my basket case

« **on:** May 18, 2015, 11:10:51 PM »

so....after 200 years, i finally am able to start digging into my boa......basket case.

89 ultra mini day cruiser.

3rd pic is what i stared at for many months....until today 5th & 6th pic....looks like mold started to grow underneath the floor....yumm
ending with the final pic....after floor removed, hull vacuumed of rotted wood and water, glass dust etc.

next task is to grind lip where floor was glassed to hull. and possibly do some splicing of stringers....i dont remember the technical term form this.
transom is rotted also...particularly on port side, starboard side is soaked but solid...may end up replacing it all....basket case.

i think engine was a bbc....not sure, but its getting a bbf. nothing fancy, but its what i got. berk JC with A impy.

« **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2015, 11:20:19 PM »

It's a starting point for sure, can't wait to see the progress.

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« **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2015, 11:30:07 PM »

me too....
i aints gonna turn any heads....but may put a smile on our faces....

« **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2015, 11:54:09 PM »

Quote from: JARVIS on May 18, 2015, 11:30:07 PM

me too....
i aints gonna turn any heads....but may put a smile on our faces....

That's all that matters, that you enjoy it and have fun. I can't wait for mine to be done.

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« **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2015, 07:26:03 AM »

good luck with your project Bro!

« **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2015, 09:29:34 AM »

Thank you guys!

Plan on hitting it again today.... I'll post results.

« **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:01:06 AM »

Great start to a project can't wait to see how it turns out

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« **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:24:19 AM »

Is it done yet?

« **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:40:05 AM »

Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I was on the water in my basket case. Runs great..

« **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2015, 11:20:38 PM »

news for today:

port side stringer shot....the first quarter of it from transom, when i opened up the top looked like wood charcoal. everything was broken up in pieces and dry. moving forward from there....wood got a bit more wet. right about where drivers feet would be it got a bit solid....only to turn to mush after about a foot.
starboard side is solid.....tho i did remove the stringer

3/4 of transom was shot. from port side to just past the starboard side exhaust hole.

the bottom piece of transom where lower screws are for T/A....was cut too low. screws had little/nothing to grab onto. had to perform surgery from outside to access and remove the wood there as water has been able to move from side to side underneath it. ill replace the wood and re-glass that section from the outside and have my local painter work his magic. i dont have pics of this section.

last pic is after wood has been removed and cleaned up. still have a day of grinding left to do before i break out the resin.....

« **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2015, 11:15:42 PM »

didnt get to spend much time with my basket case today. i did however continued with transom. shaving the wood that was still stuck to glass(which sucked....i was tempted to buy a small planer and make passes until i hit glass...) and sanding down the rest until i hit glass. now should be ready to fit new wood and set it in place.

« **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2015, 07:50:58 AM »

Are u replacing all the wood in the transom

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« **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2015, 09:19:28 AM »

I chose not to. about a quarter of transom was still dry and solid and very stuck to the outer layer if glass. It was tough getting to the point where I stopped. The rest of wood was soon bad it basically came off with me rubbing my hand over it. What you see in pic is all that's being replaced. Entry point for water was at exhaust hole which may have gone down to stringer and ruin it too....and bottom edge of t/a. Which those screws has nothing to hold it in place as wood there was cut down too low....a leak was enevitable.
It'll take the better half a a sheet of plywood. Cut in 2 pieces to be able to fit it in place. Mt intake is still in Hull....I don't plan on removing it.

« **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2015, 10:01:40 AM »

U might want to block off old exhaust holes and go with ot headers will help with less through holes

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« **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2015, 10:03:42 AM »

Man, that is a lot of work.

Are you going to soak the plywood in resin to help protect it? How are you going to join the pieces of plywood?

« **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2015, 10:23:11 AM »

I did consider ot headers. haven't made that choice yet. I did plan on using an engine cover...hatch etc.

As far as the pieces of wood....the plywood will get a bath in resin. Then I'll mix up more resin and chopped fibers to make a paste. I'll use that to glue new wood to glass on transom. The wood seams will be cut at an angle so the edges overlap. Within those edges will be more resin paste (pokey).
once wood is in place with the pokey, I'll clamp it against existing transom. Let it cure. afterwards... I'll dress up any pokey that squished out of the seams. And prep for layer of glass on inside of Hull. if I'm lucky...I'll be at the point where wood and clamps are on today.

« **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2015, 12:11:21 PM »

I drilled through my transom and fiberglass and used metal on the outside to clamp it tight have to be tight all around don't want any air trapped behind I just right angle steel and long bolts and did about 5 different spots

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« **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2015, 01:25:01 AM »

Quote from: JARVIS on May 21, 2015, 10:23:11 AM

I did consider ot headers. haven't made that choice yet. I did plan on using an engine cover...hatch etc.

As far as the pieces of wood....the plywood will get a bath in resin. Then I'll mix up more resin and chopped fibers to make a paste. I'll use that to glue new wood to glass on transom. The wood seams will be cut at an angle so the edges overlap. Within those edges will be more resin paste (pokey).
once wood is in place with the pokey, I'll clamp it against existing transom. Let it cure. afterwards... I'll dress up any pokey that squished out of the seams. And prep for layer of glass on inside of Hull. if I'm lucky...I'll be at the point where wood and clamps are on today.

i was not lucky

« **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:25:10 PM »

well. ive done quite a bit of work since last post....only it does feel like it shows. on top of that....my smart phone took a dump....so no pics, numbers, etc. currently using a dumber smart phone. no camera. but who doesnt have digital cameras laying around, right? i bring one with me to snap a few....end up working til dark or rushing off to work....no pics. i managed to snag this one. not the greatest...

transom wood installed. glued and clamped. layer of csm and cloth applied, tabbed to hull. the small piece of wood underneath intake was replaced...this was tricky by the way....new glass was laid to build up area to level of transom(water side of transom).

« **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:31:43 PM »

Did u pull the pump parts and cut up that tahiti? Or is it yard art?? Lol

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« **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:33:45 PM »

Quote from: JARVIS on June 21, 2015, 11:25:10 PM

well. ive done quite a bit of work since last post....only it does feel like it shows. on top of that....my smart phone took a dump....so no pics, numbers, etc. currently using a dumber smart phone. no camera. but who doesnt have digital cameras laying around, right? i bring one with me to snap a few....end up working til dark or rushing off to work....no pics. i managed to snag this one. not the greatest...

transom wood installed. glued and clamped. layer of csm and cloth applied, tabbed to hull. the small piece of wood underneath intake was replaced...this was tricky by the way....new glass was laid to build up area to level of transom(water side of transom).

Looking good. Hard work is starting to pay off

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« **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:49:53 PM »

thank you sir!

« **Reply #22 on:** June 22, 2015, 07:25:05 AM »

Looks good man! Let me know if you ever need any help I'm only like 5 minutes from you 😁

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« **Reply #23 on:** June 22, 2015, 08:24:03 AM »

definitely keep that in mind!

thank you sir!

« **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2015, 09:18:49 PM »

Quote from: aquaholic72 on June 21, 2015, 11:31:43 PM

Did u pull the pump parts and cut up that tahiti? Or is it yard art?? Lol

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sorry man...not sure how i missed this.

tahiti is in storage. all running gear, seats, etc will be transferred over to the basket case....when its finished, ill decide if i wanna put stringers and floor in tahiti and sell it....less engine, and interior, and what ever else is missing. ive got another pump for it....ill include that. plus tandem trailer.

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