What did I do?

« **Reply #50 on:** December 11, 2007, 02:59:53 PM »

I stand corrected. However you should still go lean against a malibu. Whatever they're doing. It's lacking...

« **Reply #51 on:** December 11, 2007, 03:06:11 PM »

Quote from: UNDONE on December 11, 2007, 02:59:53 PM

I stand corrected. However you should still go lean against a malibu. Whatever they're doing. It's lacking...

I believe you. I was under the impression all tournament ski boats were chopper gunned? My next door neighbor has a Tige, biggest piece of over priced pile of crap I've ever seen. But it has a tower, and a killer sound system and the bladders and all the necessary stuff you need to go boating and he loves it. Throws a fuking wake that'd swamp most boats.

« **Reply #52 on:** December 11, 2007, 05:51:23 PM »

As a manufacturer, why would you invest the $$$ into a bulletproof hull when 98% of the time the boat will be used in smoother water and at low speeds? Malibu doesn't claim to make "Hot Boats" only Wave errr, Wakeboarding boats.

« **Reply #53 on:** December 20, 2007, 11:54:03 AM »

Well, I'm finally back at it. I have a question though, when "soaking" the wood with resin is one coat enough or does it take more to make it "waterproof"?

« **Reply #54 on:** December 20, 2007, 11:56:07 AM »

just put a good thick cloat on it....you will see the wood change colors as your putting down your first coat...it will look 'wet'

« **Reply #55 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:05:39 PM »

Here we go

« **Reply #56 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:33:28 PM »

i see you made some provisions to allow water to flow.

only thing is that where the boards notch together...did you make a tolerance for the resin?

« **Reply #57 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:26:58 PM »

I think so... If it's too tight I haven't coated the center board yet so I can still modify that if needed.

« **Reply #58 on:** December 20, 2007, 05:30:07 PM »

Fixed one slot and put a coat of resin on the center board, but... What happens if you don't use enough hardener? Will it "dry" eventually? I think I may have used 1/2 the needed hardener because it is still sticky after maybe 3 hours $:-\$

« **Reply #59 on:** December 20, 2007, 05:33:36 PM »

Quote from: The Chaz on December 20, 2007, 05:30:07 PM

Fixed one slot and put a coat of resin on the center board, but... What happens if you don't use enough hardener? Will it "dry" eventually? I think I may have used 1/2 the needed hardener because it is still sticky after maybe 3 hours $:-\$

Put a heat lamp on it for as long as you can, and then let it sit overnight. If it isn't hard in 24hrs, probably have to regrind it back out

« **Reply #60 on:** December 20, 2007, 06:01:45 PM »

Doh! OK , Thanks

« **Reply #61 on:** December 20, 2007, 06:05:11 PM »

WHat if I put a GOOD coat on top of it as in when I install it with the cloth in the boat? Will the new stuff cause the old to cure correctly?

« **Reply #62 on:** December 20, 2007, 06:47:36 PM »

Quote from: The Chaz on December 20, 2007, 06:05:11 PM

WHat if I put a GOOD coat on top of it as in when I install it with the cloth in the boat? Will the new stuff cause the old to cure correctly?

It'll probably end up bubbling sometime down the road

« **Reply #63 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:24:13 PM »

I just checked it and it is now 95% dry

« **Reply #64 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:31:53 PM »

Lucky man. I've not put enough hardner in resin before and I had to grind it all back out

« **Reply #65 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:55:26 PM »

I think what you did (the slow cure) is a good thing . I read somewere (when doing mine) that doing this lets the resin to soak into the wood better and gives you a stronger finished product .

If it cures to fast it wont bond well to the wood and might delaminate later. Not sure on this, just what I heard.

btw, nice job !!

« **Reply #66 on:** December 20, 2007, 10:07:00 PM »

In the future if you do it again it just needs heat to help it along a little faster.

« **Reply #67 on:** December 20, 2007, 10:10:22 PM »

Quote from: pw_Tony on December 20, 2007, 09:31:53 PM

Lucky man. I've not put enough hardner in resin before and I had to grind it all back out

i did the floor in the raspberry 3 times.

« **Reply #68 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:31:46 AM »

Fully cured this morning. I'm sure the outside temperature isn't helping either. Today It goes in the boat

Then measure and cut the plywood, coat that, glass it in, meaasure and cut the bow braces, glass them in, m&C the under dash board(??) and install, repair seat bottoms (if needed) and glass them in, install carpet, stereo, speakers, replace intake gasket... I'm sure there is more... What am I doing here typing? I have a lot of SH*t to do before I can put this thing back in the water.

« **Reply #69 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:51:48 AM »

Quote from: The Chaz on December 21, 2007, 08:31:46 AM

I have a lot of SH*t to do before I can put this thing back in the water.

yeah, like get an adult sized one of these....

you know you will never live that down

« **Reply #70 on:** December 21, 2007, 11:03:37 AM »

Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on December 21, 2007, 08:51:48 AM

yeah, like get an adult sized one of these....

you know you will never live that down

Thats just wrong!

Not the adault size one

« **Reply #71 on:** December 22, 2007, 05:21:46 PM »

Well I got the frame glassed in.

Do I need more than 1 layer of cloth to hold this in? It feels very solid.

« **Reply #72 on:** December 25, 2007, 01:20:14 AM »

So is 1 layer enough for this area?

« **Reply #73 on:** December 25, 2007, 02:06:04 AM »

Quote from: The Chaz on December 22, 2007, 05:21:46 PM

Well I got the frame glassed in.

Do I need more than 1 layer of cloth to hold this in? It feels very solid.

Dude thats looking good

as far as your question, I DONT KNOW but Merry Christmass

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« **Reply #74 on:** December 25, 2007, 02:57:20 AM »

chaz, hey if you can, tell us how did you or did you fall out of the boat and how it happened were you drunk and fell out, did you get pushed out. or did the harness that brads talking about above was a couple of sizes to small and are there pics
i am glad you did get hurt that could of been a disaster

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