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Roycie

Roycie

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Don't know if this is the right place to post this if not let me know where to put it.... Am new to the forum and will be asking a lot of questions as I go.. Also will be a long drawn out affair (as with any Lady) so be patient..
Am starting to pull floor up today and hope that I don't find anything surprising under there..
Any comments or help will be appreciated... Will post pics as progress goes along

Thanks
 
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Best of luck with her facelift. Just remember that a) You'll find things that you don't want to find, b) They are fixable, c) Don't try to do it all at once. (You can eat an entire elephant if you take little bites over a long period of time) and d) There's a ton of people here that have faced exactly what you are facing and both they and their boats survived.

You'll get through it, we can help. :beer:
 
Agreed, I think sometimes we take for granted this unbelievable resource we have. Tell me one other model boat owner that can search a forum and see the guts of the exact same boat they have and then see how a multitude of people have tackled the fix.....unbelievable really.
 
Thnaks all for the support... Will be needing it Im sure... I am in the Tampa area...

Will post some pics soon...
 
look in the links section, little more than half way down, bradford has posted a link to the west epoxy book about fiberglass repair. excellent resource. u can pick up a hard copy at west marine for about 5-7 bucks
used to be a company over in largo, pinellas pines area called fiberglass technologies ( i think) also a great resource.

i used to live in lutz, great area
 
Roycie said:
Thnaks all for the support... Will be needing it Im sure... I am in the Tampa area...

Will post some pics soon...
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Good luck with it and again show us some pics....

Not a day goes by I dont miss livin in Tampa. I miss throwin down in Hyde Park and all the snook fishin I used to do:beer:
 
Come on back down and show me some of your snook holes. Oh, sorry there, welcome aboard. We love pictures. Cuddy and centers, even duallys. When I took the liner off I found numerous hooks, leads, a chip brush full of resin that was stuck to a stringer, lots of rot, and a good bit of bare wood. Don't mean to scare the newbie but these boats were punched out on an assembly line. Having said that, I agree, read up on the topic, and dive right in. Pictures, yes yes. I will consult as well if you need opinions... LOL!!
 
Hi All... Well here is the beginning of the end........ So to speak...

As I posted in the repair section somebody replaced the gas tank with one that didn't quite fit and cut out the storage unit to make it... Some times I wonder...

I am going to lay a new floor over the tank and hope it never leaks.. I will keep the storage unit just have to remodel it and go from there.

Would there be any advantage to spraying the risers and all with epoxy paint before laying the floor?

Here are some pics of some of the work...
 
No am trying to load into the album section on the forum... Also have the Durango with the Hemi... 3rd one I've owned
 
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Took awhile to get them there but seem to be sent ok. They show up here in my post.. What pic did you get?
 
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