Gator Growl Rehab

[WildBill]

Thanks' to both, that's what I was thinking. A sleeve is the way to go and impregnate the screw holes.

wildbill

"easy boy'z"

[WildBill]

I went with a 1" schedule 40 pvc sleeve glued with thickened epoxy. The new brass drain plug fits nicely inside the pvc sleeve. I had cut back the stringer earlier so I could lay a drill flat with a hole saw a the correct angle starting on the inside and finishing the hole from the outside.

Sorry for the BLURRRRR I'm no photo guru yet wildbill

[WildBill]

I ran my circular saw up the middle of gunnel's approximately 6 feet. I then ripped and tapered a piece of 1/2" marine ply, glassed both sides with some 10 oz cloth and clamped and glued it to the bottom of the gunnels. The gunnels are 5 1/2" wide at the stern now. I still have some fairing to do.

[WildBill]

I followed the arch of the original transom lines and glued down a piece of 1/2'' marine ply and laminated a couple pieces of 1708 across the top and started to fair and shape the corners of the top of the cap. I still need to add some glass to the forward edge of the cap.

[WildBill]

I went with 1/2'' Meranti plywood for the new sole I picked up from Shine. I glued cleats with thickened epoxy to the sides of the hull made up of marine ply plywood strips 2 1/2'' x 10''. The cleats were all coated with epoxy before I glued them to the side of the hull. They are glued about 1/4'' below the bottom of the sole so I can place a good bed of thickened epoxy to bed the edges of the new sole to the sides of the hull.
I made stencils out of strips of 1/4'' plywood so I could transfer the contour's of the sides of the hull and inner liner to the new sole material. I glued the strips together on the stencil's with a hot glue gun. Hopefully by this coming weekend the sole pieces will be cut out and be ready to laminate their bottoms.
I'm going to wait on glueing down the sole permanently until I order and install a new fuel tank and install the fuel fill line and vent line.(I remembered past postings of the difficulties trying to install the hoses after the sole was in (''THANKS TO ALL'') I plan on laminating some 10 oz to the bottom and top of the new sole.

[Lordwrench]

How do you connect/bond that drain plug assy. to the PVC transom pass through?

[WildBill]

slip the brass tube into the pvc with some 5200 around it's shaft and screw it to the hull.

[WildBill]

I finished the cut out of the pieces today. I'll start laminating the bottom of the pieces this evening.

[hugo]

looking good bill! i just finished up some wiring and fuel line on mine after getting the transome finished, i definetly dont think i will be wanting to do another boat project anytime soon!

[Ryan]

looking good!