Weeding the Pumpkin patch

8122pbrainard wrote: I've never done a glass over foam. I've alway though of it as weak engineering.

I know Pete, and I can tell by the # of responses to my question how popular it is(LOL); but I think you'd be surprised with my results. It's done and the BFH bounced!

I just wiped the bilge down with acetone and am about to bilgekote it.

And awwhhh man, I hated drilling for the engine cradle...talk about sympathy pains?!!? Not to worry though, I soaked it in good with CPES and a syringe. It's still too bad though, if I had known exactly where to put them; I'd have glassed in some studs for the cradle.

Greg
Looking great and I need a good picture of a cradle, thanks.

Roger.

8122pbrainard wrote: uk1979 wrote: Greg Looking great and I need a good picture of a cradle, thanks. Roger. Roger, If you build the cradle like Gregs and need to get it through doorways, measure the width of the door jambs!!!

I think he means the engine cradle, but I did put that up for yall to get a good laugh...it's the measure once-cut twice meathod.

Greg, You finally getting that motor out of the bedroom?

Oh Happy Day! I put her back on her own 4 feet, and pulled her out in the driveway for a bath! Hopefully that will take care of 99% of the dreaded dust, and wow am I sick of bumping a wire under the dash and getting an itching powder shower.

I also sprayed out the piping and was amazed how much dust was still in there. That would not have been the way to begin a first ride?!!?

Thanks Joe, that means a lot coming from you!

The only thing is that I have a good bit to go before we find out if I put the intake on bacerds?!!?

8122pbrainard wrote: JoeinNY wrote: hope you keep it forever. Joe, I have a feeling that Greg's eye's were tearing when he moved that engine out of his bed!!

Pumpkins need lots of sunlight!

This is when she got her bath. This pic also shows some gel repair on the stern(grey only).



My other gel repair before any wetsanding.



Not too bad for 20 year old templates...and they're for sale!   LOL

What can I say Greg that hasn't already been said? What a job...and what a pleasure following it thru your great pictures.

Hey cat...did you get my e-mail about the CG ski parts?

john

greg,
looks awesome!

were did you get the carpet?

Greg, Drop the engine in and get to GL. There's still time enough to do it!! Don't worry, we'll handle the engine break in. With all of the people that are going to be there, what better place could you be if you have any problems??

Besides, Greg is hosting GL prt 2 at Lake Lanier...if the lake ever fills up. Right Greg,........Greg?............Uhh, Greg....LOL

I agree. I'd suggest maybe something after Labor weekend so that it's a little cooler and maybe a hurricane or two will brew up by then to top off the lake. That way the pumpkin would surely have a few hours on it and give the rest of the guys time to go if they wanted too. Yes, we don't want to step on Keith's toes. We wouldn't have to get as fancy as the GL. Shoot I'd be willing to throw a Buddy Pass to Keith if he really wanted to fly down to the ATL for the event and meet the southern half of his web kingdom.

skicat wrote: On my 71 nautique I did, I used the circular saw like 79 said.

I used said circular saw on my 78 martinique, set to a very shallow depth.

ok, I see this thread has a LOT of pages.


I actually read some of it, and looked at the pretty pictures for the majority of it.

When I re engineered my martinique, I ripped all the foam out, CPES'd the stringers, reinforced everything, and reinvented the interior of the tique.

I used 12 gallons of fiberglass resin, a whole lotta plywood (all resin coated all sides, and severly beefed up the floorboard and stringers. I put 250 man hours into it, and 1200 bucks witha lot of that going into glass, and vinyl that was purchased at cost. A friend of mine is an upholsterer.

And, no, I did not replace the foam, I left it out so that drainage and the innards of the hull can actually dry.

With all that wood, and foam elsewhere on the boat, I have no doubt that it will keep afloat even if something weird were to happen.
I have had like what 7 seasons of no hull issues since this redo.

See, now I gotta post pics....

Mojo wrote: hey Horkn, Why don't we see you coming to the Green Lake Reunion??? No need for pics, lets see the masterpiece in person !!!! Moj'

ahhhh....
I just realized the GL reunion was coming up.

With me being as busy as I am with work, and my GF and I closing on and moving into our new house on July 25th, I just don't think we will have the time to get to GL. Plus I have to get the martinique nack to running after taking the entire top end off of the windsor.

Maybe next year....