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May 27, 2012 The wiring is mostly complete (Thanks Jack!).  Now all of the lights are working and the bilge pump is wired to a switch on the dash.  Also the rats nest of wires has been cleaned up in the battery area! We are now getting down to the nitty gritty.  Just the final details of what needs to be done to get us out on a test drive. I spent Sunday and Monday working on the seats and seat boxes.  One of the boxes was in such bad shape that I decided to build a new one.  I also have decided to apply Red Guard to them before I staple the vinyl back on to them. TO DO List: -Finish Cubby hole cover and install -Finish Seats and install -Clean up the cut out above the Bilge, install Bilge pump and run hose -Get Tachometer wired -Take for a test drive!!!

May 25, 2012 I took this day off of work to work on the boat.  I wanted to get the deck ready to be Gel Coated which was ordered and received. First I gave the deck a good sanding.  It had been a while since we fiberglassed so I wanted to make sure that the surface was ready to receive the Gel Coat.  After I was finished with the sanding I moved the boat outside for a good cleaning.  Using an air compressor (Thanks Jack) I blew off the deck and then gave it a good acetone wash. That pretty much took up the entire day.  I had to wash the van because it got covered with dust.  Sorry no pictures of the progress today. May 26, 2012 The deck is now Gel Coated.  The four person team of Jack, Sally, Nina and myself worked for a long time again to get this job accomplished. We took the pigment for a gallon and added it directly to the container and then took turns shaking the can to thoroughly mix the color.  I believe that it looks great!...

May 19, 2012 Another 13 hour day is in the books on the boat.  The deck has been prepped and fiberglassed.  Here are some pictures of the progress. May 20, 2012  Lined up the seat boxes so that I can glue the cleats to the floor and then fiberglass them down.  The Battery Box is on the cleat that it will be mounted to. TO DO LIST: -Install cleats for the seat & battery boxes -Fiberglass those cleats down -Gel Coat the deck -Install Seats, Batteries & Gas Tanks -Take it out for a test run!!!! 

May 6, 2012 This day I started out by installing bilge pump, then cutting a relief in the board that covers it.  I got those edges covered with Red Guard.   Nina and Kenny worked on installing the foam in the hull sections. By that time the crew was assembled and ready for final installation of the deck boards... The two pieces fit very snug against each other.  So now comes the fun part of screwing the boards down.  It sure is a good feeling to be standing on deck again and without a soft spot in the back. I ran out of stainless steel screws so Jack and Sally jumped on their bike and got us some more.  So in the mean time I gathered a few measurements and cut that last 2 deck boards that was needed. Nina packed those sections with foam and I applied Red Guard to boards that will be covering those sections.  Now everything is covered.  Cory and I have most of the new wood screwed down but that is were I decided to stop for the day. ...

May 5, 2012 1st Deck Piece ready for fitting I started the day grinding out the relief holes that I cut throughout the low points on the stringers.  That way water will be able to get back to the bilge.  After finishing that task my brother in law Jack and his wife Sally joined Nina and I to fit and cut the pieces of the deck.  The wood is 1/2" x 4' x 8' pieces of 1 sided MDO Plywood.  Since we are splicing in the deck to meet parts of the old deck that were not rotten we had to make a few specialty cuts.  It was sure nice to have 4 people working on this as 2 of us could stay in the boat while the other 2 made the cuts necessary to fit the pieces in. Piece 1 is now cut and ready for Red Guard. Here is a picture of both back deck pieces that are now cut and ready for Red Guard treatment. We finished the day with painting Red Guard (which is a water proofing membrane type paint) on the bottom sides of the deck boards and all of the cle...