Minor project CSH

[Albert]

The Rookie boat continued its duties last year . The 2023 efforts saw one driver show up in 2024 with their own boat and in 2024 it convinced another rookie to buy a boat. I think it had 6 new drivers again this past summer and we have two more lined up for this spring ! With all this hard work being put in it needed a better paint job
It cleaned up pretty well!

[Albert]

Well, summer is over.
Not one I care to repeat if I'm honest but one of the highlights was getting this thing out in the sunshine and putting no less than 8 different rookies in this boat over the course of 2 days!
We had help from some locals lending appropriate sized safety gear and a prop when needed. Good times were had by all.
We had everything from people who had only ever been in a pleasure boat to an inboard racer in this thing and it really is quite stable at 1.25" below and 1.5* of tuck. We jacked the motor up 1/2" for one round on a more experienced driver and the boat was still very stable. In all, it may not be a world beater but it's a great boat for people who want to wet their feet. At the rookie set up the boat would run about 50mph. Plenty fast to give people a taste without putting them at too much risk.

[Albert]

It should be ready for some rookie laps in two weeks when we run the Last Blast.

[Albert]

Back to tools I’m more comfortable with. Sanded down the remainder of the raised section that was used to mount the plexiglass with a grinder and flap wheel. With it sanded down another test fit convinced me that the new cowl will cover the damage once cleaned up and sealed.

[Albert]

Sometimes I get a little heavy handed.
the buldge has now been sanded flush with the deck and should be ok.

[Albert]

Should look pretty good once trimmed and glued down.

[Albert]

It’s been released on good behaviour.

[Albert]

A new cowl was made today but I can’t for the life of me get pictures to load.

[Albert]

A visit to Herrin Choker racing hq got me a crash course in fibreglass work. A new cowl has been made but I just can’t get pictures to load.
Should improve looks quite a bit.

[Albert]

It’s going to get a fibreglass cowl, some deck work on the front and probably some work done to the rh coaming side where it’s been repaired before.


I believe this is what’s referred to as scope creep.

[ZUL8TR]

What surgery are you doing? Are you going to do a wood cowl?

[Albert]

Two things learned today, spray can filler primer sucks.

Secondly the plexiglass front cowl is not being re-installed. The boat is going under the knife. Featherfil primer filler is on order for Monday.
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[Albert]

Letting momentum carry the project into the unknown.
I could tell I burned through the epoxy into the wood on several places and wanted to make sure it was sealed so I got some spraymax 2k epoxy primer and hit all those spots with a couple coats after sanding with 180grit. Will follow up with a couple coats of regular primer over the boat before sanding again then base coat.
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[Albert]

Sanding is good therapy.

I'm sure my friends would agree I need lots of sanding haha.

[ZUL8TR]

Good move on the bow shaping to round edge, every little bit helps. Sanding is good therapy. Looking good.