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100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23

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RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Beach Farmer 3/18/2023	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 2018 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 1:17 PM
In keeping with the Irate Pirate theme, you need armaments to protect your fleet on the ICW. May I suggest you aquire a cannon? Click to follow link... Greg MD Sooo... placate the enemy with cute little turtles then hit em with the canon huh? Very Sun Tzu....I like it. (;

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RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Beach Farmer 3/18/2023	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 2018 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 1:41 PM
Spent all morning digging out the rest of the rotted wood from up under the transom where the top engine mount bolts pass through. It's clean as a whistle. I cut a 1/2 X 6 X 19 inch length of 6061 aluminum plate to tuck up underneath and run the bolts through. The problem is 1/2 inch aint enough to fill that void in the upper lip. I need another 3/4 of an inch. I another 1/2 plate so I think I'm gonna spread a 1/4 inch of this Splash-Zone putty epoxy between the two plates, wait for it to set and drill out the bolt holes and the splash well. I have a feeling there will be a mallet involved getting it set up in there. The bottom plate was easy since there is only one piece of fiberglass to worry about.

RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Beach Farmer 3/18/2023	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 2018 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 1:44 PM
You can get a better Idea of what needs to happen in this shot.

RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Greg MD 3/18/2023	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 2815 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 1:48 PM
I can imagine the bug-eyed expressions from the passing skippers when they see you raise the Jolly Roger and light the fuse, lol.

RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Greg MD 3/18/2023	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 2815 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 1:55 PM
Maybe a stack of washers between the plates at each mounting hole? Then there will be no worries about the epoxy getting compressed when you torque down the mounting bolts. Everything you've done - the roof, shop and boat looks great.

RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Beach Farmer 3/18/2023	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 2018 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 1:59 PM
Maybe a stack of washers between the plates at each mounting hole? Then there will be no worries about the epoxy getting compressed when you torque down the mounting bolts. Everything you've done - the roof, shop and boat looks great. Greg MD Yes indeed. I picked up some big square washers this morning for just that purpose.

RE: 100 dollar boat project...Update 3/18/23
By: Greg MD 3/18/2023	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 2815 Experience: Date Posted: 3/18/2023 2:09 PM
Maybe a stack of washers between the plates at each mounting hole? Then there will be no worries about the epoxy getting compressed when you torque down the mounting bolts. Everything you've done - the roof, shop and boat looks great. Greg MD Yes indeed. I picked up some big square washers this morning for just that purpose. Beach Farmer You're way ahead of me. I'll shut up now.

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