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hotrod56cars

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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2008, 08:33:31 PM »
After looking at that crack more I see where it was repaired previously and improperly. How long is that crack, it's in the shape of a T, right?
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2008, 08:35:15 PM »
Holy crap that's gonna take a lot of work.  Go luck on that project.  For sure get a diff trailer before you go moving it much.
  • Boat #1: 1973  Wriedt Montara 23
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #27 on: April 01, 2008, 08:39:44 PM »
actually rod  it isn`t a T. those are just stress cracks. the major crack is about 4 inches long.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #28 on: April 01, 2008, 08:43:45 PM »
Dont replace the trailer, replace the boat ;D

You got lots to do bro ;)

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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2008, 08:56:24 PM »
yeah i know. that is why i posted pics and was asking for responses. i can do most things myself. my family has been in construction most of our lives. so not much i can`t do as far as wood and such. myself i`m an electrician so wiring will be done by myself for sure. motor and pump will be done by my friend i bought it with. not looking at getting it in the water this yr more then likely. unless we fall into some cash.lol. but we want to make sure it is done right and looks good when done.
so any constructive responses would be welcome.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #30 on: April 01, 2008, 09:19:54 PM »
Just get to work..... Ralph and his pops made some pretty major repairs to his boat. He could probably shed some light on the fiberglass repair.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #31 on: April 01, 2008, 09:29:22 PM »
ok thnx Undone.
hopefully either Ralph or his dad will see this and respond.thnx
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #32 on: April 02, 2008, 12:31:27 AM »
 Welcome blackbeard, heres a link to Ralphs fiberglass repairs.
http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=1277.0
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #33 on: April 02, 2008, 05:21:20 AM »
Welcome to the board. I have a 23' carlson jet. Needs work also. I dig the bigger jets cause you can take more people with ya,camp in it,and not get as wet in the cold spring water.Stay with it. It's a cool looking boat!
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #34 on: April 02, 2008, 07:46:39 AM »
That's exactly what the doctor ordered. Thanks propless.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #35 on: April 02, 2008, 08:00:35 AM »
welcome to the site ;) i saw your pics and said to myself WOW he has his work cut out for him. i went back and looked at the link (thread) and most of the pics are gone,i will try to get them reloaded tonight for you.

propless did a repair similar to yours but the principal is the same. i cant see your pics at work, but, i think at this point if the floor is still in the boat. Take it out so you can see the rest of the boat.
just my .02
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #36 on: April 02, 2008, 08:12:11 AM »
I've repaired the same crack in the bottom of a hull 4  :banghead:  times. The 4th try worked. The crack had to be completely ground away with about an inch wide hole in it. Then I ground each side of the crack to a point. I left lots of fiberglass "fray's" after the grinding. I glassed the top and the bottom at the same time. With the first coat of glass I overlapped the crack by about 3 inches on all sides and as I layed each additional layer I overlapped the last layer 3 inches. Before any of it dried I kept laying layers of mat, then cloth, then mat, then cloth, then mat, etc... until it was overkill and way too thick. I waited 24 hours before I touched it again. Then I came back and ground the bottom of the repair smooth and level, I also layed one more layer of cloth on the inside of the hull for asethetic (sp?) reasons after grinding the inside smooth. On the bottom I used mar-glass (fiberglass fibers mixed in with bondo) to fill in what very few imperfections there were. You've got to keep in mind that the bottom of the hull see's more stress than any other part of the hull (except for maybe the stringers) and it has to be  S T R O N G !


I can tell you that laying glass on top of the crack will not work.
Laying glass on the top and mar-glass on the bottom will not work.
Laying glass on top of and underneath the crack will not work.
The crack has to be removed.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #37 on: April 03, 2008, 08:52:45 PM »
ok well thnx for the responses guys.
yeah we know we have some work to do. i believe the title to this forum is Projects. lol. anyways yeah was planning to look over the crack in the hull. the rest of the hull looks good other then some rubs and scratches from beaching and what not.
we were thinking of raising the floor about 6 inches up. and then make the seats about 12 inches after that. it would put the back seats a little higher then the side but can always make the even. looking at doing the seat framing ourselves and find the foam for cushion and upholestry for it and doing that ourselves.
if anyone can see anything that would be helpful and constructive it would be appreciated.
thanks to all for the views and comments.
i will try and keep it updated on any work we do. and like most everyone on this site have more time then money. lol.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #38 on: April 05, 2008, 11:14:37 AM »
One thing to look out for on the seats... If you're planning on doing a lighter color, be selective with your foam. 2 of my friends had their upholstery done then a couple months later the foam started yellowing the vinyl.
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Re: 1973 wriedt montaro
« Reply #39 on: April 05, 2008, 04:47:13 PM »
thnx Undone
not sure what color we will go with. have a lot to do before we even really think about that. but still nice to try and figure out what you want before hand. lol.
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