Look Barefoot Big Blocks
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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=8959
Printed Date: September-28-2024 at 9:22pm
Topic: Look Barefoot Big Blocks
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Subject: Look Barefoot Big Blocks
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:34pm
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Pulled you right in did'nt I. Today was a very nice day outside in central Florida so I spent several hours working on the Barefoot. I was surprised as to the overall condition of the foam when I pulled it up. Very little saturation. I was able to cut the foam into big blocks and pull it out in chunks. For your amusement I have posted a few pics.
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:35pm
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Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:36pm
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Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:38pm
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Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:40pm
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Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:43pm
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Now to digress, here is a shot of the deck in front of the pilon. The chopped floor was a little tough coming up because there was NO rot. ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 9:44pm
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Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 10:44am
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im having serious flashbacks, i envy you hasbeen, are you going to dig next to the stringers and how far are you going into the air box? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 11:29am
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Thanks for taking the time to post these, and I'll be watching for updates. I'm sure they'll be a big help to the less experienced like myself. I hope to have mine started soon.
Air box? ------------- 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: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 11:30am
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Greg, its up in front of the captains seat, under the dash, its where all the venting starts and leads to the engine compartment ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 11:34am
My guess was close to that, but it's safer to ask! Thanks ------------- 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 |
eric lavine wrote:Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 12:47pm
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Eric,
Yes, I am going to clean out the section just outboard the stringers. The stringers themselves have proven up to this point to be solid. Additionally, I am going to fabricate an aluminum cradle for the engine to rest on which will be through bolted to the stringers. I am going to go as deep as I have to but no more than necessary. My problem is I have trouble knowing where and when to stop. ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 12:55pm
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are you going to use ply for the floors or go back to glass on top of foam? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 3:50pm
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Eric,
The outboard stringers will be cut from 3/4 inch 10lb closed cell foam and the deck will be fiberglass laminated nidacore. As you may know nidacore are sheets of very light honeycombed poly. NO MORE WOOD. ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 7:16pm
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Looks like lotsa fun BJ. Will you do the floor like in your '81?
Bet this job will come out just as beautiful or better than the last one! john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 9:26pm
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Hey John,
It is fun.... like a stubbed toe. I would rather run a boat than work on it. After Church, lunch and a little rest, (in honor of my Pop, a highly decorated career Army Aviator.) I chipped away at the BFN a little. John, what do you think I could do to the Barefoot to improve it over the Ski Nautique and pull somthing better than third place at the Correct craft reunion? Today I cut down to a main stringer and found it wet. Not rotten but wet. I have decided to replace them as much as I wanted to save them. Here are a couple of photos of todays results. ------------- hasbeenskier |
Posted By: hasbeenskier
Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 9:30pm
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Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 9:31pm
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Date Posted: November-11-2007 at 9:32pm
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