1979 Hydrostream Viking restore thread

**roadkill636** · 06-10-2014, 07:01 PM

Glassed some pieces in bonding the transom to the floor and side of the hull.

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**zstyle** · 06-10-2014, 10:14 PM

What did you do for your drain plug?

**roadkill636** · 06-11-2014, 05:18 AM

I used the old one in the front bulkhead and bought a new one for the rear but havent drilled the hole yet. It will be 1/2" higher due to me using 1" balsa in the pad instead of the original 1/2". Good eye on that observation

**zstyle** · 06-11-2014, 08:28 AM

I am just contemplating what I am doing to mine. I am leaning to going with the new style that turns in and the plug doesn't come fully out. However it mounts with two screws and won't go all the way through the transom. I worry about water getting in there.

**rjdubiel** · 06-11-2014, 01:36 PM

in my vking i am not glassing any wood in for the drain plug. i am going to build up glass and drill a hole. thats it. Riverman did that on his vector and looked real clean.

**zstyle** · 06-11-2014, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by rjdubiel

in my vking i am not glassing any wood in for the drain plug. i am going to build up glass and drill a hole. thats it. Riverman did that on his vector and looked real clean.

I like this idea way better. That means I can run the drain plug I want and not worry about rot. Also would be easier, thanks.

**rjdubiel** · 06-11-2014, 09:19 PM

Rivermans viper. Sorry. Wrong boat referenced but same idea. Just make sure it thick enough so it can support the back of the pad like the block of wood would do. My vking was very thin there and will need a few layers to build that up a little

**roadkill636** · 06-13-2014, 06:53 PM

The next item im going to atempt is the rear deck. Im going with a complete custom deck with some curves. I dont like the look of a FLAT sheet of plywood for a splashwell delete like most folks do. So im doing a rear deck that will have 3 diffrent curves to it to really blend I to the Rest of Howards design. Question is... will 1/4' plywood with 1708 on both sides and 3/4" end grain balsa glassed on to it and caped with 1708 support the weight of a person standing on It?

**zstyle** · 06-13-2014, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by roadkill636

The next item im going to atempt is the rear deck. Im going with a complete custom deck with some curves. I dont like the look of a FLAT sheet of plywood for a splashwell delete like most folks do. So im doing a rear deck that will have 3 diffrent curves to it to really blend I to the Rest of Howards design. Question is... will 1/4' plywood with 1708 on both sides and 3/4" end grain balsa glassed on to it and caped with 1708 support the weight of a person standing on It?

I think it would be if you layer the 1708 up good enough.