I love your videos, sir. You are an excellent teacher. Thorough and efficient and to the point. Its too bad you aren't in the school system. The children would have learned from you.
hats off to you and your skill. I was lucky enough to come across a 97 Sea Ray 175 and from what I hear it is Sea Rays first boat that is all fiberglass (no wood stringers). I have poked around on it and found no wood in the hull, liner or floor. Except the hatch for the skis. I feel very lucky. Not so on my old 72 cruisers antigua with balsa wood in between 2 layers of fiberglass for the hull, pure mush!
Man I know its been a while since you made these videos but I really appreciate it. Ive always wondered about how to replace stringers and the engine compartment. Ive learned alot !...makes me wish I didn't sell my 28' Chris Craft Stinger now It had rot in a the engine compartment.
Also just a note on all your grinding- a stiff wire wheel on the grinder will provide an excellent keyed surface without all the un-eveness caused by grinding with much less dust. It also maintains the structural integrity by reducing the amount of material removed. Again, a super job and very neat.
Hey Frisco, awesome job your doing and I can certainly appreciate the job your accomplishing, I rebuilt a 1981 bayliner 2270 explorer from front to back, and watching your videos bring back so many memories..just can't help but chuckle everytime you say your tired of this lol ! your a hoot, but don't give up and think of the finished product..it will be better then new. I live up in Canada on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Hey Frisco, awesome job your doing and I can certainly appreciate the job your accomplishing, I rebuilt a 1981 bayliner 2270 explorer from front to back, and watching your videos bring back so many memories..just can't help but chuckle everytime you say your tired of this lol ! your a hoot, but don't give up and think of the finished product..it will be better then new. I live up in Canada on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Id like to send you a few pictures of my finished project
wow seeing all that dust brings back terrible memories I spent 2 weeks in 95 deg days grinding I made a misstake by not whereing a suit and face mask I was sick for a week I learned the hard way to where protection. looks great
thanks so much for putting these videos up. I've learned so much, your a professional. I'm going to tackle my 88 grew, bow rider with outboard any info would be great.
All that extra fiberglass makes your boat heavier than it was from the factory the Coastguard approved it at that weight for seating only as many people as is it was designed so that it won't float as high with a full compliment of fuel and such!!!!
Hey I am about to start my boat project in about a month. I was wondering if that pone u bought for the outside stringers were treated or non treated. Also, I have been looking for a recap on how much product u went through / how much the total restoration cost, but I haven't been able to find it yet.I am very thankful for your videos!
See the Full Restoration Here! There are full write-ups, pictures, and embedded videos in order. DONT MISS IT!
U r one brave man sir! Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations.
I love your videos, sir. You are an excellent teacher. Thorough and efficient and to the point. Its too bad you aren't in the school system. The children would have learned from you.
hats off to you and your skill. I was lucky enough to come across a 97 Sea Ray 175 and from what I hear it is Sea Rays first boat that is all fiberglass (no wood stringers). I have poked around on it and found no wood in the hull, liner or floor. Except the hatch for the skis. I feel very lucky. Not so on my old 72 cruisers antigua with balsa wood in between 2 layers of fiberglass for the hull, pure mush!
You have really made my job easier by your videos I'm doing a 25 ft sea ray thank you very much for your time and patience putting everything together
String lines are a Carpenter's best friend, a center line and some side to sides and you have references to measure from
Man I know its been a while since you made these videos but I really appreciate it. Ive always wondered about how to replace stringers and the engine compartment. Ive learned alot !...makes me wish I didn't sell my 28' Chris Craft Stinger now It had rot in a the engine compartment.
Also just a note on all your grinding- a stiff wire wheel on the grinder will provide an excellent keyed surface without all the un-eveness caused by grinding with much less dust. It also maintains the structural integrity by reducing the amount of material removed. Again, a super job and very neat.
Hey Frisco, awesome job your doing and I can certainly appreciate the job your accomplishing, I rebuilt a 1981 bayliner 2270 explorer from front to back, and watching your videos bring back so many memories..just can't help but chuckle everytime you say your tired of this lol ! your a hoot, but don't give up and think of the finished product..it will be better then new. I live up in Canada on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Hey Frisco, awesome job your doing and I can certainly appreciate the job your accomplishing, I rebuilt a 1981 bayliner 2270 explorer from front to back, and watching your videos bring back so many memories..just can't help but chuckle everytime you say your tired of this lol ! your a hoot, but don't give up and think of the finished product..it will be better then new. I live up in Canada on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Id like to send you a few pictures of my finished project
You can run string line from center front to center back and get all your measurements from it
wow seeing all that dust brings back terrible memories I spent 2 weeks in 95 deg days grinding I made a misstake by not whereing a suit and face mask I was sick for a week I learned the hard way to where protection. looks great
wow your an artist when I comes to boats. great job man wow.
thanks so much for putting these videos up. I've learned so much, your a professional. I'm going to tackle my 88 grew, bow rider with outboard any info would be great.
For the stringers I would have used exterior grade LVLs. The glue or epoxy is such you can use them under water as is.
awesome job can't wait for next weekends video or weekday update
Great Job...
All that extra fiberglass makes your boat heavier than it was from the factory the Coastguard approved it at that weight for seating only as many people as is it was designed so that it won't float as high with a full compliment of fuel and such!!!!
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The high quality exterior from Lowes.B/C sanded. I picked though the pile and got the best.
Hey I am about to start my boat project in about a month. I was wondering if that pone u bought for the outside stringers were treated or non treated. Also, I have been looking for a recap on how much product u went through / how much the total restoration cost, but I haven't been able to find it yet.I am very thankful for your videos!