Tremblay 228

[NOTURS]

First time ever poster

Please bear with me as I can only type about 5 wpd (words per day) and for get about spelling. Type like they sound and hope the computer dictionary catches it. Any way I have been shadow threader of this site for a while and have finally decided to rebuild and document best I could a boat that I believe is worthwhile. I am going to put as may pictures as possible as soon as I finish this intro. I currenty reside on the west side of Fl near Cortez. Its a boaters paradise, and fishermans dream.

The boat a Tremblay 228. This boat in my eyes has good lines and will do it all. I have seen this actually boat in some rough seas and with over 2,500 of fish on the deck, with 3 people + gear 5 miles off shore. When you see the picks of the stringers I know that you will be thinking the same thing I was

I keep getting an invalid file error when trying to up load pics

[NOTURS]

Still unable to post Pics for you to see

I will keep trying

[NOTURS]

Still unable to post pics

I am getting an invalid file message

I have checked and rechecked file and it should be supported, maybe something magical will happen and it will just start working ???????????????

[NOTURS]

It is really hard to describe what I see as I am working but I have since removed two of four stringers and 1/2 the transom. Found out that it use to be an inboard, and whom ever changed to thought that the more layers of glass and ply you put the better "if one nail is good then 8 is better" there was a total of 5 different layers! Lots of stainless nails and rusted screws.

[NOTURS]

I also found that the sides of the hull have a sandwich of probably balsa wood? Any ideas about leaving or redoing?

[hoytedow]

Maybe the composite is made of hanging chads?

[NOTURS]

at this point I would believe anything, just a little itchy and tired#$@

[NOTURS]

If I could post a Pic, what I see is a uniform grid pattern behind some chop strand, looks to be about 2" X 2"

[NOTURS]

I give up with the pics

I have the transom prepped and waiting for the composite core!

[NOTURS]

Can someone throw a life line here!!!! I keep getting an invald file message after hitting the upload button. I don't know if my operating system has anything to do with it but I us ubunto????? any ideas out there.

[NOTURS]

Ok SOrry for being a Lotta Crasp but being new to something and not getting the answers you want, makes you find you own answers. Its the simple one that drive you to madness:P

[hoytedow]

Been there. We're all still learning.

[NOTURS]

Been there. We're all still learning.

Hanging chads, do you mean like small pieces of wood or the like

[hoytedow]

In Florida, the recount state, an election happened and the outcome hung on the hanging chad. It was a composition of wood fiber, clay and binding agents which gave it the appearance of a very tiny piece of heavy paper. Never had so much history depended upon the final disposition of so few tiny products of the forest industry, of which the final outcome still hangs in doubt. If only the cellulosic material had been used to make a good rowboat, because it has been a constant row ever since.