Weeding the Pumpkin patch

Oh yeah I didnt use any pour in foam on the mustang, just some water drainage channels

Well as stated before I have done a lot of floor jobs that I lived to see fall apart and since the mustang was my only cc at the time it got a lot of attention. If I only had a workshop then things life would have been a lot easier. Either way the poor thing only got run one week after I did that work along with the last round of engine upgrades (when the video in my sig was made) after that week I decided it was a little loud and fast for daily skiing use, so I bought the 83 with a blown motor in it pulled the motor out of the mustang put it in the 83 and have been playing with the 83 since. The mustang sits covered waiting for gelcoat, interior, and its continually upgraded 302 back, sad really.

Guys, I'm decided on going back with fir. This keeps me in my comfort zone with the woodworking, and I won't be soon leaving it with a foot of water in the bilge.

Pete, this may end up as an example of your advice in action...better make any changes you want to now?!!?

Joe, please don't hate me. I'd rather use something that won't rot, but I think that may be out of my league for now.

JoeinNY wrote: No hate here, each man follows his own path to boating nirvana.

Hate was too strong...I meant it as a backwards thank you for all of your input. Yes, I'm going back with wood after all of your advice, but I will be using some of your pointers as well! And since your brought it up, Nirvana is where we're getting married.

Back to business, what do you guys use for aggressive glass removal? My meathod works but is slow.

TRBenj wrote: BuffaloBFN wrote: The thing about that pic that gets my attention is that the floor and strigers seem to be on the same plane. This is not the case with my boat. Yep, the BFN and its deep-V hull allow the motor to sit down lower. Most CC's have main stringers at floor height.

The engine not only sits lower, but its 'bed' and the floor's 'bed' are not parallel. The stringers 'point' lower than the floor if that makes sense.

BuffaloBFN wrote: TRBenj wrote: BuffaloBFN wrote: The thing about that pic that gets my attention is that the floor and strigers seem to be on the same plane. This is not the case with my boat. Yep, the BFN and its deep-V hull allow the motor to sit down lower. Most CC's have main stringers at floor height. The engine not only sits lower, but its 'bed' and the floor's 'bed' are not parallel. The stringers 'point' lower than the floor if that makes sense.

I cant picture what youre saying Greg. Is this drawing of the cross section not correct?

Greg, hows the pic look now?

Also, the floor is higher than the turn/corner in the hull. This edge/corner is called the chine?

Now you have it. How cool would it have been to see the pic the way you have it now...before I started?!!?   LOL

The first side view is the closest. The bottom of the main stringers are convex to fit the hull. The 1st side view is a good representation of the floor angle to the mains except that the mains stop just in front of the bulkhead that is in front of the pylon. I'll get a pic up a little later.

the mains do stop and tie in to another cross brace right near the plyon, let me see if i can find some pics

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That looks like a targeting system...

Email them to me, I'll put 'em up.
millman1@bellsouth.net

Eric, don't worry about e-mailing the pics.