EP-6 WE ARE BUILDING A NEW BOAT! HOW TO INSTALL A COOSA BOARD DECK ON A BOAT
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- In episode 6 of our boat building series, we are installing the Coosa Composites Floor panels on our Custom built 29-foot Hybrid Bay charter Boat. We are also finishing the installation of the 30 gallon onboard water tank, as well as the 160-gallon aluminum fuel tank. We have also started fitting out pieces of the Bow deck. Lots of cool progress is being made in this episode! If you are enjoying these Videos, please remember to Subscribe, like, comment, and share!
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Man it would be cool to see you get one of these cheap marketplace boats like a center console that needs a floor (on a budget). would be cool to see how you would tackle it and I'm sure lots of other people would probably like to see also . keep up the awesome vids and thank you, they really help when tackling these rotten boats I'm always getting LOL.
I have a 21 ft cc project boat in the shop right now with a bad floor, transom etc. I posted a couple intro videos of it a couple months back here on the channel. We will be starting on it shortly, so stay tuned and thanks for watching!
Looking good. Watching all the episodes from start to finish. Who said you can’t get good help out of family 😅
Thanks! I appreciate your support of the channel!
Great stuff....
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm gonna have to book me a fish'n trip and catch me some big ol'e monster red's off that baby!!!!
Haha, I hear ya! Thanks for watching!
i thought when you said that it wasn't actually "ballistically tough" that you were going to follow up with, " so i ordered a bunch of Kevlar, and were gonna glass that in next!"
You sir are an amazing craftsman. Hope we get to see this... up close in the water this fall! Love the videos. I never knew the amount of detail! Keep it going!
Thank you Mr Tom! Trying to build a boat that will last for years, and make my friends and family proud. Glad your enjoying seeing the process. Most people have no idea how much goes into a build like this! Thanks for the encouragement!
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Awesome job I'm fixing to do my boat also you gave me the ambition to move forward on my project .keep up on videos again great job .very professional .
Nice to see the boat progress. You are such a stickler for the details. Nothing but the best. Your standards are very high and it shows. Seeing the process is going to make time on the boat even more special. Enjoyed the video. Keep them coming Captain Joe.
Thank you very much! Can't wait to get you and the family out there in the new 29. It's going to be a game changer! Always good to hear from you, thanks for the kind words.
Dude I’m speechless. Very nice work!
Thank You! Glad you enjoyed watching. Appreciate the comment!
The drains look awesome, well it's all lookin great. We fishing in no time..
Thank you Sir! Really looking forward to that first trip, Its gonna be sweet!
Good info on every one of your videos, thanks for sharing! the boat is awesome!
Thanks so much! We love the new boat, such a pleasure to fish out of. Glad you are enjoying the videos! I really appreciate the comment
You really do good work
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!
Using marine plywood instead of coosa board would you still only resin on the under side or would you add a layer or two of 1708? On my project 19 foot skiff I plan to add some foam back to it. I was thinking of putting 1708 on the underside and wrapping it around the edges and then doing the top side as a whole like you did on this boat. Love all the videos you guys do a great job I’m always looking forward to watch another one! Thank you in advance!
Many plywood floors have been put down with just a coat or two of resin on the bottom side, especially if it is a sealed compartment or if weight savings are a big concern. If the bottom side is exposed to any water, then a layer or two of 1 Oz csm will seal the wood. Of course you could add more if you want. That's the thing about this kind of work. You will find that there are potentially several different ways you could do something, and still have a good outcome. I hope this helps and I wish you the very best with your project!
Oh yeah that looks amazing.
Thanks! Much Appreciated
It’s looking real good.
Thank you Sir, Appreciate it!
I really like it your procedure to build a boat I'm getting some ideas for extra learning 😊
Thanks! I'm Glad your finding the videos helpful, I really appreciate you watching and commenting!
I want to learn to bro it's really helpful to me for extra talent some day I can perform to. I'm car painting in Toyota thanks bro
Great job bro! I learn a lot from this.
Thank You so much! Glad the videos are helpful!
Looks awesome...and strong! Did not show how you template / cut deck and support panels? Looks like you get tight tolerances. Would also love to see how you mark the location of supports that you screw in to?
Thanks! I will try to show how we fit in panels the next time we do that. I appreciate you watching and commenting
nice work sir very helpful to me thks now l follow you to learn more
Thanks Manuel, and welcome to the channel!
Hello awesome job on your boat
Question when you installed ur deck you didn't use any foam correct?
I wanna redeck my 1977 25' mako and was wondering what you would do? Should I re foam or leave it out gonna re deck with coosa board? Thanks for any help 🙏
Thanks! Foam isn't required on larger boats like our 29, instead we went with a series of watertight compartments under deck.Generally if a boat came with foam from the factory, it is either required by coast guard flotation standards or it is needed to help add strength to the hull. I hope this helps and I appreciate you watching!
Hey Joe! Why did you use 5200 instead on structural putty? Is it stronger than epoxy puddies?That floor is definitely bullet proof!
I like the 5200 because it is easy to apply, it bonds very well, yet remains flexible and it has a very long working time, so I have plenty of time to get the floor panels in exactly the right position without the risk of it hardening to early. I hope this helps and I appreciate you watching!
Incredible work Jody! Is that the same place the Bollweevil was built 42 years ago?
Thanks Tom! Yes Sir, That's exactly the same spot in the original shop where the Bollweevil was built. I thought You would get a kick out of seeing that! So cool that the Bollweevil is still going strong after all these years! It was Good seeing You the other day, And welcome to the channel!
It is cool to see all the screws sticking up. Where did you buy the coosa board from?
I buy most of my supplies from either Advanced Plastics in Elberta Alabama or BMG Supply in Foley Alabama.
If you had wider spans between stringers would you add 1708 to the bottom of the coosa before you bond it down ? My boat has very wide spans of support since it had large prefab panels screwed to the floor spaning 4-6 foot between the lower liner/ molded bulkheads
That is a very large span.You might have to glass, and add some supports or ribs to the bottom of the panels. It is hard to say for sure. You may have to do some testing with your materials to see if it will work for your application. Hope this helps and thanks for watching
@@FishBumpTV thank you! I've decided to add ribs to the belly of the flooring
Do all those compartments between all the stringers have lumbar holes? Condensation may occur so you'll need a way for it to drain
Good Question. And it is something that was considered in this build. Every one has different thoughts on how everything from how fuel tanks should be installed, to floor panels. And most would agree that there are pros and cons to everything you do on a boat build. Most boatbuilders over time find things that work for them, and then implement that in future builds. With that being said, I can tell you that between Myself, My Father and my Brother we have built over 300 vessel over a long period of time and have never had any problems with moisture or condensation accumulation in floors installed the way I show in the video. I have also seen builders that have lumbar or weep holes in there boats. That may work for them as well. All I can say is I have had a chance to open up compartments in boats we have built this way, and have personally never had any moisture issues. I hope this answers your question, and thanks for watching and commenting!
Fantastic workmanship!!! I have not used Coosa yet so I am not familiar with it's strength. I am getting ready to replace stringers and floor in a 1969 Ski Boat where the inboard sits directly on the stringers. They are 1 1/2'' wide and over 8' long so I was planning on laminating 3/4'' Coosa. I am curious if you could run lag bolts into the Coosa edge to hold the motor mounts of the V8 302. They have done this using wood stringers. I plan on welding an aluminum frame like the new inboard ski boats to support the engine and this would be bolted to the top of the stringers. It looks like those screws your driving the floor down with really bite into your stringers if they are Coosa. Thanks for your input I have lots of questions on products you use.
Thanks, Really want to build the best boat with the best materials possible! The coosa that I am using is the bluewater, 26 pound density panels. I think that is the highest strength they offer. I did side by side tests with marine plywood of the same thickness, and it appears to be considerably stronger. I laminated 2 layers of 1/2 inch thick coosa for the main stringers , with a layer of 1 ounce mat between, and then screwed together with stainless screws every 5 inches or so. Then cross braced with 3/4 every 3 feet, with heavy biaxel glass between. As far as lag bolts in the edge, it seems to hold screws very well, but you might want to contact coosa composites tech support for that particular application. sounds like a cool project you have going, Hope some of what we show on the videos is helpful to you! Really appreciate all the Views, likes, comments and shares!
You are doing an awesome job!!! Who did your design work for the plug build?
Thanks Leslie, I appreciate that! I did all the design work for the boat. Did it old school with graph paper and a scale ruler, but I grew up around boatbuilding, and am registered with the coast guard as a professional boatbuilder. I am just doing it on a smaller scale than the big production builders. I actually fish full time as a guide, and needed a boat that doesn't really exist in our area. Most of my videos are fishing related, had no idea people would be so interested in our boatbuilding project. Our fishing season is about to slow down, so I will be posting more boatbuilding vids as soon as I can. Thanks again, and welcome to the channel!
The boat looks good. I’m enjoying your videos. I see some people use the expansion foam between the bulkheads and stringers. Is there a reason you didn’t? Oh and enter me in the tackle give away.
Thanks for watching, Glad your enjoying the videos! Your right, some builders use foam under deck, some do not. Foam is usually used on smaller boats, say under 22 feet. Part of that is because its a coast guard regulation. larger boats often use bulkheads, or watertight compartments. At 29 foot the boat I am building is leaning towards the larger end of the spectrum, so we went with a series of watertight compartments. This is what we have done on other builds, and have always had good results. Hope this answers your question. And, welcome to the channel!
Regarding the screws going through the deck into the stringers.
Did you pre-drill the holes? If so did you fill the holes with marine sealant before installing the screws?
Yes and Yes, At about 31 minutes in you can see the last full size panel going down, and that process is shown. Used a drill bit slightly smaller than the screws shaft, and a heavy bead of 3M 5200 on top of the stringers. Thanks for watching!
I have a question for you about replacing the stringers in a boat with COOSA. First off, I am a car guy so forgive me if I ask a stupid question or two but I am restoring a 1966 Glastron V174 and I am doing this on a boat for the first time. If you use COOSA board, which is impervious to water, for your new stringers and you use Panel Bonding adhesive from the automotive industry that is stronger than the welds on a car, could you simply just bond the stringers down to the hull with that adhesive and be done? No need to warping the fiberglass mat from the hull to the stringer. Just curious. Thank you.
There are applications where some boatbuilders use bonding agents instead of fiberglass to bond in stringers. In these boats the stringers are usually molded with large flanges on the contact areas so as to give the bonding agents more surface area. I personally wouldn't use this method when installing coosa stringers as the contact area to the hull is much thinner than with a molded stringer. I did use a polyester putty under all of my stringer just to hold them in place while we glassed them in with 3 to 4 layers of 1708 biaxel glass. I know this way works, just using bonding adhesives may or may not work. I really don't know for sure. I would suggest calling coosa composites and talking to one of there tech people before doing anything you are not sure of. Good luck with your project, and thanks for watching.
What thickness Coosa did you use on floor? Looks great!
Its the 3/4 inch thick, 26 pound density, resin coated on the bottom with one layer of 1708 biaxel glass and 1 layer of 1 oz mat on the top. the frame spacing is all pretty close, so you don't have any long unsupported spans. Hope that is helpful. Will have another boatbuilding video coming soon. Appreciate you watching the channel! Thanks
Did you put any fibrer glass on the underside of the deck? Also how many layers did you use on the top side?
On the bottom, we just resin-coated the entire panel, then 1 layer of 1708 biaxial glass on the larger spanning sections in the middle of the deck. Then A coat of resin on the topside, and let it cure. then 1 layer of 1708 biaxial glass overlapping the corners by 3inches. Then an 8-inch wide strip of 1708 on the corners, overlapping the first layer on deck and finished everything with 1 layer of 1 oz chopped strand mat. I will have a video coming soon of the fiberglass work we did on the deck, so stay tuned. Thanks for watching!
How much did that resin spray rig cost . My work picks up more I might look into picking one up. Can it be converted to spray gel coat also ?
New guns, with a cart assembly are 7 to 8 thousand. The rig I have will spray gel, you just have to run a smaller spray tip.
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how much does one boat cost, boss?
I don't have an exact number on a completed boat because this is the first one and we still have a way to go yet. It is pretty expensive, I can tell you that! Boats like this one with motors and a trailer could cost anywhere from 125 to 175 thousand depending on the options you added. Thanks for watching, and welcome to the channel!
I feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to replace the fuel tank in20 years. Well done
Haha! I hope it last longer than 20 yrs, cause I will probably be the guy doing the replacement! Thanks for watching and commenting!
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Great, Thanks!