Cool beginning of a thread. Good luck and we're here to help (with what we can).
For what it's worth, I think I would grind back on the seam a bit further and lay some glass in there first before the filler. I don't want you to go to all that hard work now and then have a crack show up after you layed your paint on it.
Best of luck and keep at it. It's gonna be an awesome boat....just takes patience.........john
nice work were in hawaii you live
Good prooject Bro .. have at it and post up lots of Pics !
Thanks John! I actually mixed some chopped fibers into the filler and I'm in the process now of wrapping glass over the filler to tie in the cap and the hull. I'll get some pics up today, but what do ya think? Will there be any issues there?
By the way...I used to live up in your neck of the woods for about 7 bone chilling years! Actually the three months of summer were beautiful, just the rest of the year kinda made me wanna shoot myself ;D Wish I had found jetboats when I still lived up there, I'd probably still be there :banghead:
They are right. Grind down thru the gel coat to the glass layer wider than your anticipated work area. Clean with acetone. USE MAT, NOT CLOTH, Start with a 1" wd strip, wet it out, wet the work area, lay it across seam, roll or brush out any bubbles, feather the edges into the adjacent surfaces, let it cure. Do it again with 1/2" wider strips up to 3", over lapping the end of the previous strip by an inch or two. You could do all layers in one day, just pre-cut the strips, and lay-up one entire layer around the boat. Then the next layer as soon as the first has kicked. Remember to use general purpose laminating resin...Remember also that the higher the humidity, the FASTER its going to kick, so catalize with that in mind.
a little verbose, but hope it helps
p-jet
kohensdad, nice nice nice that is the life right there now to us city folks everybody take a look at pics again but look at the background boat work is awesome but look at the life he has the room, trees, sky and clouds i have never been and said why go to see another state but i just told kids there is the next family vacations spot.....good luck on project it just got me up to start mine now 79 tahiti 21ft trailers been done for a year boats turn
GT is right, the picture shows the cloth is white (dry)...I saturate my cloth or mat on a piece of cardboard before i put it on the work area...I see that there is still metal flake under the cloth...that means that you did not grind down to the glass layer, and there will be no "mechanical" bond to the glass you are putting down...kinda like painting on an unprepared surface...it gonna come off. Fiberglassing is a very technical process to do it right. I love your enthusiasm, and I hate to say it, but jobs like this are best left to an experienced shop. If you don't know how to glass, you will NEVER get the results you are looking for...take it from someone who learned the hard way.
p-jet
Hahaha! Yeah, we live cuuntree! Nah...its a good balance here, nice country living on this part of the island, but city life is just a 20 min drive away! Can't really complain except for the fact that I live on a rock in the middle of a huge ocean. You can only go around the island so many times before you wanna jump off! A lot of times I envy you guys livin on the mainland....soooo much chit to do and see!I like that side of the island. We did a cabinet job for a haole (sp) in Kailua. It was terrible, had to make like 3 trips over there, bed and breakfast, rental car, airfare, all paid by the clients. Man I could use a job like that now.
I like that side of the island. We did a cabinet job for a howly (sp) in Kailua. It was terrible, had to make like 3 trips over there, bed and breakfast, rental car, airfare, all paid by the clients. Man I could use a job like that now.
Oh ya, and the boats looking good. If you have any problems with the seem cracking, just put some moulding back on it. No big deal, Bra
Hopo Howly Ron
kohensdad i was in pukalani (p-town) maui this summer at my aunt and uncles only time I've been to your side of the globe might go back this summer if prices keep dropping on air fare but have to go back in 3 yrs my cousin graduates from highschool you are doing some nice work keep the pics up
I like that side of the island. We did a cabinet job for a haole (sp) in Kailua. It was terrible, had to make like 3 trips over there, bed and breakfast, rental car, airfare, all paid by the clients. Man I could use a job like that now.
Oh ya, and the boats looking good. If you have any problems with the seem cracking, just put some moulding back on it. No big deal, Bra
Hapo Haole Ron
Zoomies on an Olds = Tits on a boar
I would have to ask why (and I run a 455) Kinda seems like "All show and No Go" But WTF do I know???
plus as cool as they sound, I do not think they are allowed at most places.
p-jet
luckily, we don't have noise restrictions here.....yet >:D
Got in late here but NIX on the zoomies , it will fall on its face (unless your palnning a blower) ;)
kohensdad, for your information and alot of us know a couple of deaf kids.........................they will not listen to you at the age of 14yrs and wait the attitude gets better because they know everything O0
progress on the boats been kinda slow lately...but i'm aaalmost ready to paint :banghead: been blessed with a few more hours at work since we've picked up a little. but anyway, been thinking about rub rails. does anyone know where to get this type from...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4075.0;attach=21927;image)
...hoping GT or Tom will chime in here, since its GT boat ;D and Tom owns a shop ;D
started rebuilding my pump last night...got everything tore down all right except for that stupid bowl plug. fkr is frozen! anyone got tips or tricks how to get it out? i was trying to change out the seal and two bushings, got the seal and one of the bushings out fine with a puller....just cant get to the second one without taking out that plug.
....nevermind...tom saved the day. good ole cold chisel did the trick! thanks man!
next one is a chevy.
hey can I have the Fugly ass scoop??
kohensdad,
perhaps I misses it, what do that big ass Baha tire go to?, Clean looking Olds BTW, hope it runs as it looks 8)
GT
looks great man! kinda johnny 5 looking.
Hey Jrork! Wall-e is back ;) looks killer I'm liking the Euro vibe...(all white)
GT
HAHAHAHA!! Thats what my kids said..."Hey its Wall-e!" gonna break up the all white thing though with some black and silver leaf lettering.
I reset the dizzy so rotor is firing on #1, also re-double checked wiring order.
That boats looking Sweet My Island buddy ! very nice transformation ! Tommy
re the $$ I'll catch up with ya !
This got me thinking...
DJ, I am sure you already know this, Olds dist rotate COUNTER CLOCKWISE when you look down on it...firing order still 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2...don't ask me how I found out...
p-jet
That boat is looking fantastic. Congrats and keep the pics coming. I wanna be there for the launching though.....
CRAZY SAUCE !! :o
maybe I am confused...are there little holes on the bottom of each header pipe like this?
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