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  1. #51

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Quote Originally Posted by racclarkson@gmail.com View Post
    Very impressive.
    Thanks Ron! Not gonna lie, feels good to see stuff start going back together! I'll be back down this weekend to hopefully get as far as I can on the mezzanine and get started on the transom baitwells/tuna tubes.
    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  2. #52

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Great start. Feeling itchy from the fiberglass dust in Philly.
    CRICKET
    1966 HAT50C101
    Purchased 1985 12v71Ns
    Repowered 1989 with 8v92TI
    Repowered 2001 with 3406E

  3. #53

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Quote Originally Posted by Cricket View Post
    Great start. Feeling itchy from the fiberglass dust in Philly.
    It wasn't terribly bad really. I try to wear a tyvek suit when I'm grinding at least. I did somehow get a shard of foam in my eye at one point, had glasses on and we had been done grinding for a while, little gust of wind just picked it up and blew it right into my eye lol.
    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  4. #54

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Are you going to keep the engine room vents located in the cockpit or will you install them in the sides of the hull?

  5. #55

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Quote Originally Posted by finatic View Post
    Are you going to keep the engine room vents located in the cockpit or will you install them in the sides of the hull?
    Future project will be to install hull side vents, next winter prolly. Even before this project engine room ventilation was marginal at best.

    Once we had everything apart I realized that with the work we were doing we weren't actually closing the cockpit vents off, they will just draw air from under the cockpit from now on. So air will enter the cockpit, pass under the port/stbd gunnels, pass under the cockpit and into the ER vent openings.

    Before we started this project i was very concerned with air flow, but after looking at how it is designed we will have the same air flow we had before the project. We even talked about putting a vent on the aft side of the ER entryway, but I don't even think we are going to do that now.
    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  6. #56

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Been making good progress, but not much to show for it.

    Got the transom wall soda blasted to remove all the grime and bilge paint. The harbor freight soda blaster did an absolutely amazing job, I was shocked how well it peeled everything off. We will be putting a layer of glass with vinyl ester resin along the back wall which will serve as the back of the baitwells.

    If you ever need to sand a large area of non-flat fiberglass I HIGHLY recommend soda blasting. I'm still shocked how well it did. We did both sides with a single 40lb bag of soda. Super easy cleanup too, just hose/rinse everything off.





    after blasting we started building the mold for the port baitwell.

    Due to the odd shape of this piece and the fact that it will extend below deck considerably we built the top half of the mold in-place on the boat. We then removed it and extended it downward on the bench.



    Last edited by rustybucket; 03-14-2019 at 11:30 AM.
    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  7. #57

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    The mold was fabricated using 3/4" Melamine fiber board. Cost was approx $25/4x8 sheet at Home Depot. The radius was done using white glossy formica picked up at a cabinet shop for $10 for a sheet. Port side mold took 1.5 sheets of melamine and about 1/3 of a formica sheet.








    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  8. #58

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    The lid was the trickiest part. Needed to match the gunnel lip on the boat and also have a landing place for the baitwell lid. Think we accomplished both goals with a piece of 3/4" pvc foam board in the form cut to the correct radius.



    This ledge allows the tank to clear a drain pipe for a hatch lid.
    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  9. #59

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Hope to be back at the boat this weekend (weather permitting) to sand the mold and do one more coat of bondo/filler to smooth out a couple of air voids then we should start laying up the part.

    Something I'm torn over.... Maybe you guys could offer opinions. Thinking of adding a 19" square glass viewing window on the front of the corner bait tanks. The baitwell lids will be solid painted fiberglass.

    The cost to add the glass viewing windows will add approx $600 to the project. My brother thinks we shouldn't do them, I really like the idea of having them.

    Even if just hanging at the dock with the kiddos, let them put pinfish, crabs, whatever in the tanks, turn on the baitwell underwater lights and they have a fish tank to watch/play with.

    Thoughts?
    Last edited by rustybucket; 03-15-2019 at 07:45 AM.
    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

  10. #60

    Re: Cockpit Mezzanine & Tuna Tube Winter Project

    Here is a really rough comp of a viewing window on the corner baitwells. This is of course the form, so other than general location the shape will be quite different.

    SOUTHPAWS
    1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
    PENSACOLA, FL

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