w c f square to round conversion

[cambo au]

this is a wcf top deck hood and nose
started with a 92 square
x metal pole steering scupper and pole bracket
lamey pv 5 mill stroker by wax racing (we cant wait to feel the power):Banane01:
magnum pump
here are some photos of were we are at i started taking photos late
all tubes are in and glued
inside has been bead blasted and flow coated(tonight)
hopefully glued together this week end

 

[cambo au]

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[cambo au]

i should put this down that is not my ski it is one of my mates that he is building at my house although it feels like mine with the amount of work i am doing on it Oh well the things you do just so you can have a go of a lamey pv powered boat i cant wait to feel the brap

 

[GDFL]

Can you explain the coating that you are applying to the inside a little more?

 

[Sanford]

inside has been bead blasted and flow coated

Yeah, what is "flow coated?"

Thanks for the pics. I enjoy reading/seeing these type of conversions.

 

[cambo au]

flow coat is like a gel coat that you apply by brush or gun it just mixes like resin with the same hardner as resin the only reason i did it i hate seing the inside off the old hull looking like ******** and it is not like paint so i dont think it will react to degreesers and stuff like paint would

 

[Sanford]

flow coat is like a gel coat that you apply by brush or gun it just mixes like resin with the same hardner as resin the only reason i did it i hate seing the inside off the old hull looking like ******** and it is not like paint so i dont think it will react to degreesers and stuff like paint would

So "flow coat" must be a named brand of gelcoat. I just call it gelcoat

Are you using a #2 tip in your gun? I ask because how thick gelcoat is to spray with a regular paint gun. I'm going to re-gelcoating a boat but will buy a specific gelcoat "cupgun" for the job.

As for gelcoat sticking to the SMC bottom...time will tell. But the fact that you sandblasted it should provide good adhesion. I agree that its way better than paint!!

 

[T-bone]

make damn sure you have everything in the hull the way you want it before you top deck it....i.e...do you want 1 scupper or 2? do you want duel cooling,or a trim cable?....but i would do it again...i thought i was fun.

 

[chad]

Everything looks great so far , your attention to detail is already showing!
keep up the great work and keep us all posted!

 

[cambo au]

we glued the hull today so i will try for photos later
sanford: i used a spray bog gun with a 2mm tip it worked great just used a little styrene in the mix to thin it to the right viscosity and i dont think that it is gel coat because because that s what my mate was meant to buy for something else and it was not the same some one else might be able to explain? as for sticking or adhering the place i buy my supplys from is huge and they have laboritory guys working for them so i got some tech info of them and they said it would work fine as long as i prepaired it like they told me to with was wipe the area over with isocol then prepsol then sand then prepsol again but i got it blasted so i just did isocol then prepsol then coat

tbone: thanks for the advise but to late now the top is on it already has dual cool trim cable but he only wanted 1 scupper

i have to wait a couple of days for the sealant on the tubes to cure fully then i will put the foot holds in and then i am going to drill the holes for the foam and then fill the back up with water so i can see if there is any small leeks the last thing i want is to have his hull waterlogged then foam he is glassing all the front i have left that department to him he has not bought the front nose mold from steve so i would say its going to be tricky any advise steve?

 

[cambo au]

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[Slug]

looking good cambo:biggthumpup: I saw the parts for your motor the other day. That thing is going to be an arm wrencher

 

[FL-cracker]

Nice work!

 

[freestylegeek]

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Grrrrrr!
I can't get any of that plexus around here.
You make me sick! :smile:

The boat is looking great!

 

[oxnard111]

Great conversion. Great thread. I like the way that "Flow coat" looks on the inside.

 

[waxhead]

looking awesome
parts for engine are all here now after waiting for so long

 

[cambo au]

geek i thought that plexus was a us company you should be able to get it if not let me know i will give you the contact info of the place i get it from i would say that they would send it to you probably work out ok cash wise with the exchange rate
slug : its not my boat or motor i wish it was i just cant wait to get a pull on that throttle

wax: well if the motor stuff is here and kizza pulls his finger out it looks like we will be up there for christmas for some tuning, riding and drinking piss
i love road trips
yeah it sucks about the parts you have been waiting on it is a shame to see that someone with such a great name in the industrie has stuffed you round for so long also sucks that you cant go to daytona because of it to

 

[waxhead]

yeah motor stuff finally arrived
so its all go ahead now
looking forward to this engine build
i will take photos for you if you like and email them to you

 

[cambo au]

sounds good can you post some of what you got on here