Great work. :tup:
Got a few renderings to share that I’ve been working on to get a design direction figured out. Here’s some of the things that are set in stone:
*Chopped windshield with center spear that I’ll have to build somehow
*Relocated light closer to front
*Trimmed rear ‘fins’
*Expose the chrome trim that was painted over
*Mocked up an interior…2 captain chairs, rear bench covered in a light cream/tan material
Playing around with either a painted hull or a mahogany veneer…
…and all 4 together…
I like the last one the best
Dark wood >*
This is such a cool project. I like both the navy and the dark wood.
I like the dark red/wood, maybe even a green.
cool project, love the old outboard
BUMP UPDATES!??!! im craving them
Kitchen remodel is DOMINATING my time right now 
…am a few weeks behind where I thought I’d be so nothing new with the boat other than the research that I’ve done to figure out materials and processes for the reconstruction. My goal is to wrap the kitchen up this month and get back to the boat after Easter break.
Sorry William.
I dont like excuses <3.
i like the first one, awesome project!
I cant wait to see updates
First time seeing this, awesome work!
Hi, I’m back:) Spent the winter on a kitchen remodel…which went a little longer than I had hoped…
Anyway, got my order in the other day just in time for the long weekend. Had a friend help me with the fiberglassing…and unfortunately couldn’t get pics of the application process as our hands were a bit messy. First we unrolled the 6oz. cloth and went over center. The 60" width worked out perfectly to drape past the edge of the hull. From here we poured the epoxy on the wood and used rollers to spread it out. Foam rollers worked for about 10 minutes before they delaminated…traditional household paint rollers took their placed and worked great! With the wood saturated it was a matter of laying the dry cloth into the epoxy and adding some more epoxy to fully saturate the cloth. Was a smooth, yet need-to-be-focused-and-work-diligintly process that took about 30-40 minutes.
Here’s the materials…epoxies, hardeners, fillers, tools, etc.
Nice shot showing the first layer of cloth:
Saturated, and draped:
Used a cheap drywall knife to work the glass into the cravice:
At this point I began to picture this boat done up in a rat-rod theme…something beautiful and pure about the plywood
Hull shot as it was drying:
Another hull shot:
Bottom:
Foam roller death:
Household paint roller savior:
Dug out all the rot on the other side:
Quik Fair putty…very easy to work with!
I’m glad I’m working with a fiberglass hull. My buffer is my best friend…Looking good though man, it’s about time you got back to this!
In, awesome project.
:tup:
Great work Mike.
looks great
you must have a lot of patience
:tup: sea worthy in NO time at all now 
your neighbors must love you … that resin must up stunk up the whole street