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UPDATE JULY 2021. The 1985 OUTRAGE 18 is running great. The fuel tank is dry. The deck still looks good, is super-stiff, and no rot is possible. All boat systems are good. In retrospect, the fuel tank should have been fabricated 4-inches shorter to leave room at the aft end to install a deck access ...

[The restoration of the 1986 OUTRAGE 18 is finally done.] outragedavidvee_.jpg The new laminated fiberglass and PVC sheet deck is very stiff and strong, even after a shakedown season of many long trips to Martha's Vineyard, Boston, Narragansett, and other ports. The new fuel tank was installed witho...

Racor finally agreed to send me a free replacement made of impervious plastic, so i hope this is it.

Re cost of DIVINYCELL H: a 4 x 8-foot sheet of 3/4-inch DIVINYCELL H retails for about $200. See http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/Product_Catalog/Core_Materials/core_materials.html Curiously, DIVINYCELL H is described as "a rigid PVC foam with a closed, inert gas filled cellular structure."...

Aesthetic reasons are often critical elements in the long-lasting and on-going attraction of classic Boston Whaler boats to their owners, so I would not discard the preservation of the original aesthetic of a classic Boston Whaler boat as an inconsequential outcome of using PVC sheet material to re...

Q11: are any other decorative and long-lasting materials available? I looked at every option and i think PVC sheet is the best. as long as the PVC sheet is reinforced with fiberglass in the right way, i.e., two layers of roving with a pattern of holes filled with thickened resin; this deck will las...

I saw GAMBLER’s deck, and though beautiful, eventually it will rot from the inside if the tank is in foam.

jimh wrote:That you met Peter Van Lancker is quite interesting...

Van Lanker is a funny guy, very knowledgeable. He is also a member of continuous wave, so watch out, he might pop in here at some point.

I would have used a modern coring...like DIVINYCELL..... I looked at DIVINYCELL H and actually tried it on a portion of my earlier bass boat renovation. DIVINYCELL H worked well in a small area, but over an entire deck I worried that it would be very expensive, too brittle, and might crack under st...

Q10: Again in regard to Figure 10, is the new deck made up of more than one 3/4-inch-thickness of the PVC sheet material? It looks like perhaps two sheets were used, with the upper sheet the full size and the second sheet somewhat smaller. ASIDE: David--you have more gray hair than I expected to se...

{REPLY EDITED TO SEPARATE RESPONSE FROM QUOTED MATERIAL. The replies were buried in a long quote and hard to detect.--jimh] Q5: What happened to the original deck? {The original deck was] tossed. It was a rotting nasty hulk. I wanted [the deck] to be rot proof Q6: If the next step is to re-wire, doe...

jimh wrote:Is that part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve? Or at the Washburn Island Day and Camping site?

[The location shown] is both [in the Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve and on Washburn Island].

Deck is in. 16aa.jpg I used Total Boat resin from Jamestown Distributors. I chose the 2:1 ratio resin:hardener to give extended set time, to create more flex, and to reduce brittleness. 17a.jpg 18a.jpg To seal the new deck to the hull a bead of silicon sealant was used. There are stainless steel scr...

[What is] a replacement filter without a bowl that will spin-on to the mount I have now?

Recently my RACOR fuel filter started dropping its clear plastic bowl in the bilge making a big mess, and even happened while underway. What is going on? I have had the system for 15 years, and have replaced the filter element each year, But now the bowl threads won't grip. Q1: Is [the cause] just o...

Acassidy wrote:Q1: how do you buy 3/4-inch PVC sheet from Home Depot?
Q2: what is it called?

[It is called "Veranda White Reversible PVC Trim Sheet]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Veranda-HP-3-4-in-x-48-in-x-8-ft-White-Reversible-PVC-Trim-Sheet-H190AWS13/206822526

bassboat16a.jpg I've had this modified 1972 BASS BOAT 16 for 20-years. It is a great all-round fishing and adventure boat, and has gone from Bar Harbor to Montauk. The engine is a Tohatsu 70-HP. [The spelling of WAQUOIT Bay throughout this discussion has been corrected to the standard spelling.--ji...

The original fuel tank, as originally installed by Boston Whaler, after 33-years in use in saltwater:

12aa.jpg As shown above the wood core of the foredeck from a BASS BOAT 16 [not the boat under discussion] was completely rotted from water wicking through the fiberglass over 15 years. After repair it is super strong. 13a.jpg As seen above [not the boat under discussion], holes were made in the PVC...

Acassidy wrote:Q1: how do you buy 3/4-inch PVC sheet from Home Depot?
Q2: What is it called?

[It is called "Veranda White Reversible PVC Trim Sheet]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Veranda-HP-3-4-in-x-48-in-x-8-ft-White-Reversible-PVC-Trim-Sheet-H190AWS13/206822526

[To install] the new aluminum tank from Luther's as recommended, no foam was used, only PVC pads glued to the tank with 3M5200. The glue must form a perfect seal to keep water from getting between the pads and the metal. I reused the [original] aluminum straps over a PVC sheet to secure the tank. Th...

Attached is a good drawing showing details of the fuel tank fabricated for the OUTRAGE 18 by Luther's of Bristol, Rhode Island.

My son and I just bought a 1986 OUTRAGE 18. We have replaced the fuel tank with a new one and built a new deck from 3/4-inch-thick PVC. The fuel tank was installed without foam. The tank maker, Luther's in Bristol, Rhode Island, strongly recommended not using foam. Instead of a foam surround, PVC ma...