21 Hull #136...Restoration...Started

[Islandtrader]

I can imagine, lifted and with bigger tires they sure can scoot. I guess they're IQ cars and programmed to the top speed, correct? Sorry for all the questions, I work for CCI and am a big fan of our cars.

Actually my cart is a rebuild. It does not have an IQ. A bigger motor and a new speed controller. Most of the carts on the island are all former country club carts that are bought wholesale and then rebuilt to the owners taste. Very few are brand spank'n new.

[nestorpr]

Sounds like a good idea to me, especially in this economy. With the aluminum frame those things can last a lifetime. I have pictures of a 1963 model in which the dealer changed the batteries, tires and refurbished the seats and she's still running strong!

Great job on the boat, can't wait to see pictures of her splashed!

[Islandtrader]

The last month was mold making for one off parts. If you never made a mold and part try it some time....because that is what it takes is time and more time.

I wanted some side and back panels for radio, rod holders, and junk. I modified a panel that I saw on the 19' bow rider.

To hide the water hose and fuel lines, I borrowed Stricks idea and made a couple of towers to hide the lines. Lastly for the back part I saw how the same era Chris Crafts (23) enclosed the rear for storage so I made a couple of those. None are installed yet. Just a rough fit, and put on the back burner until the floors are completely done. Still struggling on how to attached all these parts.

I think all parts were made in the semi traditional way of, make a mold. Clay the seams. Wax the sides, part all the sides, and then shoot duratech down. After that 1708 and epoxy. All of the parts came out real nice a smooth no real fairing to be done.

Here is a collage of pictures hopefully you will see where I am going with this

Carla's Bow Rider:




My template of the side storage:



Make a two sided mold:



Checking pattern to Mold:



Dura tech and Lay up.



Popped out of the Mold.



Stricks Tower:



Trial Fit:



Rear open storage part:

Layup and then two halves:



Before cutting apart:







Trial fit:



Now the real fun begins...fairing and sanding...fairing and sanding...fa...

You get the picture

[DonV]

I was very impressed with the molds you made....especially taking extra care to design, excuse me engineer in a beer holder. Seems your priorities are in order.

[Islandtrader]

.especially taking extra care to design, excuse me engineer in a beer holder.

I'll drink to that!

[Islandtrader]

Well for the last 3 months or so I have been playing Michelangelo (laying on my back glassing and fairing the bottom). What a PIA if I could of flipped the boat I would have.

What I did was this...first had the bottom soda blasted. Then I had to clean up the areas that the blaster could not get to. After that I started filling pin holes and such. After seeing where the stress was in the chines do to the fact a bulk head was removed by previous owner I decided that the best fix was to glass areas that showed a lot of stress and to reinforce from the inside and out. On the outside I used 6 inch 9 oz. tape.

When that was done than more fairing. After fairing I got some Petit Protect (barrier coat)and rolled on 2 coats. This was sanded smooth and now the bottom is ready for epoxy primer.

When the temperature settles out here in Florida I will be ready to spray.

Pictures of before,during and after.

Hull right after soda blast.








After fairing and Protect.




Glassing



Fairing



Protect







In the next week I should have the transom and rear cap faired out.

Pictures to follow when that is done.

Time to go a fairing

[65Bowrider]

Lots of work !!!! ... But looking REAL nice!!!!

[Islandtrader]

The transom and rear top cap are now pretty well faired out primed. Just need to do the final touch ups and then keep moving on the gunnels.

The transom glass had so many cracks and pits that I decided to fair it out first, and then lay over some 10 oz.cloth and epoxy it so it would not show up again. That turned out so well that I turned the rear cap and transom into a one piece unit. Now the gunnels will get the same treatment.



Transom Before



10 oz. Added



Fairing



Primer




Cap Before



Alignment..blocked and taped underneath



Glassed and liquid fairing compound



More Primer



Time to take a break and get away from the heat...will be on Holiday for the next 5 weeks in the Midwest and the Great Northwest.

[Islandtrader]

It has been awhile since I have done anything on the boat besides fair or epoxy and lay glass. So I thought I would do some fun work.

This series of pictures is how the high speed bait well pick up turned out...

My first challenge was to make a template so I could transfer this to the bottom.









Once it was routed out and tested a flush fit was the reward.





The next step was to make a backing plate so that it would be able to take the stress of a pump and shut off.





Once you grind away enough material you get a flush fit.



Now the fun begins...I took my template and screwed it to the bottom on the hull after I laid out where I wanted the hole.







I used a flat router bit with a collar on it to get the right size lip. This is the first pass.




The next part was to clean it up at depth.



Now I have a new hole in the boat



After some minor die grinding...we now have a high speed water pick up that is flush with the bottom

Now the last thing to do is fair out the inside and mix up some epoxy and glass the pad in.

[waytogo]

Wow,that looks great.