Here We Go Again

[strick]

No It was not intentional...it was another strick screw up. Fortunately I was able to grind down the inner lip and get it to sit flush. Thanks for that diagram Don.

Mold for anchor hatch



duratec



Glass



Test fit. Too High



Grinding down the lip



Second test fit. Much better



close up of hole for anchor rope



My leaning post came in today. Thanks Tim!



Scupper test fit. These are the TH marine scuppers. I bought two pair. The other set will go on the 23 some day.




The plastic pipe is semi rigid. The cockpit drain fit's nice and snug into the pipe flange. It is water tight. A hose clamp will hold these two parts together. The Pipe will get epoxied into the transom and cut 3/16" beyond the transom so it will fit into the receiver of the TH marine scupper. Simple and effective.

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[mbo_1971]

Anyone else going through withdrawl with the lack of an update from Strick??

[Gary Hill]

I like that simple and clean/safer.

KNOT WORKING

[strick]

Sorry. Work has been busy. Progress has been slow. Not much time for words this morning.....just a few pics.

































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[1bayouboy]

Strick...what's that bracket going on???? I like the mold....its along the lines of my plan....it the gray on the inside duratec??? Did you epoxy the inside and use PVA??

And last looks like the same 12 degree transom angle as the 23s....that's just amazing!!!!!!!!

[Bryan A.]

Sorry. Work has been busy. Progress has been slow. Not much time for words this morning.....just a few pics.

Gotta love it. Not much going on, progress slow so I think I'll just start building this bracket over here.

That's Strick for ya. And yes withdrawl is setting in.

[Bigshrimpin]

Strick did you use the brad nailer on the MDF?

Love the reverse chine on the bracket!!

[strick]

The mold is made of 5/8" mdf. It's stapled together with 1" staples. There is a 13 degree angle front and back which is what Tim and I measured from the boat's transom when we built his bracket. The inside of the mold was coated with iso-polyester resin. Once that dried it was sanded with 220 grit.

I then waxed the mold 4 times with partall paste. You got to let the partall dry (about 10 min) then wipe the mold with a clean rag after each application. This makes it nice and slippery inside. Partall reccommends using a turkish towel to wipe down the mold. I used an old Italian white tee shirt. The gray stuff is a heavy coat of duratec sanding primer. While that was still slightly tacky I began laying down matt.

The corners got 2 layers of 4 inch matt tape. Then I started laying down the heavy 2 ounce matt. There is 2 layers of 2 ounce matt over the entire mold including overlapping in the corners. 1708 six inch tape is applied to all the corners first. Then 1708 sheets are applied over the entire mold. There are some good books out there that describe how to lay up a mold. I did not count how many layers of 1708 that I applied. I just kept going till I got the desired thickness I was looking for. 5/16"-3/8" thick all the way around. The corners are about 5/8" thick. I used 5 gallons of resin so far not drop more or less. This weekend I hope to install the transom, stringers, and upper ledge and then I can pop it out of the mold to see what it looks like.




strick

[1bayouboy]

That thing is really coming together.....that's going to be one awesome boat. Where'd the console come from.....

[strick]

The consel came from marine connection in FT Pierce Florida. It's the same as Trayders and Hermco's. I whimped out on building a consel the thought of which at this stage of the game makes me feel like throwing up. I will be building a leaning post/livewell similar to the one on my 23.

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