Btech Posted February 17, 2009 Author Posted February 17, 2009 Ok well i spent monday riping it apart here is the shots of some of the worst areas - Gona bondo it in Will update later im having problems uploading my pictures. Ill be on tonight to see if i can upload a few more of the entire boat Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted February 17, 2009 Super User Posted February 17, 2009 Is that crack in bottom pic where the leak is up front? Once fixed, how will it do wave hopping? I am by no means an expert in fiberglass repair, but would it need a fare amount of backing when it is patched. Quote
SoFl-native Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 It is normal for a boat to take on a little water right? In 8 Hours on the water i had about 4in of water in the back. (I see a softspot in the Vhull that is gona be patched this weekend. ) Ummm no it is not normal. It means you have a leak. If you cant find it no big deal......but fix it if you can. Quote
Btech Posted February 17, 2009 Author Posted February 17, 2009 Ok well i should have phrazed that a little diff. " Is IT NORMAL to SEE water inside the boat - From overspray cracks etc " I have the answer now as you can see its in pieces and about to be entirely patched until nothing comes inside the boat . AFter that paint shop! Quote
Btech Posted February 17, 2009 Author Posted February 17, 2009 Yeah fire that crack is towards the center ... its where my throtle cable is ran - It should patch up well and i have a backing plate to mold into it so im not too worried. I wont be able to ride wakes like new boats but i can take them on ! I think it will be ok - Obviously ill test it before putting it all back together (Still cant upload pix) Quote
Btech Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 Ok well here is where im at as of now - Been trying to get pix up so i hope this works. Gona start cutting her up on Saturday and patching on sunday if weather is warm enough. Roughly 2 QT's bondo and 30 worth of sandpaper ... /winches Still working on getting the supplies for paint. Quote
zgonce Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 the two best days of a boat owner.....the day you buy it.....and the day you sell it! lol jk thats a nice looking boat son you got to start somewhere and besides the fish dont know what kind of boat your in. by the way hook your graph to the starting battery it wont drain it as much as you think with it hooked to the TM battery everytime you hit the button to make the TM run it will interfere with the reading to graph is picking up Quote
Btech Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 Saturday I started the body work on the boat - After Removing the Outbord and all junk left behind, i now have just the boat and 2 seat posts (Which wont come out). Spent most of Saturday sanding the body and cutting up the rough spots - Tryed out the tiger hair (Fiberglass resin) in a few small spots which worked out well. Though the week its sanding and more fiberglass so keep checking up ill have pix updated tomorrow hopfully. Quote
done Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 Looks good man. BTW, when it comes to the parts and electronics. Looks around. When I doing the work on my Jon, BPS eventually become the last place I looked. Charlotte has a lot of places you can go to get the same stuff cheaper. West marine, Gander Mountain, even Walmart. There are also some good marine stores I found in kannapolis, and Shelby that could crush BPS prices. For the marine carpet, go to Lowes. Depot had outdoor carpet, but Lowes was the only one I found that carpet which was specifically Marine. There was a big difference in the Depot outdoor and the Lowes Marine as well (quality and price). Good luck man. Quote
Btech Posted February 26, 2009 Author Posted February 26, 2009 Well Bad news - My boat funds droped dramaticly. Wifes Honda lost the Transmission so got to tap into the boat funds to replace a transmision. The Good news is : I think i can rebuild my account out of my weekly paycheck assuming I stop driving to BPS.... Probably why the honda is parked lol. Still have Sanding Fiberglassing Sanding Prep and Paint to go this week. Things are getting pushed back (Which was expected). Keep checkin back. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted February 26, 2009 Super User Posted February 26, 2009 BTECH, I have an older Hummingbird LCR8000 head unit, power cable and transducer that is just sitting in my garage. It comes with the split screen function and a ton of other functions that may help you. I'm not using it. If it will help you just let me know. You may be able to just plug it into your system and have it for an upgrade. Price? Just cover the shipping and it is yours. Sorry to hear about the tranny. Thought this might help you make it through the day. The mount and unit are 12" across. Screen is 5 3/4" H and 6 1/2" across. Yea, it resembles a small LCD TV. Yes, it is a working unit. Quote
Btech Posted February 26, 2009 Author Posted February 26, 2009 For those who want to see more pictures PM me for a link to Facebook or look me up (Not sure how to add the link here) Also i just bought a Hummingbird 170 from BPS to lern on and it was a great deal the box had some dmg to it so i got it for 70 bucks. retail is 110$ Thanks for the offor though - Ill keep my ears out. Quote
HossFly Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 westmarine.com should have anything you may need for anything. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 7, 2009 Super User Posted March 7, 2009 Hey, how's the boat coming? Quote
Btech Posted March 10, 2009 Author Posted March 10, 2009 The boat is coming along slowly .... Spent Saturday afternoon at Homedeopt stocking up on Fiberglass and body fillers sandpaper etc. Sunday began the fiberglass project Patched all the holes and arround the engine mount. We filped the boat over and used fiber net on the keel after digin it out this is DEFINATLY where it was leaking. Monday I spent sanding most of the boat just have to go under it and some more arround the engine and battery compartment. Here are some links of before . My daughter threw my camera in the toilet so i wont be able to get many pix now. Sorry guys Just hope im done by April 4th . Im cutting it close now. Check out my facebook for more pix http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2013369&id=1087034725 Quote
Btech Posted March 17, 2009 Author Posted March 17, 2009 No camera Still : Sorry no pix. Will have to use Cellphone and upload soon. The boat is coming along slowly - Hard to get much time in between Rain , Work, Daughter, And wife.... However I did get most of the sanding / prep work done on the inside and fliped it over this saturday so im working on the Keel now (pain in the @SS) Tigerhair sands like a rock so you cant tell ive done much but about 6hours of sanding the keel alone. Talking to my body tech we decided on painting the last weekend of the month (can you say crunch?) At this point im ordering everything and hoping we can get it done. THis weekend i plan on laying out the wiring/ starting the deck / carpet and primering the boat (also getting a camera) So keep checkin back. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 17, 2009 Super User Posted March 17, 2009 Make sure the camera is a water proof one. ;D Quote
Btech Posted March 17, 2009 Author Posted March 17, 2009 Oh yeah - This time its gona be 2yr old proof. Not jus water. Apple juice Proof, Toilet, dog, hair, gunk, snot, blocks thrown at it, banged against the wall, car , etc proof. Quote
done Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Make sure the camera is a water proof one. ;D Well it was thrown into the toilet. Depending on its level of use at the time, losing the camera may be a good thing. Quote
Btech Posted March 19, 2009 Author Posted March 19, 2009 Oh it was used ALOT - Probably due for a new one anyways - Im gona upgrade my phone to a better camera phone so ill have one for the trip. So i guess everything happens for a reason Will get pix on cellphone soon (sorry they are gona be crap) THanks for checkin back Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 19, 2009 Super User Posted March 19, 2009 Make sure the camera is a water proof one. ;D Well it was thrown into the toilet. Depending on its level of use at the time, losing the camera may be a good thing. You wouldn't be referring to "brown" trout, would you? ;D Quote
Btech Posted March 19, 2009 Author Posted March 19, 2009 HAHA wow im slow - havnt had my coffee yet. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 19, 2009 Super User Posted March 19, 2009 Thought so ;D btw, check your pms. later Quote
Btech Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 Finished sanding the bottom today. Tomorrow starts the hand sanding of interior etc - hope to get some more pix if my camera phone decides to work. Also hit up Bass Pro and Home Depot For the plywood, carpet and seats, didn't get out of work until 2pm so that took most of the day I'm hoping tomorrow to go ahead and fit the deck paste the carpet and finish fixing any minor dings and dents with some Aqua putty. Still lacking my 2 Fishing Seats - What would you all recommend 2 Lean2 seats or a full back seat? Will get pix of the seats etc tomrrow as well. Quote
Btech Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 Darn just realized I have one updated photo here is the keel after being sanded round 1. Still need to fine tune it. Quote
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