#1601138 - 10/05/1404:20 PM
Re: 1974 Proline Floor, Stingers and Transom, complete Overhaul!
[Re: Don P]
deep callin
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Originally Posted By: Don P
Great job! Wow! I would have just sold that sinking boat to Conrad and given him a map to The Canyons.
It's definitely a project based on passion and not finances. There are soooooo many great boats for sale at great prices....and even if the asking price isn't a great price the seller usually eventually snaps back into the reality of the market and gives the buyer a great deal.
Do you keep track of your costs based on materials and man hours? I would be curious on the final tally of both materials and man hours.
Good luck with the project and future use!
Yes I was thinking that before the project but the boat was acquired for a trade and I don't want to get someones headache. most older boats foam is already waterlogged. I will have $3000 in materials and I have 80 hours or so in the boat.
Wow, very impressive! I did a new transom and floor in my 14 foot bass boat about 20 years ago and that was a job, so I can appreciate how much hassle this is and what a great job you're doing! Thanks for sharing!
#1635269 - 05/28/1508:23 PM
Re: 1974 Proline Floor, Stingers and Transom, complete Overhaul!
[Re: deep callin]
deep callin
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Posts: 2691
The cold weather and hunting season stopped me from finishing this project last year.
So I started working on it again a few weeks ago and was able to pull wires for a wash down pump. I also glued down all the epoxied marine plywood with thickened epoxy from Total Boat called THIXO. I then screwed it down and Filled in and glassed the edges, also added another coat of epoxy resin.
I added wood around the sides for added strength when screwing the top back together.
Also installed new rod holders and fuel filler while I still have easy access.
I am ready now to add the SUPERFIL poly-fiber epoxy and set the top down into it soon!
Absolutely awesome - that boat will be stiffer than new (or very close to it)
Any guess about change in weight ?
Edited by swwind (05/29/1511:13 AM)
""Happy Talk" . . . . . Because it has worked so well thus far"
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I know I took out more than 1000 lbs of water soaked foam.also the wood was water logged so it should be much lighter.
The boat is going to handle like a dream. That is an first class re-build - very nice
""Happy Talk" . . . . . Because it has worked so well thus far"
"It is not necessary to change; survival is not mandatory" - Edward Deming
"Unless we start to focus everything on this, our targets will soon be out of reach" - Greta Thunberg January 2020
"I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted" - Elmore Leonard.
Team Man Made Climate Change is Real.
"Such change demands on our part a serious and responsible recognition not only of the kind of world we may be leaving to our children, but also to the millions of people living under a system which has overlooked them" - Pope Francis September 2015
#1635364 - 05/29/1511:29 AM
Re: 1974 Proline Floor, Stingers and Transom, complete Overhaul!
[Re: deep callin]
onthewater102
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Registered: 04/14/05
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Loc: Kent, CT
Think of the fuel savings not having to plow around an unnecessary 1/2 ton of worthless weight! Beautiful job sir - can't wait to see the final product.
#1635537 - 05/30/1504:39 PM
Re: 1974 Proline Floor, Stingers and Transom, complete Overhaul!
[Re: deep callin]
deep callin
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Registered: 06/18/05
Posts: 2691
I had an offer from my Father-in-law and Brother-in-laws to help me set the top of the boat back in place this morning.
We mixed up the 3 gallons of the Poly-Fiber Super-Fil, and troweled it out from 3/4" on the sides to 1/4" in the middle to fill-in and bond the top deck to the epoxied wood. Then carefully lowered the top down in place. It came together nice with a few extra hands. We then laid down some plywood on the deck and 40+ 50lb sand bags to help keep the deck in place and level till it cures. Now it has to cure for at least 12 hours.
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