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- Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:16 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 15-footers: List of All Fasteners and All Hardware; List of Vendors Selling On-line All Listed Hardware Items
- Replies: 4
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Re: 15-footers: List of All Fasteners and All Hardware; List of Vendors Selling On-line All Listed Hardware Items
Jim, I absolutely will! Phil - thanks for this list and for your reply. I appreciate it very much! I wasn't clear in my post. In the course of stripping the boat down in preparation for painting, all screws and fasteners for the hardware I removed have been inadvertently discarded. I have the hardwa...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:21 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 15-footers: List of All Fasteners and All Hardware; List of Vendors Selling On-line All Listed Hardware Items
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2965
15-footers: List of All Fasteners and All Hardware; List of Vendors Selling On-line All Listed Hardware Items
[Seeks] lists detailing all hardware and fasteners used on classic 15-foot models and on-line vendors that sell them. I realize this will differ depending on model configuration. BACKSTORY I have a 1983 STRIPER 15. 3 Striper. I am reconfiguring the boat to include the original console with fore and ...
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:57 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Gel Coat Crazing Caused by Air Pockets: Repair Technique
- Replies: 3
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Re: Gel Coat Crazing Caused by Air Pockets: Repair Technique
Thanks Jim and Jl.
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Gel Coat Crazing Caused by Air Pockets: Repair Technique
- Replies: 3
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Gel Coat Crazing Caused by Air Pockets: Repair Technique
I’ve read here and elsewhere that the typical cause for gel coat crazing is related to stress, flexing, and the expansion and contraction related to temperature changes. I’m offering another reason: air pockets in the fiberglass layup in the original molding of the hulls. I don’t recall anyone citin...
- Mon May 31, 2021 7:19 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Deck Repair: Six Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5181
Re: Deck Repair: Six Questions
Jim, thank you for the recommendation on how to address the seam along the aft edge. That’s about the only reasonable idea I’ve heard, other than making a non skid mold. As to the void between wood and foam, I suspect they were bonded originally, but not when the previous repair was made.
- Sat May 29, 2021 6:13 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Deck Repair: Six Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5181
Re: Deck Repair: Six Questions
Don--note the slight bow in the plywood on the right side. Your comment about ensuring the new wood is flat is relevant. I’ll need to make some more sawdust.
- Sat May 29, 2021 8:36 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Deck Repair: Six Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5181
Re: Deck Repair
The rotted wood [that was the reinforcement for the trapezoidal section section cut out of the deck] was not bonded to the foam. It's difficult to see, but the foam will meet the underside of the gel coat skin around the sides and front portion. About 1 to 2-inch inches in from the sides and front, ...
- Sat May 29, 2021 8:05 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Price Difference between EPA-Compliant and Non-EPA-Compliant On-deck Fuel Tanks
- Replies: 0
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Price Difference between EPA-Compliant and Non-EPA-Compliant On-deck Fuel Tanks
I am looking for a new fuel tank for my classic 15' Whaler and have narrowed my search down to the Moeller 15 gallon tank, which will seem to fit nicely under the rear thwart seat. The price difference between the the EPA-Compliant barrier version and the version for boats constructed before 2011 is...
- Mon May 24, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Deck Repair: Six Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5181
Deck Repair: Six Questions
I learned about the “hammer tap” method for identifying soft spots on the deck of my 1983 Striper 15. I thought that before I go to the expense of a complete AWLGRIP [paint] job and redesign of the interior, I ought to make sure the deck was sound. Regrettably, I found an area about one- square-foot...
- Sat May 22, 2021 12:27 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3787
Re: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
D - Thanks again for the help.
- Wed May 19, 2021 7:10 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3787
Re: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
@DTMackie - when gluing the boards together with West System 105/207, did you add a filler? If so, which one? I don't want to see seams and I'm wondering if filler will enlarge the seams.
- Fri May 14, 2021 12:42 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: AwlGrip Desert Tan
- Replies: 11
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Re: AwlGrip Desert Tan
Since I live close by, I called the Finishmasters shop [mentioned above by user BINKSTER as a source of an AWLGRIP paint custom tinted to match his Boston Whaler boat, and whose color tinting formula was to be recorded locally there as "Desert Sand" by the paint shop and the formula was to...
- Wed May 12, 2021 3:29 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3787
Re: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
Dtmackie, thanks for your reply. Impressive that the wood grain fails before the epoxy bond. Q: will three coats of epoxy applied to the entire piece prevent cupping? Q: are the backing board for strength rather than to prevent cupping? Also - Your chronicles (and results) are what inspired me to ta...
- Wed May 12, 2021 3:00 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1983 STRIPER 15 Console Restoration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2765
Re: 1983 STRIPER 15 Console Restoration
Thank you, Jim!
- Wed May 12, 2021 12:43 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3787
15-footer Bow Hatch Cover Fabrication
Please give me advice on how to properly fabricate a bow hatch cover that will not warp over time for a 1983 STRIPER 15. Given that I'll be fabricating this from several mahogany planks that I will plane and joint, I want to avoid the fate of my last one purchased online. Despite having cross boards...
- Wed May 12, 2021 12:36 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1983 STRIPER 15 Console Restoration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2765
1983 STRIPER 15 Console Restoration
The console on a 1983 STRIPER 15 seems to be fabricated from fiberglass laminates and gel coat formed in a mold and reinforced by wood to receive mounting hardware and to provide lateral stability. Q1: what is the best method for filling old 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch-diameter screw holes in the console i...