13' Bullet 130 Rebuild & Repower

[TwzteD]

Thanks!, off for a few days, hope to get alot done this weekend on the bottom.

Attachment 423426"Nice work, Very impressive"

[TwzteD]

Well got some sanding and filling done today, it's getting there, about 80% done more sanding and filling to go on the one side. It is not perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than it was. It's prob my least favorite part of this project, just very tedius and time consuming. Anyways here are some pics.

[TwzteD]

Project has been on the back burner for a bit, lot of crap going on around here but I designated today to work on the boat, I'm finally getting to the cap, got the dash ready glued in, waiting for it to dry so I can glass it in.

[TwzteD]

Got it glassed in! Also cut templates for the core that's going on the top deck.

[TwzteD]

Well I got to working on the jig for the cap, now all I have to do is cut the core material out and glue it in!

[TwzteD]

Got the core cut, may still add more in some spots haven't decided yet.

[1954bmw]

going to reinforce the seams... seems like it could be a weak spot, maybe flex and crack????

[TwzteD]

Yes the top cap will be glassed to the bottom part of the hull in that area as well as gussets in 3 areas that will run up the side of the bottom of the hull and glassed to the cap as well. There has to be a gap like that in order for the glass that goes over the core material to be able to stick to the old glass son the cap. if you put it right up to the edge you wouldn't be able to have the glass touch any of the old glass and the cap wouldn't fit back on the boat. Not to mention we left about a 2.5" gap so that the edges of the Core can be sanded round after the putty dries that it gets glued down with for a smooth transition, everything that touches glass should be rounded a it lays down so much better, i had to redo some things that were not rounded enough and the glass did not want to lay and it had air bubbles behind them so that was redone with rounded corners and CSM in the radius, so much better result. The knees were the issue for me.

[XstreamVking]

Did I already say battleship tough? I'll say it again......Battleship tough! Excellent work. Good fore thought too. Very important factor in the end result.

[TwzteD]

Did I already say battleship tough? I'll say it again......Battleship tough! Excellent work. Good fore thought too. Very important factor in the end result.

well it gets pretty rough around here especially in the intercoastal or out in the ocean hopefully all the reinforcing will help prevent cracking.

[TwzteD]

Core glued in, waiting for it to dry may take a bit it's not real warm out, then will sand edges and get ready to glass it in.

[XstreamVking]

Boat work and weight lifting all in one workout....Looking good

[TwzteD]

Cap is glassed... Got a few questions, would a sump style fuel cell / bottom pickup work or does it need to be top fed? I would like to go bottom fed and will be able to make it work I just don't want to run into issues as most of the tanks made for boats are top fed but im assuming thats because of fitment issues and ease of access? Another question I have is, is it legal in FL to have no lights on a boat if not running at night?

[1954bmw]

Think the problem with bottom feed is chance of hose leaks getting into the bilge area, then boom???? Top feed prevents that.

[TwzteD]

Put the top back on cut out the new spashwell, started mocking up everything. Battery up front, 10 gal 10x30 cylindrical fuel cell right behind seat? Would be not as tall as than them cans and about 4" wider (cans for reference) shifter right next to seat under cap. Should be a great setup. GETTING CLOSE ��