How to put a Notch in a Flat Deck
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Well call me crazy , but I just cut a big hole in my boat that floated perfectly well. As I am putting No. 5 drives on the boat and changing the drive.height. Boat experts far smarter than I suggested a notch would be the way to go as I am not putting extension boxes at this time .
So here are a few pictures of the piece Hull I have removed ( I will give someone a good deal it on it if you are looking to fill in a notch LOL) , the hole I created and the lay up of the notch insert
So here are a few pictures of the piece Hull I have removed ( I will give someone a good deal it on it if you are looking to fill in a notch LOL) , the hole I created and the lay up of the notch insert
Last edited by Rick G; 02-14-2013 at 10:27 AM.
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Look for posts from ridefast77 or sonic forum. He did similar project.
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That is one of the wilder projects I've seen on here.
Other than that one guy in our area that is completely re-doing a boat that 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% would have left for flower and small tree duty
Other than that one guy in our area that is completely re-doing a boat that 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% would have left for flower and small tree duty
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All kidding aside it will not be as difficult as it looks . the 2 hard parts are cutting the initial opening and glassing the underside of the notch . The quality of the materials today given proper appilcation make the process alot easier than in the past and the odds of success are near perfect . The new resins bond like steel and the fact that I will tie the notch insert to the center and outside stringers should limit the possiblity of failure . I will continue post pics as I go along , it is amazing how much preplanning was involed for what I thought was a simple fiberglass insert.
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All kidding aside it will not be as difficult as it looks . the 2 hard parts are cutting the initial opening and glassing the underside of the notch . The quality of the materials today given proper appilcation make the process alot easier than in the past and the odds of success are near perfect . The new resins bond like steel and the fact that I will tie the notch insert to the center and outside stringers should limit the possiblity of failure . I will continue post pics as I go along , it is amazing how much preplanning was involed for what I thought was a simple fiberglass insert.
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Orion I surely hope you are wrong about the structural integrety. Phil at Lipship marine certainly didn't share your concern as he has done this modification on more than one occassion . Given the bonding materials today I am hoping that the structure will the same if not better . Hulls are repaired successfully on routine basis these days I hope mine falls into that category . Besides there is no turning back I already cut the hole.
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