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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Another Jet Ski John Boat (New pics and video 01-18-2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ride_Klein" data-source="post: 232556" data-attributes="member: 6976"><p>Small bits of progress each night. Really looking forward to working on the interior where signs of progress come more quickly. </p><p></p><p>Worked on smoothing the pump tunnel tonight. Bought a 1 quart container of the bondo-glass. I was fairly impressed by the stuff. Mixes up easily, has about a 10 minute work time, and is ready to be sanded in 30 minutes after mixing. I would compare it to Marine-tex from a workability standpoint. The leftover pieces from each batch were very difficult to break. Far more so than regular bondo, Marine-tex, and even fiberglass resin. Definitely hard, but the fibers seemed to add a bit of flexibility that kept it from cracking or shattering. </p><p></p><p>Prepped the area by wire wheeling off the paint from the aluminum then sanded both the aluminum and the fiberglass pump shoe with some 80 grit to give the bondo-glass something to hold onto. Blew the area off with compressed air then wiped with mineral spirits to remove any residual grease, dust, etc.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31002[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I did two coats of the bondo-glass. Pitting wasn't as bad as other filler products and it sanded very easily. Sorry about the pictures, but the boat is still on the trailer so I was working and photographing on my back. Faired the area out about 8 inches in front of the tunnel, but focused most of my work on the ridged area where the aluminum and fiberglass tunnel meet. </p><p></p><p>Here's a pic looking bow to stern.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31003[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A pic looking stern to bow.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31004[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Looking at that last picture I need to go and fill in the gap in the keel. Other than that I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Really smoothed that transition out and hoping it will load the pump a little better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ride_Klein, post: 232556, member: 6976"] Small bits of progress each night. Really looking forward to working on the interior where signs of progress come more quickly. Worked on smoothing the pump tunnel tonight. Bought a 1 quart container of the bondo-glass. I was fairly impressed by the stuff. Mixes up easily, has about a 10 minute work time, and is ready to be sanded in 30 minutes after mixing. I would compare it to Marine-tex from a workability standpoint. The leftover pieces from each batch were very difficult to break. Far more so than regular bondo, Marine-tex, and even fiberglass resin. Definitely hard, but the fibers seemed to add a bit of flexibility that kept it from cracking or shattering. Prepped the area by wire wheeling off the paint from the aluminum then sanded both the aluminum and the fiberglass pump shoe with some 80 grit to give the bondo-glass something to hold onto. Blew the area off with compressed air then wiped with mineral spirits to remove any residual grease, dust, etc. [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Pump Tunnel - smoothing prep.jpg"]31002._xfImport[/ATTACH] I did two coats of the bondo-glass. Pitting wasn't as bad as other filler products and it sanded very easily. Sorry about the pictures, but the boat is still on the trailer so I was working and photographing on my back. Faired the area out about 8 inches in front of the tunnel, but focused most of my work on the ridged area where the aluminum and fiberglass tunnel meet. Here's a pic looking bow to stern. [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Pump Tunnel - Bondoglass smoothing1.jpg"]31003._xfImport[/ATTACH] A pic looking stern to bow. [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Pump Tunnel - Bondoglass smoothing.jpg"]31004._xfImport[/ATTACH] Looking at that last picture I need to go and fill in the gap in the keel. Other than that I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Really smoothed that transition out and hoping it will load the pump a little better. [/QUOTE]
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