!!! LOL!!! I will keep the pictures coming!!!

[Kracker Jack]

Waiting for this cold front to get out of here!!! Im gonna be glass the top of my stringers with 2 layers of 1.5 CSM on friday to simply encapsulate the top of the stringer. After that Im gonna fab up my chase pipe for my electronics and teleflex. still not quite sure how im gonna set that up with out it looking like crap. Any ideas or pics of your chase pipes would be great!!

[Kracker Jack]

The stringers are finally done and my last layer of 1708 is on the transom. All i have to do is put some thickened resin in the stringer drain holes then drill the holes 1 inch( I over drilled the holes 1 1/2 inch) to allow for a solid ring of glass around the drains to protect the raw wood. I also drilled my garboard plug a 1 1/2 and then used thickened resin reinforced with some chopped glass to fill the hole back and then drilled it 1 inch. A little more prep and then im ready for the sole. What should I do to water proof the bottom side of my 3/4 inch ply for my sole? 1 layer of csm?or should I just simply hotcoat it?

[bradford]

I'm no expert, but I might leave the stringer drain holes 1 1/2". Might help keep them from getting blocked and water pooling against the stringer.

[Kracker Jack]

Bradford thats a good call. I will do that. I will just finger some thickened resin in there to cover raw wood. and then kinda touch it up with a dremel for easier flow.