my next (last) project boat
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albernifisher
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Checked it thoroughly. Will be drilling out all the holes in the transom with a 1/2" bit, pound wood dowels through and glass them up. Just because im not sure what motor or motors I'm putting on I will be adding another 5/8 sheet of plywood and a few layers of glass to the transom.
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Da Bay Bye
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Is there a weather temperature limit when you are working with fiberglass. My boat needs some attention and I would like to do the work in the fall/winter and have no inside space so it will be a driveway work area?
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albernifisher
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No, not really. Just depends on how much hardener you put in, and you can always use space heaters
albernifisher
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Installed drain tubes in the stringers to let any water out that finds its way under the floor. It's all glued, screwed and glassed with 2 layers of 12oz matt
albernifisher
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Since the one side is done I was really curious to see what the other stringers looked like. I've smacked it with a hammer from front to back and it sounded really good but you never know till you cut it open and take a look. Turns out they are both in great shape,looked all the way up to the bow with a flashlight. Absolute bonus, saves me a huge amount of work
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salmonkiller01
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These Hourstons are well built boats, I just pulled the swim grids off mine and the wood inside the transom looks good, not even discoloured. Pretty good for a 30 year old hull. I just wish I was attacking mine as quick as you are. Looks good.
albernifisher
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Unrestricted drain tube
Big Green Machine
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Hey Gary, the stringer looks good now, but wouldn't it make sense to replace it anyways seeing as though this boats a keeper. How long can they last?
albernifisher
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Im not going to replace it, solid as a rock. Just going to replace the floor on that side
albernifisher
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Have a couple bulkheads glassed and ready to tab in, outside of the transom is glassed up. I took a pic to show how thick the fiberglass is on the hull sides, almost 1/2 inch thick, the hull bottom is even thicker.
SpringVelocity
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Man Gary your fast at this look good. Are you just transplanting your old motor onto this one?
albernifisher
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Nope, she'll be getting different power. The other boat will be staying complete and maybe going up for sale after the chum derby
salmonkiller01
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You do great work. Going to be one solid off-shore machine.
Sweet. I have to say I love my 26 footer, with it's second set of 4 stroke outboards. My advice? Very small pod, as little flotation as possible, the boats are really meant for a couple 1200 pound stern drives in the back. Mine is light in the back which is great when you have 5 guys rush to one corner of the boat, but can be a little bow down running.
albernifisher
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What motors do you have? And what kind of mph, gph are you getting?
Suzuki df140s.. Wide open with 22inch props 39mph with 20s 38mph. Cruise 12 gph.
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