Maritime_Eng

chase 910-

Thanks for the information. Do you have a name and number of your friend that I could contact to ask him a few questions?

Thanks
Don

Formula Outlaw

Don, you got first dibbs. Russ

Audiofn

DfDuck I am also doing a fairing on my boat (side tracked right now . What did you make yours out of? I did mine out of Nica Core and glassed it down so that it will look like the boat came out of the mold that way.

Jon

Maritime_Eng

Audiofn-

To make my fairing I used the original frame with the glassed removed. I shortened it by five inches and then used plywood for the straight sides to give it some support. For the front I used some bendable plastic that I glued to the frame. Once I had the frame done I used expanding foam to fill in the low spots and then shaved it smooth. Then I fiberglassed the entire thing front and back. Now I have to sand and sand...... well you get the point to get the smooth finish. Then it will be ready for paint! I did this all off of the boat so if someone ever wanted to install a windsheild they could. But I know I never will. I hope that this helps you form a picture of the steps that I used.

Don

Formula Outlaw

Now you're making me want to do that to Outlaw.

Maritime_Eng

Outlaw

If you have any questions on building a fairing let me know.

Don

cuda

After you have practiced on Outlaw, I'll bring Hell Bent over for you to do too.

Formula Outlaw

Don, I have a question about the fairing. Will you do it for me???

And a couple of 600 hp motors while your at it....

Formula Outlaw

Don, seriously, post some pix of the progress and maybe email me the basics. I'm strongly considering it.
Russ

Maritime_Eng

Hi Guys-

Well this weekend I stripped the entire interior out of the boat to get it ready for the last coats of fiberglass on the race fairing and begin prep for paint. I did find out that I will not be able to mount the fairing on after the boat is painted as I first thought. The reason for this is because if I do everything off of the boat the fairing will not mount up with correct gaps. So to get around this I fiberglassed the inside of the fairing to fill in the gaps and smooth it out. Then I mounted it using the stock holes and screws. Then I taped off the entire area around the fairing filled in the gaps with expanable marine grade foam. Then I fiberglassed over the front of the fairing to smooth it out. I will keep you posted on the progress.