I am in the process of rebuilding and rewiring a 24' 1982 Glasply. Have been thinking about how I want to monitor the batteries and charging...
I am in the process of rebuilding a 24' Glasply from the 80's. It has turned into quite a project, recently we raised the hardtop up by building...
I am considering replacing/rebuilding the windows on a 1982 Glasply. The windshield and side windows support the hardtop, they are not a flanged...
I presume the "flocoat" is essentially gelcoat with the styrene already added.....? I hope so...I didnt know what flocoat is until I looked it...
Paint next We have made good progress, slow but steady, maybe not quite the same as a pro job. But overall pleased with the results. We have...
How would I know I needed one? First time I heard of it was your post.....but I can see how it would work. I have never done any glass work...
No laminating roller..........! Sounds like a good idea though, I probably could have used my "J" roller for laminating countertops. I could see...
We brought the first layer onto the bottom/hull by 2 inches, overlapped each succeding layer another inch, alternating 1708/CSM, for a total of 7...
Transom is done Finished the transom over the weekend, still have the stringers and battery trays to re-glass in. But other things to work on at...
I wish I could afford to put a OB on this boat......it would free up a lot of space in the cockpit and I could raise the floor high enough to make...
Yes, I get that, I was referring to the 1708 as "mat" see #6. I dont know how to do the multi quote thing.....? Today I ground back the shell,...
We had planned to use epoxy between the 2 layers of new wood, but against the outer skin and on the inside we had planned to use mat & csm, If not...
Decied to remove the wet woot last weekend we decided to go ahead and remove the wet wood, as mentioned here it would have never dried out..........
I understand the diffuculty in drying out something encased in fiberglass, the reality is the core is still solid even though the wood is wet. The...
How many threads start, “We were getting ready to do blah, blah, blah and discovered this.....”...? And so it goes with our 1982 Glasply,...
Crankshaft, What ever became of this project, Cummins or Chrysler..........?
Some info, hope it helps, yes you could install a OB jet pump on your 60HP. However it would be underpowered as there is about 30 percent loss...
You may have plyed the waters of the world with your "Tenders", but its blatantly obvious you have never jet boated in Idaho or Montana or Alaska...
I am considering adding floatation pods to my 20 foot jet boat and looking for some imput, at first glance they seem like a reasonably...
CDK, I apreciate your input, particuarily after perusing your post about your trials and tribulations with your experimental tunnel craft. I can...
