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04-19-2016, 11:36 PM #16Member
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04-21-2016, 01:16 AM #17
Great thread! Keep 'em coming!!
1990 Shadow bass boat w/ 2.4 200 Merc. Totally resto'd boat and love it!
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04-22-2016, 01:37 AM #18Member
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Cut out false vent and smooth out. Check. When I get around to narrowing it 1 3/8" I will cut out the center divider and toss it. It is too tall, about 1/4 of an inch tall on this blackmax cowl and i'm pretty sure it is closer to 1/8 of an inch on the bridgeport cowl.
So I set my dial calipers to .6875 ( the decimal of half of 1 3/8) and dragged it along the existing center divider scratching strait line all around the cowl. This line represents where the edges of the new center divider will be after narrowing it.
As of now I'm assuming the center divider is the same width on both cowls which is 2 1/4 inch wide. Can anyone confirm this for me??
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04-22-2016, 08:20 AM #19
Yes, 2.20 to 2.25 depending on where I measure it.
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04-22-2016, 02:36 PM #20Member
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04-26-2016, 06:45 PM #21
what a cool thread! love the pics of the progress! great job!
SEEBOLD CHAMPBOAT MERCURY S3000
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04-27-2016, 12:00 AM #22Member
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I don't know why some pictures turn out right and others are grouped together in a box marked attached thumbnail.
So I used a 1/8"x1/2" aluminum flat stock and epoxied it's along the lines that were scratched in. The aluminum is now the outside edge of the new center divider.
And now the pics are coming out sideways,WTF!!!
Why aluminum?
Because after it's narrow road I will fill the space in between With a sheet of fiberglass to bridge the gap and then blocks and it perfectly flat until it's even with the outside edge of the aluminum rails. That should give it a laser straight edge and make it easier to keep the height perfectly even all around.
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04-27-2016, 08:26 PM #24Member
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I finally get to split this thing in half...
cutting out the "old" center divider I left four small tabs and then cut exactly 1 3/8" out in the middle. That way when gluing back together all I had to do was set it on as flat a surface as I could find, then line up the tabs, check measurements, adjust, check measurements, adjust... Until it was just right, then epoxy the tabs.
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04-27-2016, 08:32 PM #25Member
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04-27-2016, 09:02 PM #26
I gotta say, you're ability to plan out your moves makes me jealous; but for this much effort you should be making a mold to produce dozens of these to sell!
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04-28-2016, 12:03 AM #27Member
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OK time to rant. I am definitely a "newb" at posting on a thread. But every time I login with my username to scream and fly and then type out all the updates and add pictures and then post. It tells me that I need to refresh the page and login again. Usually I can scroll back to find everything I typed out and then post it. But sometimes I lose everything I wrote out and have to start all over again. This has happened a few times since I started this. Could this be something I can fix in my settings or do I just have to deal with it? Oh well I will work around it and try again tomorrow
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Now that the top Cowl is mostly rough sanded into shape, i've decided to take a break from body shaping and start fabricating the pan . I already had a 1/8 inch aluminum plate rigged to the engine. I made it a two-piece so I can install and remove it without removing the powered head.
I used a 3/4 inch plywood that will be screwed and Epoxied to the aluminum plate then added a 1/4 inch lip around the outside that will allow the top cowl to line up centered to fit snug.
After I screw and Epoxy The aluminum plate to the plywood I am going to use a "bar top" epoxy to seal the entire pan. That stuff is super thick and self levels nicely so I shouldn't have to block Sand much before priming.
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05-04-2016, 07:22 AM #30
When I first started following this thread I kinda thought you were nuts. I would have just bought one. Your process has been pretty well thought out and your final product is looking like the target. Still think you might be a little nuts but I admire your perseverance. Looking forward to seeing the final product painted with decals. Good job.
RockTeam Junk
No sparkling wiggles in here, only dump truck grinches.
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