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Flite/Liner Bow Wall Cutting?

atc250r said:
Question for those that have done this or something similar. What did you use to get the remains of the foam off the hull? I've gotten about all I can with a spackle knife. should my next tool be a wire hand brush? I just don't want to damage the glass or anything.
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Hand scraper, sand paper will sand off the foam was quicker than the fiberglass, lacquer thinner also dissolves the foam ;)
 
Thanks. The spackle knife (i.e. hand scraper) did a great job for the smooth stuff but the sandpaper should do the trick for the other spots. Time to break the sanding block back out from its well deserved rest after wet sanding the boat. Gonna bolt the two rails up today and maybe sand the compartment. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it when its cleaned. I'd like to carpet it but if its gonna get wet then there's no point in having a wet carpet up there after removing the wet foam. Maybe a quart of Interlux Deck Paint or brush on some gel or just leave it alone, I don't think the life jackets will mind if its raw still.
 
:lol:

My O.C.D. is getting better, I managed to convince myself to NOT paint the windshield frames while I had them apart to tint the windows . Fortunately my funds are limited or I'd end up spending more time trying to make everything perfect than I do actually using the boat or any of the other toys for that matter. As it stands I end up running out of money to part parts and supplies so it forces me to draw the line in order to not have something half finished.

I'd like to install two hour meters on the boat. One for run time and one that runs when I'm working on and primping it. I bet the two of them would be damn close.

John
 
Put an order in tonight. 1 quart of white gel, the hatch for the hole I cut, and a piece of carpet. I was hoping to use the old carpet over but in a couple of spots it was really stuck to the wall so if I put it back on it would look all funny. Here's a quick pic of the hole I cut:

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A couple of more are posted in my "Pre-Season Polish" thread.

John
 
Well...I guess I feel a little better knowing I'm not the only Starliner owner who's interior panel holes are crooked. Am I the only one who is really bugged by thing like crooked holes? The previous owner of mine cut in speakers into the side compartments by the driver and passenger seats...the results are so half-assed I'm going to take them out and rebuild them.

Edit to fix derailment: I'm going to put a hatch in mine as well. Had thought about a sub woofer, but really don't want or need one.
 
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Thanks Bryan. So just sand it in there with 220, wipe down with laquer thinner, and gel away?

Sh1t like that drives me nuts, but the holes are covered by the interior panel so its not too bad. The main thing is that the hole I cut is straight and square or at least as straight as can be expected when the boat is not totally symmetrical. Someone cut a hole in the passenger side of the cockpit on mine and jury rigged a homemade glovebox there. The box and door would have been OK if they had made everything straight and not used a beaver to cut the hole. Of course it was just a hair too big for a standard glovebox so I had to cobble one in a little bit. :(

John
 
I can do that. Would you suggest just putting it on a block and doing it by hand or using a machine? I've got a vibrating sander and can put sandpaper on the buffer.

John
 
the block will work,i wouldnt use the buffer. looks tight in there.sand her up,vac and wipe down and put the gel to it.nice job on cutting the hole also.ive seen some of those beaver cut outs myself:shakehead:
 
Thanks. I started cutting it out with a small cordless circular saw but of course the battery went dead halfway through the first cut so I used the jig saw with a bi-metal blade to get a clean edge.
 
no huffing the fumes up there when you gelcoat:eyecrazy: hows the weather in your neck of the woods? freaking wont go above 50 here the last couple of weeks
 
Gonna bring the breather home from work and ask the painters to give me a couple of their cartridges to screw onto it. :) A fan will be running as well.

It has been cold at night and in the morning but not bad once the sun is out if the wind isn't too bad. Supposed to see 70's this week but we really need some rain down here to get the lake filled up.

I figure I'll need some warm temps to get that gel to flow and dry properly. Do you think a small roller or brush would be better suited to this? I don't need it to be rough at all, the life jackets won't mind sliding around a bit.

John
 
the wooly minnie rollers work nice for that.the ones they hold some material and work good in tight spots.we need some rain here also. 13.5 inches below normal rain fall for this time of year.we had 70s in march i was loving it.some crazy weather! resporator is a good idea! always. 50 degrees is min.temp for gelcoating a few more ccs of hardner. are you in upstate NY?
 
Orange County. A few miles from the NY/NJ border (half the lake is in NJ actually). About 40 miles WNW of Manhattan. I'll have to see what kind of rollers the painters have here, if its free its for me! :D all 3 things were ordered from Overtons but it looks like they are all getting drop shipped from the mfr's. Hoping the gel will get here quick even if the other stuff doesn't, that'll force me to gel it first. Once the carpet is on and the door installed its all too easy to blow off coating it up there.
 
i hear ya on the free part.i was going to gel the interior of my boat but i had leftover carpet so i did the carpet.was free and alot less prep time. looks like a big lake!
 
nice! not many lakes that big here,but cape cod bay is nice somtimes and the marsh on the backside you can get some long runs in
 
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