Author Topic: GT150 progress (Read 74859 times)

WetRaider · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2012, 11:41:02 PM »

Joe, looks good.
When I laid out my transom, I made a 5" grid on it - positioned it so that none of the bolt holes for the motor mount were at an intersection. I believe I had 27 stainless screws sandwiching mine together. I left them all in place and glassed over the top of them when I had it in place.
I consider the fiberglass work like painting ... if you spend quality time on the prep work, including pre-cutting all your pieces and laying them near where they're needed, you can get a great job done in little time.
I used some mix-master buckets from our True Value store (Home Depot sells the same) for mixing resin. They're flexible enough that you can squeeze them and pop out a resin cast of the inside if you let the resin harden up. I would pour 2 or 3 with the resin I needed, and mix the hardener in one. When I was out of that batch (mixing about 12 oz. at a time), I had a syringe ready with hardener for the next. I couldn't come up with any other way to keep a wet edge without having to wait long enough for it to dry out.

fireman24mn · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:08:06 AM »

Looks good Joe I will stop by this weekend to get some of the Cabisol and check out the progress.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2012, 02:04:10 AM »

fitted the top (it was off when i got it), put some straps in to pull the transom forward 1"
glassed the transom in with mat (bedded in resin/cabosil)

WetRaider · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2012, 07:54:00 AM »

Nice work. I didn't have any clamps like that, so I had to screw the sucker in. Left a few holes on the fiberglass to be filled. Keep up the steady progress.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2012, 08:03:59 AM »

yea i just got them at harbor freight, had to run there to get a "super long handle needle nose" to make into a snap ring pliers to get those 2 big snap rings out of the lower unit on the 115.
and they just cried out to me

thedeuceman · « **Reply #25 on:** July 29, 2012, 10:58:21 PM »

stringers and transom all glassed in with double bias, 2 layers on gussets

WetRaider · « **Reply #26 on:** July 30, 2012, 04:50:18 AM »

Nice work.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2012, 03:15:02 PM »

foam is cut, floor is going in yet today (i hope)
floor is fitted, on advice from Tim im not sealing it off as original, but leaving it open so water can run out and leaving an opening in the front so it can breath. also drilled stringers, transom braces for drainage
last, i moved the drain closer to the bottom and am making it out of biax and resin instead of using a tube, is this an ok plan ?

thedeuceman · « **Reply #28 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:32:30 AM »

floor is in and covered with CSM (i had 1.5oz but that may have been too heavy cuz i used lots of resin)
but its done, put battery cables and fuel line under the floor (just in case)
cut foam for buoyancy boxes
and set the top on so i can make patterns for the front structure.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #29 on:** August 12, 2012, 08:30:31 PM »

installed a fuel tank instead of a ski locker !
put seats in just to see that my feet fit around everything (wow this is a small boat)
looks like the GT-150 is my "mid life crisis" boat, and i will use the V173 for outings with more people.
also made sure the rub-rails fit, they do, and from the looks of it they have done their job over the years.
im debating sanding/polishing or just going with them as is, any pointers ?
and last we are also trying out hand at upholstery, Laurie got 1 seat bottom done tonight :-)

fireman24mn · « **Reply #30 on:** August 12, 2012, 08:42:30 PM »

Joe I polished mine on the 18 look at my cvx thread

thedeuceman · « **Reply #31 on:** August 12, 2012, 09:50:15 PM »

thanks, they look great !
i'm gonna do the same thing

thedeuceman · « **Reply #32 on:** August 23, 2012, 10:27:07 PM »

progress has been slow, workin on motors and picking up boats, good distractions i guess
painted under the bow (thanks for the idea mark)
looks so nice im thinking about painting all the inside of the top... or would that be overkill ?

MarkS · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2012, 04:57:40 AM »

Looking good Joe, nice progress!

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im thinking about painting all the inside of the top... or would that be overkill ?

I really wish I'd have done mine (underside of the deck)! There won't be that many people see up under there, but it would look much better to me. (And after all, that's who you're trying to please, yourself, right?) It would also reflect the light much better, making it easier to see what's stored up under there. Just my two cents......

Jason · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2012, 07:17:07 AM »

What kind of "paint" did you use under there. I have seen other people "paint" their bilge area but wasn't sure if it was paint, gelcoat, or what.

MarkS · « **Reply #35 on:** August 24, 2012, 07:44:03 AM »

Who me? I used a single part epoxy (?) paint we had at work (leftovers) for my bow and bilge area, enamel with hardener for the rest of the floor.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #36 on:** August 24, 2012, 09:14:23 AM »

I used some industrial implement enamel (tractor paint) i had left from somthing
I figure if it stickes to a tractor sittin outside its good for the parts no one will see

WetRaider · « **Reply #37 on:** August 24, 2012, 09:17:42 AM »

There's a product called bilge-cote, I believe. Rich used it on his boat. Looks like it had a good gloss.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #38 on:** September 05, 2012, 10:23:13 PM »

i am fitting the top on the GT-150, the original piece Allen cut out of the splash well was over 1/4" thick.
i have ground back about 6" to feather in several layers of biax.
first pix
thing is i have a large gap at the back (where the rub rail ends)
second 2 pix, up from the bottom
any ideas on this, or could anyone that has done this post a few pix or point me to a thread.
its also vary tight in the vary front of the bow.

dorelse · « **Reply #39 on:** September 05, 2012, 10:54:52 PM »

When you separated the top & bottom and then ground out the hull, how did you brace it to make sure it retained its shape?