greymare89
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Hey guys I'm always watching the forum and am constantly impressed with the projects a lot of members are capable of. Having said that I'm attempting to gut and rebuild a Privateer Retriever I picked up at a decent price as my first fiberglass job ever. I plan to cut out the deck, stringers and transom since they're shot. I plan on taking on the transom first then securing the boat on 6x6 ties to avoid the hull from "warping" before moving forward. After some research I think I'm going to use the following:
-1/2 fir plywood for stringers, deck and two pieces sandwiched together for the transom
- 1.5 Chopped strand mat (50"x25 yard roll)
- 1708 for tabbing the deck and stringers in as well as a layer on the face of transom (50'x15 yard roll)
- 5 gallon poly resin w/ hardener
- Cabosil and 1/4 chop strand for fillets
Obviously I will need other odd and end supplies such as sand paper, rollers, brushes etc but how close am I will the amount of fiberglass supplies I mentioned above? I don't have an exact square footage of the boat but I know multiple people have rebuilt this particular boat in the past and input on the amount of supplies would be greatly appreciated..
I should also mention that the boat is going to be set up as an open boat with a tiller to be used in the bay for scalloping, clamming and duck hunting so it doesn't have to be pretty. I just want it solid!! I tried posting on The Hull Truth but got limited feedback, any help would be great, thanks again
-1/2 fir plywood for stringers, deck and two pieces sandwiched together for the transom
- 1.5 Chopped strand mat (50"x25 yard roll)
- 1708 for tabbing the deck and stringers in as well as a layer on the face of transom (50'x15 yard roll)
- 5 gallon poly resin w/ hardener
- Cabosil and 1/4 chop strand for fillets
Obviously I will need other odd and end supplies such as sand paper, rollers, brushes etc but how close am I will the amount of fiberglass supplies I mentioned above? I don't have an exact square footage of the boat but I know multiple people have rebuilt this particular boat in the past and input on the amount of supplies would be greatly appreciated..
I should also mention that the boat is going to be set up as an open boat with a tiller to be used in the bay for scalloping, clamming and duck hunting so it doesn't have to be pretty. I just want it solid!! I tried posting on The Hull Truth but got limited feedback, any help would be great, thanks again
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