Penguin in hospital for new floor ( new )
Submitted by scubafish on Tue, 2012-09-11 12:10
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Surgeons getting carryed away with cutting tools.Transplant gone well ,cosmetic surgon to do his thing now.
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fishcrazy
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cost
what that costing ??
scubafish
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Allways will be cheaper if
Allways will be cheaper if you do it yourself and better quality.lots of help on this site from nice freindly people.2x CD ply Bunnings $70 Fiberglass , resign,flowcoat,$200 bucks roughley Own tools depends on do you have time & knowledge (mechanical aptitude ) I always find the more you do yourself the more knowledgeable you become and the better quality as a result .
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scubafish
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Update
Watchout for big kickass pieces of timber when cutting in ispection holes. (I love old boats made to last )
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Timmay
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why?
What's the purpose of the inspection hole?
Will the hull be refilled with resin/foam?
scubafish
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Inspection hole
is purely piece of mind because there is no other way to find out if there is water getting under the floor when the boat is in the water.( safety ) If I find there is I can drop A pump in the hole to pump the water out and reduse the weight in the boat.Safely get home to inspect it when its on the trailer.As far as resin or foam,in two minds about that, foam will holed moister so I dont want it damp under the floor (condensation )there is breather holes in between the conpartments so they can dry out.Personal I think foam was introduced to boat making to reduce the weight of the boat & reenforce the glass in the process because they used less of it . "floatation" Maybe ! I have seen the thickness on some of these New Boats , Tissue paper . I had a freind that had a 47 ft key west (old ) we had to put a skin fitting through the hull ,it was about 2 inches thick of solid glass & resin.
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whipasswaverunner
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Keep the photos coming
Hi mate, love the photos, keep them coming.
I have done the same thing as you recently, and the mess and bare boat looks familiar.
I filled my hull with closed cell foam before I put the floor back.
What was wrong with the floor?
scubafish
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It was rotten wet .Dont like
It was rotten wet .Dont like foam as i think it will hole the moisture too much"Condensation" I have breather holes between the conpartments.1/4 hole.I think foam was invented into boat building so they can put less glass & reduce the weight of the boat and call it " for safty reason "!.I have seen the thickness of some of the New Boats "tissue Paper ".Give me thick glass the thicker the better.They build Big ships with air tight compartments not foam filled ones ,Just food for thought .
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southcity104
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look fwd to the finished pics
Good start.
"Its a life style job"
glastronomic
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Pleasekeep your report on the
Please keep your report on the rebuild coming, always interested in following a project like yours.
Rod P
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Be sure to seal the underside
Be sure to seal the underside of the timber floor. Looks good.
scubafish
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Old dog still learning new
Old dog still learning new tricks,more rewarding doing it myself also.Underside getting bondcreated & glassed.
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