C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
thanks bro, yea i've definitely got the itch and it gets stronger every time i work on it.
Christians Freestyle Square Build - finished pics page 6
- Thread starter C-Rock87
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thanks bro, yea i've definitely got the itch and it gets stronger every time i work on it.
FL-cracker
X-H2O
- Location
- old exit 72 Melbourne
Nice Yard!
Oh yea..... Boats coming along well to! :biggrin:
Oh yea..... Boats coming along well to! :biggrin:
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
Haha thanks, my mom keeps everything super green. I laid two layers of my 12 oz biax last night on one side and i think it turned out pretty good. I was alittle nervous about the whole process but it's alot easier than I made it out to be :biggrin: After I made my template I noticed a little water had run out from one of the seams in the firewall edge, i'm 99% sure I have waterlogged foam...more work :cheer: as you can see the build supervisor thought all the late night fun was too much to handle..
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demolition_x
Not After Fame & Fortune
- Location
- Holden Beach / Wilmington NC
its hard to tell did you lay it with the mat side down or up? the side you see should be stitched.
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
that's what i was afraid of..i laid it with the smoother stitched side to hull and the grainy glass side up. will it not bond strong enough like that? redo?
demolition_x
Not After Fame & Fortune
- Location
- Holden Beach / Wilmington NC
if you already did it i wouldn't worry about it. do the rest of the ski and see how much you have left. you can always sand the hell out of it and lay one layer on top.
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
yea good thinking. i'm going out to now to lay the other side...stitched side out :biggthumpup:
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
demolition_x
Not After Fame & Fortune
- Location
- Holden Beach / Wilmington NC
much better:biggthumpup:
what i also did was glass over the seams in the corner, and where the electrical box mounts to the green gook around there was non existent and i had a gap where there was no glue but a 1/8 gap between the top deck and bottom deck where they meet, this is where i got my water soaked foam.
also fill the void under the hoodseal with filler and resin and lay glass over that all the way up to the hood seal.
what i also did was glass over the seams in the corner, and where the electrical box mounts to the green gook around there was non existent and i had a gap where there was no glue but a 1/8 gap between the top deck and bottom deck where they meet, this is where i got my water soaked foam.
also fill the void under the hoodseal with filler and resin and lay glass over that all the way up to the hood seal.
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
oh good idea. i was thinking either doing that or glassing the seams from the other side of the firewall once my foam is out...definitly easier from inside the hull though haha
demolition_x
Not After Fame & Fortune
- Location
- Holden Beach / Wilmington NC
yea i just globbed some filler and resin along the sides and i had about an inch overhang on the back to kinda cover the seam and onto the bulkhead. then i laid a piece to cover where the ebox goes and cover those seams with some overhang.
Beotchsadie
Im not a professional
- Location
- Gashville
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
hahaha you best believe it!
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
today i ran glazing putty up and down the bottom of the hull hitting all the abused area. i'm going to wait til tomorrow to let it harden and set before i sand it a bit. it has a VERY strong smell so when you work with it make sure you're in a well ventilated area :cat40: tonight im planning on glassing the front vents and the cut-out top vents on my hood.
instead of 4 hand holds each side i'm now thinking 3 for hood strength and a smaller hold liner :cool2:
instead of 4 hand holds each side i'm now thinking 3 for hood strength and a smaller hold liner :cool2:
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douglee25
m3booooy
- Location
- South Jersey
Lookin' good man!
Doug
Doug
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
thanks bro :biggthumpup:
so last night i reinforced the nose instead of messing with the hood. i layed two layers of biax around the back down the rail a couple inches and two more layers on the front down the rails a few inches. :smile:
then i proceeded to get ACETONE IN MY EYE :banghead: i was cleaning my mixing cup and brush and it slipped because i had rubber gloves on...i reacted by trying to stop the slip and ended up throwing the acetone in the cup right in my left eye - wow did it hurt...the stinging sensation is crazy..i ran inside and put my head in the sink and opened my eye flushing it out for 20 minutes..went out and cleaned the acetone off the floor in the garage trying not to wake the parents..washed the eye out again and went to bed. when i got up this morning there was gook all around it :smile: and it was red a little but it's feeling ok now and i can still see fine. i will now be working with goggles when doing everything..
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C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
1st year of college is done and im finally going to have time to finish my square. As I was drilling starting holes for the jig saw today the water was actually coming up and running out of them..I defoamed as much as I could with a crow bar, need to go grab some long wire wheels tomorrow. The foam was soaked pretty well. Didn't get to cut out rectangles in the sides of the tray today because the blade on the jig saw broke.
D-Roc
I forgot!
- Location
- Dirty River Rider
mmmm....defoaming....at least your ski will be nice and light again. Keep at it and keep the pics of progress coming.
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
The front part of the tray is now defoamed. I found the best tools to be a long crow bar, a short crow bar, and a small and big chizel with the sharp pointy end on it. The wire-wheel works ok but it makes the foam turn all dusty and I'd rather just tear it out in big chunks. :smile: I also sanded down the putty on the bottom of the hull..no more scrapes, gouges, or chinks...it's now so smooth and nice! Tomorrow I'm "planning" on cutting out the rough templates for my revs and cutting out more of my tray for defoaming.
C-Rock87
Water Junky
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
Today I cut out more of the tray and defoamed alittle more. You can see the water line in the foam on the right foothold cut out pic.. I have to go to a "family function" for a couple hours so i'll be back to defoaming later tonight.
Here's the question of the week...I want to run a 2" lowe's one way valve that leads to the x-metal scupper on the end. Part A : Does the x-metal scupper include the pvc when you order it? In the instructions for installing X's scupper on the site it says drill a 2 3/4" hole in the back. Does the scupper have a wider back part that slides into the 2 3/4 " hole..I figure it must because I"m assuming the pvc is only 2".
Here's the question of the week...I want to run a 2" lowe's one way valve that leads to the x-metal scupper on the end. Part A : Does the x-metal scupper include the pvc when you order it? In the instructions for installing X's scupper on the site it says drill a 2 3/4" hole in the back. Does the scupper have a wider back part that slides into the 2 3/4 " hole..I figure it must because I"m assuming the pvc is only 2".