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16' Valco V-Bottom Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="Bacarat" data-source="post: 187066" data-attributes="member: 5093"><p>Hi EasternEasy,</p><p>Glad the info was of some help. If I had to do it over again I would have probably just sand the old paint down to give the paint something to grip on to and then just paint over the old layer of paint and call it good. Could have even used some paint thinner or something. The grinding wheel method was very time consuming and alot of elbow grease was evolved. The one good thing about it I think was that it got rid of any old rust and sharp edges on the aluminum for the most part.</p><p></p><p>We got a bit more done today. We used cardboard and some duck tape to get together a template to cut the decks plywood. We also cut and sized out the back panel. I made the cuts as straight as I could, i'm not the best with a saw. Its a bit uneven with some small spaces between the wood i'm hoping that once we carpet it I can hide some of those crooked cuts <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </p><p></p><p>It turned out to be pretty stable while walking around on the trailer, tho i'm still a bit worried about it being a bit too high and falling into the lake. Does anybody else have any idea how high up I should start to worry about stability issues on a v-bottom like this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bacarat, post: 187066, member: 5093"] Hi EasternEasy, Glad the info was of some help. If I had to do it over again I would have probably just sand the old paint down to give the paint something to grip on to and then just paint over the old layer of paint and call it good. Could have even used some paint thinner or something. The grinding wheel method was very time consuming and alot of elbow grease was evolved. The one good thing about it I think was that it got rid of any old rust and sharp edges on the aluminum for the most part. We got a bit more done today. We used cardboard and some duck tape to get together a template to cut the decks plywood. We also cut and sized out the back panel. I made the cuts as straight as I could, i'm not the best with a saw. Its a bit uneven with some small spaces between the wood i'm hoping that once we carpet it I can hide some of those crooked cuts :oops: It turned out to be pretty stable while walking around on the trailer, tho i'm still a bit worried about it being a bit too high and falling into the lake. Does anybody else have any idea how high up I should start to worry about stability issues on a v-bottom like this? [/QUOTE]
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