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WOW What a classic! It must weigh a ton with all that wood. LOL Great project!
Speed cost money. How fast you wanna go?
I have done so much with so little for so long, I can now do the impossible with nothing!
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12-02-2016, 05:46 PM #17Messing round with boats is fun !! the learning never stops ,even after more than 30 years there's always something new happening somewhere ! BUT somethings never change and some problems never go away and just keep reoccurring !!so moved into Composite Forensics , Now that something completely new !!
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12-03-2016, 06:48 AM #18
Boat is suprisingly light. Three guys can pick it up easily. I am guessing maybe 400 lbs?
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12-03-2016, 07:41 AM #19
light weight glass !! yeah !!
In this day and age there is no reason why a composite boat cant be built as light or even lighter than a ply boat using premade glass panels and glassing them together similar to the stitch and tape method ! and a similar framing and stringer system to the wooden boat but all made from composite !!.So if you can build a plywood boat you can build a composite boat the same way ! Just flat panels on a smooth shiny bench almost the exact shape and size and set them up on or inside a set of frames and glass all the joins then fit the framing and tab it in place all same as if you were building using plywood ! Its nothing new !! I have been a part of building a 46 foot tunnel boat and was a breeze !
Last edited by tunnels; 12-03-2016 at 10:34 PM.
Messing round with boats is fun !! the learning never stops ,even after more than 30 years there's always something new happening somewhere ! BUT somethings never change and some problems never go away and just keep reoccurring !!so moved into Composite Forensics , Now that something completely new !!
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12-16-2016, 05:34 PM #20
final fit check on the new stringers and short blocks and transom...
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12-17-2016, 08:34 PM #21I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.
I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.
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24' Sonic w/twin 250 Johnsons
24' Sonic w/twin 250 HO Johnsons
19' STV River Rocket w/FrankenRude II
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12-17-2016, 11:10 PM #22
I fully understand what you are saying !
Guys built Boats in a mold usually get carried away with a bit extra here and a little more there just for luck ! then before you know it you have a heavy boat .
Fabrics and the orientation of the glass fibers and understanding what does what and how to get light weight and FLEXIBLITY yet exceedingly strong is something few builders recognize OR UNDERSTAND The old thoughts of it moves it will break is absolute rubbish !! its because it moves it will absorb much more pounding and abuse than if it was stiff !!
Go sit under a willow tree on a windy day and watch the branches move and twist and never break !
Materials have changes since the 80s as well and manufactures have not been siting idol picking there noses ,they are continually looking at how to make better fabrics thinner , lighter yet stronger and same concept applies to carbon and Kevlar as well . Making every filament work is the magic key .
Your idea would work. ah they been doing it for years !!its nothing new !!Last edited by tunnels; 12-17-2016 at 11:13 PM.
Messing round with boats is fun !! the learning never stops ,even after more than 30 years there's always something new happening somewhere ! BUT somethings never change and some problems never go away and just keep reoccurring !!so moved into Composite Forensics , Now that something completely new !!
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12-17-2016, 11:53 PM #23
You certainly find some very cool stuff Tom!!
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12-19-2016, 09:30 AM #24
pre - drilling the screw holes. Next was mix epoxy glue and screw them in place...
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12-22-2016, 02:53 PM #25
new bottom panel fitted.....
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12-22-2016, 06:29 PM #26
nice job !!
Have a good and merry xmasMessing round with boats is fun !! the learning never stops ,even after more than 30 years there's always something new happening somewhere ! BUT somethings never change and some problems never go away and just keep reoccurring !!so moved into Composite Forensics , Now that something completely new !!
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01-12-2017, 04:11 PM #27
bottom side ready for a few coats of epoxy finally. then time to flip it over and start removing the decks on the top side
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01-24-2017, 11:57 AM #28
now we are getting down to some REAL fun........
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01-27-2017, 08:26 AM #29
The more parts that go on, the stiffer the boat becomes - Do you do the wiggle test like I do? ... Grab 1 corner of the boat and lift to see how much it twists? Every new piece put on, the boat twists a little less and less! It's exciting when the deck goes on.
What will you be doing to the inside of the hull? Just Epoxy coating it? Paint after? Painting the interior White afterwards will show you any potential issues years down the road - Like rot spots will turn brown / etc.1) 1995 14' Bayliner Restoration <--Click
2) Home-Made Tunnel-Boat Project <--Click
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01-27-2017, 02:57 PM #30
insides will be sanded as access allows and coated with epoxy. I plan to reinforce just about all of the existing repairs. Not worried about adding a few pounds to th eboat, more about longevity. Yes I do the wiggle test and this thing is solid as a rock right now. Decks were only screwed ( stapled) down along the outside perimeter and glued to the longitudinal stringers. I plan to use fasteners at every support structure.
It is obvious when they built this boat it was not expected to last more than a few years. Now is the chance to make sure this baby lasts for another 40.
How many other Schulze tunnels still exist in the USA ????
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