Thanks for the encouragement and compliments
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Just out of curiosity…what is thinking behind two access hatches for the same forward box? Why not one big hatch?
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I didn’t plan on it originally, but when I realized how I could integrate the old livewell and raise the drain height to get outside of the fuel cell area, the benefits I saw outweighed the extra work. A lot of this project has been that way. I change plans as I’m going when I see a way to make something benefit me when using or maintaining the boat in the future.
- removable partition between the two areas
- fwd 70% will be full of clean ice in summer- hatch only opened when getting a basket full of ice to throw on fish in cockpit boxes
- small hatch for aft 30% area for accessing bait & excess drinks/food in summer (summer trips are longer and hotter)- smaller hatch since opened repeatedly throughout trip
- plan to put a cold plate in aft 30% section- will mean no need for ice purchase for winter fishing (shorter days, and winds more northerly, so better to put fish weight fwd rather than in cockpit) and bait stays frozen in fall/spring
- big fish like sword, wahoo, mako, etc. can fit below deck rather than above deck in fish bag- interior length when partition removed is 70 inches
- structurally superior to have load bearing "beam" between the two raised fwd seating sections instead of large span of one large lid
- one large lid with amount of insulation and glass that I want would need major support struts due to weight, which would eat up interior space
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Wes,
Good stuff, man. If I may ask:
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How much do you estimate you’ll have into this project in material costs and man-hours when all’s said and done?
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Hindsight being 20/20, would you do it again, or would you just try and get a deal on a boat that didn’t require so much elbow grease?
Regardless, unbelievable progress from the first pictures to now. That thing is gonna be SICK when you finish!!!
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Originally posted by Black BartWes,
Good stuff, man. If I may ask:
How much do you estimate you’ll have into this project in material costs and man-hours when all’s said and done?
Hindsight being 20/20, would you do it again, or would you just try and get a deal on a boat that didn’t require so much elbow grease?
Regardless, unbelievable progress from the first pictures to now. That thing is gonna be SICK when you finish!!!
“I’m not a hundred percent in love with your tone right now…”
I will tell you about the finances when you come fishing on Mojo with me.
The time put into this has already been 10x more than I expected. It’s been a combination of some speed bumps, $ issues largely stemming from someone ripping me off and stealing from me, and me finding stuff I didn’t like the deeper I dug into the boat. I will have to look back through this thread later and remember the time spent and try to get an estimate.
Everything has its price, but I have really come to the conclusion that even if I have a bigger boat or this one sees little use some day in the distant future, then I do not want to sell it. I would rather let a family member or good friend maintain and use this boat or something like that.
Someone might easily pay what I’ve “got in it,” but nobody will ever be able to pay for the time and attention to detail I’ve tried to put in. Have spent more time educating myself by reading or listening to others than I have spent physically working on it.
Everything happens for a reason, and when I think back to January and look at where I will be I think I am ending up better off in the end from a knowledge standpoint and final product standpoint.
Would do it again, but I’d rather do it 5-7 years ago. I was in better shape and had more time. I couldn’t affo
Not trying to be a smarta$$ but I don’t think you can put a price on this project.If your wife has stood by you thru this whole ordeal,you’ve built yourself more than just a strong boat.
How much is that worth?
Definitly worth it in the long run for sure. I built my Whaler some 28 odd years ago from scratch and still have it and use it to this day, couldn’t ever imagine not having it.
Plus, the only thing more fun then using boats is working on them!
Keep it up Wes, looking great!
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I can say after 44 years of marrage and working on over 12 boats during that time you owe your wife a good trip of her choice! Not to many ladys can or will put up with that! Name of my new boat LAST STRAW II says it all!
Good for you wes…my wife would be so happy if there was no more boat. I think if i got her in some fish her feelings might change.
I look forward to your weekly updates and posts.
Check your pms.
Cliff
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short term work plan:
sand bilge bulkhead
mask fwd bilge area off
flood coat bilge bulkhead vertical
sand bilge bulkhead and stringer base corners’ flood coat
coat bilge with Interprotect2000e epoxy
sand fwd fish box transition area
apply more flood coat to fwd fish box transition area
sand fwd fish box transition area flood coat
coat fwd fish box newly glassed areas with 2000e epoxy
apply second coat of epoxy to bilge
apply second coat of epoxy to fwd box newly glassed areas
drill cockpit fishbox bulkhead vertical bottom corners for plumbing runs
glass in thin polycarbonate tubes (8ft long fluorescent light bulb protectors @ $5 each) as plumbing conduits for hose lines run under cockpit fish boxes
design fish box drain corners
complete fish box interior structure glassing
sand flood coated fish box outboard interior verticals
flood coat all of fish box interior
tab in cockpit fish box interiors and foam between interiors and hull/stringers
sand cockpit fish box interiors’ flood coats
over drill thru-hull fittings’ holes for cockpit fish box drains
bevel edges, backfill with putty, redrill for fittings
cut out new stringer core to fit around fuel lines conduit under helm area
glass fuel lines conduit stringer area and opposite stringer up to console interior back wall
glass underside of deck between forepeak hatches
glass several layers reinforcement on underside of deck where T top legs mount
clean fuel cell area/prep for fuel tank
install fuel tank and foam
drill fuel pick up and ground bond wire hole in rear bulkhead
add putty to hole then redrill smaller and bevel edges on both sides
glass mid-tank deck support beam
install beam and fillet putty and glass to stringers
trim down foam and glass from tank to stringers
install fuel lines
grind donated splash well
grind underside of console base
run conduit from aft console base area to anchor locker
methacrylate console base to old deck underside
fill console-deck joint with putty
glass console-deck joint
grind high spot
What are you going to do after lunch???
Haha. I got some of the list done. Big wad of pics later when I have time to post.
Went and visited my friend Edisto-fisher last night. What a come back story. Down and out, but you can’t beat his attitude and faith. Maybe if enough people ask, he will come back here. At any rate, he is doing well. I want him to be on this boat’s maiden fishing trip. If you don’t know, he had an accident where he wasn’t expected to even walk again. The dude worked and never gave up. Can’t tell anything happened to him now, and he is back to his old self helping his friends and making sure they’re smiling.
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Originally posted by PhinWent and visited my friend Edisto-fisher…he had an accident where he wasn’t expected to even walk again. The dude worked and never gave up. Can’t tell anything happened to him now, and he is back to his old self helping his friends and making sure they’re smiling.
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hey Phin: FYI Someone bumped your old thread in the swap shop wanting to buy some of your rigs.
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thanks zorro
glassing the fish box interior vertical sides
Other side
Flood coating
Jason sanding some flood coat
Dry fit
Drain sump idea
Glassing
putty in joint and surface veil layers about to be wet out
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Looks Great! Glad to finally see some white going down as i am sure you are too!
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Awesome!
When you are done, you should stick all the photos into Windows Movie Maker and make a video with a 1 second scroll on each photo. This has been an awesome watch.
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