Finally splashed today! Things went mostly well but there are a few shakedown issues to fix. Being in Colorado, I've found I usually have to mess...
I didn't splash yesterday unfortunately. I was very close but kept having small problems like gaskets that chose yesterday to spring a leak....
Nevermind I fund out I got the wrong tool.
I'm having some trouble with the alignment. I can adjust that motor until it looks dead on when I look into it from the drive end but I just...
Made some good progress today https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Vvfmj4NuDYfGnWl83KC_oaHCuTx9N85ff0vacwuIzpg?feat=directlink I had 6 bolt...
Thank you very much! It's not perfect but it'll do for me :). I painted the bilge with "pre fab" gelcoat from my local west marine. It cost twice...
Trailer is a bit of an unknown. It's bigger so has more room to move the boat around to achieve the desired tongue weight. It also has a tandem...
Back at it again. Everything is looking good so far......
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1CiU11McGSF8p3Kc1_x6cqHCuTx9N85ff0vacwuIzpg?feat=directlink Everything is done, it seems....
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/M0JZZkEIJihxcMMv2h5RlqHCuTx9N85ff0vacwuIzpg?feat=directlink Keyhole cut, drilled and coated with 3 coats of...
Thank you Tunnels! It's been a wild ride so far, and I have benefitted greatly from your advice! Swade that thing made drilling the cutouts for...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_cGDRinz8NGpFaF56ic1IKHCuTx9N85ff0vacwuIzpg?feat=directlink I'm going to use this drilling rig to drill my...
So it seems there's about a million threads on this forum, on iboats and others that talk about doing this kind of work, about 100 that actually...
Ive never been to NZ. Hope you guys have a good time! Back home for a day before heading out again for a few days. I didn't sleep last night, so...
This is starting to look like my boat again. Most of the floor is in (pics tomorrow), tabbed to the hull with 2 layers of 1708 along the sides and...
Half inch. So that's what 12mm? Something like that. I think I'm going to just put a few layers of resin around the edges and let it go at that....
Good points all around. I read somewhere its better to get the engine in place and the center marked before any drilling happens to assure the...
Made a good bit of progress today. Stringer extensions, engine mounts were today. Have a look:...
I wouldn't say it went exactly to plan. I would say it went. I'm glad this part is done, it was a challenge. I don't see the next parts being this...
I had a great break, it's summer vacation season :) Made some more progress today. I sanded the new 1708, and added a tab all around the transom...
