after reading this and hearing about removing concrete pulling the old closed cell foam out of my boat doesn't seem like such a bad job :) Good...
ouch! that sounds pricey! luckily my boat is only 18.5' :) Good luck to you Ehdrian- I'll check back on this thread as it develops.
common sense tells me that foam must go. gonna talk with the local boat shop on suitable replacement foam. I searched the forum and found that...
I see- well then I will still have to look into it- thank you for taking the time to explain. I'm putting a stern drive in a boat that had an...
this 5200 I see mentioned on the forum- is this replacement foam? I need new foam for my project. can you tell me where to get it? glad to hear...
any progress?
haha- went back out there and got rained out about an hour later. anyway what do you guys think about options for replacing that foam?...
lunch break update: pulled the first layer of wood up on one side to find a wetter, older layer of plywood under it. pulled it up and found the...
It is Saturday morning and I'm feeling like working on a boat!!! Just need to decide what to work on and have me some coffee first :) Update...
I'll give you 1500.00 cash plus my boats in trade :) just kidding- that's a really cool little ship you have there. The pilot house picture is...
I ended up getting squirrely about 2 hours before work last night and pulling out the rest of the treated decking. I found what looks like a...
If I were in your shoes with a family wanting to see the lake I'd go spend that 4500 on a sea worthy rig and enjoy the summer on the water....
slept most of the day away today- working nights will do that to you. Going outside now to find something to wrench on.
I finally realized where I saw HDPE before this thread at work tonight- on the lids of 5 gallon buckets. I personally think the material would be...
The parts boat that my motor came from has a double thickness of wood on the back wall to support the motor, approximately 2" thick all together....
what ounce size cloth do you guys suggest for fusing the plywood to the back wall? I see theres alot of choices and I don't want to order...
hey scubadude1973- welcome. I agree restoring an old boat can be costly but if you are truly motivated towards your goal and a handy person you...
thank you pierre! I will look into those suppliers- it is very hot today and I did not make it back to the boat store as I hoped. slow resin is...
sort of off topic but can anyone offer advice on removing a snapped off spark plug? I'm working on the truck I intend to pull my boat with and...
didn't do anything with the boat today, was too busy doing other less fun things. I did ask around work and found a boat shop where I can get my...
