Thanks Thanks for the reply, your info helps me out quite a bit. My boat is sitting on a jig that supprts the transom and the very perimeter on...
More info...The hull is an 18 ft FG OB of 1979 vintage, forgot to include that! Thx.
Hello all, I am about to pour my newly reconstructed hull (stringers, floor, transom) and need a little advice on a few topics. 1. Diameter...
Anyone building a boat should check this site out thoroughly, it is a wealth of information on marine applications! Wish I had found it before....
http://www.glen-l.com/wood-plywood/boatbuilding-plywood.html Just a note on studies performed by American Plywood Association on the bonding...
I am restoring a 79' 18 ft Fiberform. I have encapsulated the stringers, bonded them to the hull, and glassed them in, all is well at this point....
Thanks boys, your help is appreciated, the way things are going my boat will float to the next millenium! Cheers. Ok J
After all the work rebuilding the transom, stringers, floor etc. I just don't want to have any issues with sealing, especially thru the transom,...
Is the only difference between regular silicone and marine grade the anti mildew additive? UV protection? Hmmm.
My boat had silicone around the rub rail (top and bottom) from the factory when it was built 26 years ago and was in good shape when I...
As I have completed the top of my boat and plan to assemble as much as possible before mating it with the hull, (all fiberglass) I need to know...
Thanks Chandler...we pay out the #*! for our own natural resources...The Doug Fir I am refering to is clear kd as well...not to worry, I found a...
Gussett blocks G'day Cyclops So what you are refering to is the area at the top of the stringer where it meets the transom, installing...
My old Fiberform (18 ft OB) is rated for a maximum 150 horse engine. I am rebuilding the boat with better materials and better overall strength....
Well... The hull consists of woven roving fiberglass, the original stringers were fir, and the transom plywood. the original floor was uneven at...
The 18 foot OB boat I am working on restoring had only two stringers running in parrallell up the center of the hull. I want to do this right, in...
Transom meets stringer As I am laminating the transom today, and I have thought about how to properly tie in the stringers to the transom, what...
Thanks Thanks to you all for replying, you have definetly helped, and my old boat will be many times the better for it, I am in a very dry...
I believe I will go with epoxy after snoopin' around, especially after removing my old stringers from the hull today...in one piece. Slipped right...
If I choose to use epoxy for my stringer and transom installation, are there any known issues with bonding to the exsisting Fibreglass on the...
