Look mom no wood
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft
URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13966
Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 5:48pm
Topic: Look mom no wood
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Subject: Look mom no wood
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 7:51pm
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BFN composite restoration. ------------- hasbeenskier |
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Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 7:59pm
I saw some of your work at the river...so you have my attention! 
You also used an oxymoron...Pete's gonna have a fit. LOL ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 7:59pm
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:01pm
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Photo bucket threw me a curve ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:01pm
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WOW!!! ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:02pm
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:04pm
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Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:04pm
Except for the blue thing under the bow, I recognize a lot. That's top notch!!!  ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:05pm
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 8:10pm
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 10:49pm
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The bar gets raised once again! ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: critter
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 11:19pm
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Where did you get the floor panels ?
I have not seen them at Lowes... Looks great.. ------------- 1980 Ski Nautique 1966 Barracuda |
Posted By: Luchog
Date Posted: June-10-2009 at 11:21pm
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what are you using instead wood???? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2095" rel="nofollow - 1980 Ski Nautique Commander 351W |
Posted By: fastjohnny
Date Posted: June-11-2009 at 12:04pm
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Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: June-11-2009 at 3:35pm
Was wondering the same thing as Lucho. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Luchog wrote:Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Date Posted: June-11-2009 at 4:06pm
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I am blown away and impressed. The bar keeps getting higher and higher. I logged in to crack a simple joke but after looking at the pics I cannot bring myself to do it. Very nice work. ------------- Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: June-11-2009 at 4:12pm
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Yall should see the boat he brought to the river...he's got talent!
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-11-2009 at 5:36pm
I agree looking at this project. It's intriguing!
Looks like B.J. made his own forms and laid up glass floor panels!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: June-11-2009 at 5:49pm
Pete got bingo! I got a good description of how he does this bar raising work, but I'm clearly not worthy to speak for him.  ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: uk1979
Date Posted: June-12-2009 at 5:25pm
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Hasbeen great work on the none wood BFN. ------------- Lets have a go 56 Starflite 77 SN 78 SN 80 BFN |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-12-2009 at 11:31pm
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the kind words of bar raising talent, and however true, it is not my own. The masterful work you see is that of the "Wizard". He is the force behind my restoration projects. I am a gorilla grinding hack and I do what he tells me to do. I have been privileged to stand in his shadows the last four to five years and learn a little. It is impossible adequately to describe his abilities, even the pictures don't do justice. bj ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-12-2009 at 11:41pm
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The composite material used:
Main stringers laminated Divinycell H80 5/8" 5lb density. Secondary stringers and bulkheads laminated polyurethane foam sheets 1/4" 10lb density Deck pieces laminated nidacore 5/8" ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: June-15-2009 at 12:58pm
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BJ, it looks great! Curious as to the weight . . . more than or less than wood and fiberglass?
Chuck ------------- Walk on Water www.coldwater.me http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-15-2009 at 1:35pm
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Hey Chuck, It has been a long time, Thanks for the interest. And I am not 100% sure but in the end it come out close to same.
The foam sheets and nidacore are very light in weight but they are laminated with mat and 1808. I have laid up additional glass in the bottom of the hull and I laid up the main stringers in one skin and six times in 1808. It is over built and unbelievably strong. In am very pleased with the materials and process. What I know for sure is how the Ski Nautique already completed displaces water when sitting next to other 81's and that is the same. ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-15-2009 at 1:59pm
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Chuck, just another note is this. Although it won't all get used, When I started this project I bought a 55 gal. drum of polyester resin, A roll of 1.5 ounce mat that weighed about 95 pounds and a roll of 1808 that weighed 179 pounds and 7 gallons of gel coat. That is a lot of weight. Having said all that an empty hull weighs near nothing.
bj ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: Chuck
Date Posted: June-16-2009 at 3:36am
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Cool. A monocoque Natique!!!When you taped the bulkheads to the hull, did you tape them twice (once in each direction?).
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Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: June-16-2009 at 12:32pm
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The side ribs is how I'm doing mine to eliminate the use of foam.
I am just using wood though. Great work. |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: June-16-2009 at 8:23pm
Same on my resto... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-17-2009 at 12:03am
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Chuck, Sorry for the delay in responding. The bulkheads are laminated on both sides with a layer of 1808 and a layer sandwiched in the middle. Susequently, they are layed up with one layer of 1808.Finally, the compartments will all be filled with foam.
bj ------------- hasbeenskier |