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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
MMF'S-1990 Tracker TX-17 Alum Build (FINAL PIX 10/22/11)
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<blockquote data-quote="mmf" data-source="post: 173077" data-attributes="member: 4379"><p>frosty the snowman got his *** kicked here today and allowed me to do some more tearout at the rear of the boat. I have a MAJOR setback however, I was too quick to judge my core drilling from the top of the transom! I removed a screw during tearout that had a wiring hanger and was screwed into the lower transom inside, when I removed it, half of was rusted out, "Huh-Oh" I thought "water" and I was right. Grabbed a 1/2" drill bit and drilled through the aluminum decorative cover on the inside of the transom and wood rot! Bummer, now I must do the dreaded, cut the weld joints with a cutoff tool so I can get the transom wood out. I will get over the difficulty of this job as I have faced this many times before, just never had to cut aluminum to get the old wood out. I will post some pics of my transom replacement when I get to it. I work crazy 12 hour shifts and have NO time to do anything when I am working (besides being an OLD man!)</p><p>I drilled out all the rivets in the battery/fuel compartment floor in order to remove all of the SOAKING wet open cell floatation today that Tracker used, this is BAD stuff!. Do yourself a favor, if you do a boat like this, do NOT shortcut your rebuild by not removing all of the old floatation, it will hold water forever like a sponge and then MILDEW, the main contributor to WOOD ROT! Go back with CLOSED cell floatation! I like to use pool noodles, closed cell, support a ton, and CHEAP. Back to the work place tomorrow then more progress over the weekend (I hope)!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmf, post: 173077, member: 4379"] frosty the snowman got his *** kicked here today and allowed me to do some more tearout at the rear of the boat. I have a MAJOR setback however, I was too quick to judge my core drilling from the top of the transom! I removed a screw during tearout that had a wiring hanger and was screwed into the lower transom inside, when I removed it, half of was rusted out, "Huh-Oh" I thought "water" and I was right. Grabbed a 1/2" drill bit and drilled through the aluminum decorative cover on the inside of the transom and wood rot! Bummer, now I must do the dreaded, cut the weld joints with a cutoff tool so I can get the transom wood out. I will get over the difficulty of this job as I have faced this many times before, just never had to cut aluminum to get the old wood out. I will post some pics of my transom replacement when I get to it. I work crazy 12 hour shifts and have NO time to do anything when I am working (besides being an OLD man!) I drilled out all the rivets in the battery/fuel compartment floor in order to remove all of the SOAKING wet open cell floatation today that Tracker used, this is BAD stuff!. Do yourself a favor, if you do a boat like this, do NOT shortcut your rebuild by not removing all of the old floatation, it will hold water forever like a sponge and then MILDEW, the main contributor to WOOD ROT! Go back with CLOSED cell floatation! I like to use pool noodles, closed cell, support a ton, and CHEAP. Back to the work place tomorrow then more progress over the weekend (I hope)! [/QUOTE]
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