81 Top to Bottom
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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=3873
Printed Date: December-21-2024 at 9:49pm
Topic: 81 Top to Bottom
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Subject: 81 Top to Bottom
Date Posted: June-13-2006 at 10:31pm
It has been more than one year to get this far,
Take a look if you wish. B.J.
CLICK BELOW
http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/hasbeenskier/ - http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/hasbeenskier/
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hasbeenskier
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Posted By: nates78ski
Date Posted: June-13-2006 at 11:17pm
Nice boat man, those stringers look great. What did you use for the floor?
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Nathan
http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1463&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1978&yrend=1978" rel="nofollow - My '78 Ski Nautique
<a href="http://photobucket.com/Nates78ski" rel="nofoll
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 12:35am
Thanks Nate. There are two decks. The sub deck is two layers of hand laid mat to simply cover the foam and seal it. The top deck is alternating layers of mat and 1808 sandwiching 16mm nidacore. Strong but light. Sure wish it was finished. B.J.
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hasbeenskier
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Posted By: skicat
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 7:57am
Stay with it! Looks like you are doing a great job breathing new life into that classic. What did you paint the bilge with? I have a floor replacement coming up & like the way yours looks.
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Greg
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2427&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985" rel="nofollow - 86 BFN
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Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 10:05am
Looking good BJ. BKH
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Livin' the Dream
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Posted By: PLBC
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 11:20am
Effin sweet, great work.
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5164&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 99
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Posted By: RobG
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 11:29am
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Wow, what a makeover. The before pictures are nasty. Did it burn?
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Posted By: 77stang
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 1:20pm
sure wish i could have used your methods when i put in my floor. i'm just thankful to whom ever invented carpet. Great Job!
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http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1360&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - '77 Mustang 17
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 3:27pm
BJ; All I can say is WOW and I am glad you live fairly close to me. If I ever lift up my floors I am gonna be scared to see something like those "before" pics. What a beautiful job. Love the material you are using for the floor and it sounds as tho it will save some weight.
john
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-14-2006 at 6:59pm
Thanks everyone! The compliments have gotten me fired up. Answers to your questions:
1)skicat: The bilge is gel coat (Whisper Grey)
2)RobG: It did not burn. Its was ROT. I found it outside WITH THE PLUG IN IT! The water was up to the deck...It ruined what was a brand new starter.
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hasbeenskier
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Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: June-15-2006 at 7:22am
BJ, Did you get the graphics files I sent. I've had a few people tell me my e-mail has been goofy lately and I wanted to make sure you got them and wasn't blowing you off.
Alan
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: June-15-2006 at 9:49am
BJ
That's a great looking job; you're really going to enjoy that boat! It's also motivating me to do what I think I need to do with my floor next winter. Hey it was great talking with you this morning. Looking forward to staying in touch brother.
Chuck
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Walk on Water
www.coldwater.me
http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: June-15-2006 at 11:32pm
BJ; Looks like you are makin' friends here. I too enjoyed talking to ya.
Chuck; Hope you are doing well, as well. Think of ya most every Sunday now that I am not at the Methodist place and are instead by our new guy!
john
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...
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Posted By: p/allen
Date Posted: June-17-2006 at 12:12am
A well documented project . Its turning out nice . What did you use for stringer material? To me it doesnt look like wood ,unless it is already covered with paint or something.
Pat
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Pat
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w146/72ccfan/100_5977-1.jpg - My 72 Skier
Rock River
Dixon,ILL.
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Posted By: 72South
Date Posted: June-17-2006 at 3:33am
very, very nice. Excellent documentation as well. I need to break out the camera more often...jg
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Regards,
johnny
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-19-2006 at 6:46pm
P/allen: Stringers are made of 10 pound foam,(density) The sheets were 2@ 3/4" laminated together with glass mat. Then glassed down with roven woven and 1808.
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hasbeenskier
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Posted By: GrandSlam
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 1:11pm
Great job, BJ. It certainly looks like the restored SN will be better than new, too bad CC did not build it that way to begin with. Question, in photo # 9 there is framing that I believe is to hold the foam away from the stringers? If this is so why wasn’t it covered FG, and why does there appear to be 2 of these frames in parallel – again I am looking at photo #9 – the white-ish boards. How long have you been building boats? Interested on taking on a fish Nautique project? Jerry
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Jerry Troy
USCG Master, 100GT
1989 23' Fish Nautique
1992 47' Jersey SF
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Posted By: hotfish172
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 9:27pm
Jerry, I just had my FN wood rot fixed. Wonder if you have had the same issues. Just inside the engine bay on either side the deck had come delaminated from the plywood sides. I had all plywood replaced and reglassed. The bulkheads in front of and behind the engine had turned to mulch too. Now all new wood with glass over.
Have you had the same rot?
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MarkNConnie
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 10:19pm
Jerry, Greetings. The small stringers you are refering are 10# closed cell foam, and were laid up on all sides(except top). Photo #9 was too early in the process to reflect it.
C.C.'s original positioning of all stringers were duplicated and I assume they do several things. The outboard stringer acts like a joist to support the deck and provides a guide as to the needed depth of the foam and the eventual leveling of the deck. The inboard stringers facilitates space for the exhaust and mufflers, affords access to the motor mount bolts, and thirdly provides support for the weight of the engine cover.
Jerr .....This is my first restoration and upon its completion.... I'M GOING TO THE
LAKE! I haven't gone to bed with out the pain of fiberglass in my pores in over a year. The process has been fun but I dont think I would do it again. There is much of this story I have not shared to date. When the boat is done I intend to tell all about.......THE WIZARD!
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hasbeenskier
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Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: June-20-2006 at 11:25pm
Now Hasbbeen that's the way to leave us hanging. THE WIZZARD . . . I can't wait to hear about this.
Enjoy that Florida sunshine!
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Walk on Water
www.coldwater.me
http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique
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Posted By: GrandSlam
Date Posted: June-21-2006 at 9:05am
Mark, I haven’t found any rot yet and the boat was just surveyed (although that doesn’t mean anything). I was told by someone that the aft bulkhead in the engine compartment – just in front of the fuel tank is a problem area, but from what I can see no rot problems so far. I will check this out better this weekend. BJ, I can tell your project is a “labor of love”; it sure looks like you are doing all the right things. Good luck, and post some more pictures of your progress, I am sure it is an inspiration as well an education to many of us. Thanks, Jerry
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Jerry Troy
USCG Master, 100GT
1989 23' Fish Nautique
1992 47' Jersey SF
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