Freestylegeek's squarenose conversion

[freestylegeek]

clamps and lights.

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

You must have been borrowing clamps from everyone you know :biggrin: Looking good. Only about 2 months until Daytona :1244:

 

[FL-cracker]

Congrats! After 16 pages you have a upper and lower together.:haha: :beerchug: Your boat is gona rock for sure!

 

[waterfreak]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the time has come for the two halves of the ski to become one.
Behold - a complete structure!! :Banane01: :cheer: :arms: :biggthumpup:

It's officially bonded.

I used 10 pumps of resin and hardener, as well as the equivalent volume of adhesive filler, on each deck.
I poured that into a caulking tube, and spread a 5/16" bead on the inside of the spacing rib on the hull, and in the corner of the top deck. Then I placed them together, and clamped. I set up the lights, and placed a thermometer on the most 'shaded' section. I checked back a couple of hours later, and the thermometer read 70 degrees. Now I just have to wait a couple of days, and it will be time to glass the sides. I'm on the backside of the mountain now folks!:woot:

Congradulations:arms: :cheer: I've been there quite a few times and yes it does feel like quite an accomplishment.
I would also make sure that you go over the bond line and fill any gaps with that epoxy and ahesive filler, expecially inside the hull were all of the re-inforcements will be.

Great job!! your're hired!!!!!:Banane01: :Banane01: :arms:

 

[goodq]

Great job!! your're hired!!!!!:Banane01: :Banane01: :arms:

Hey now, that was my line :biggrin:

Geek, seriously bro, brotha got some skillz!!! :woot:

 

[freestylegeek]

You must have been borrowing clamps from everyone you know :biggrin: Looking good. Only about 2 months until Daytona :1244:

Yeah, pretty much every clamp in western Michigan... :haha:
9 are mine, about 18 are my Father in laws, and 6 are danceswithsuperjet's.

And, it's LESS than 2 months until Daytona, thank you very much.:banghead:

 

[freestylegeek]

Congradulations:arms: :cheer: I've been there quite a few times and yes it does feel like quite an accomplishment.
I would also make sure that you go over the bond line and fill any gaps with that epoxy and ahesive filler, expecially inside the hull were all of the re-inforcements will be.

Great job!! your're hired!!!!!:Banane01: :Banane01: :arms:

Thanks Steve!
I give you TONS of credit for doing this a bunch of times...it's a big job!

The filler did a great job between the two flat surfaces. I have some more pictures once I get it all unclamped (which won't be until Monday night).

 

[freestylegeek]

Hey now, that was my line :biggrin:

Geek, seriously bro, brotha got some skillz!!! :woot:

Thanks man!
I only wish I had the outside temperatures that you do so that it would cure a little faster...:bigeyes:

 

[goodq]

Thanks man!
I only wish I had the outside temperatures that you do so that it would cure a little faster...:bigeyes:

Ya and deal with a pot life of 2 seconds :bigeyes: Its a furnace here in the summer you could grill eggs on my windshield. :Banane01:

 

[yamaslut]

grind those freaking ribs















:sneaky:

 

[freestylegeek]

grind those freaking ribs

I'm only leaving them in there to tick people off...:cool2:

 

[Frosty]

Friggin killer bro!!! coming along quite nicely... :biggthumpup:

 

[yamaslut]

I'm only leaving them in there to tick people off...:cool2:

:cool2:

 

[romack991]

no reinforement to the rear side walls? i figured you would have thrown on an extra layer or two since you cracked your old hull there.




ps. i'm catching up :highhorse:

 

[freestylegeek]

no reinforement to the rear side walls? i figured you would have thrown on an extra layer or two since you cracked your old hull there.




ps. i'm catching up :highhorse:

Nope, it's reinforced there.
1 layer of unidirectional, and 2 layers of biaxial twill.
I learned my lesson last time. :biggthumpup:

 

[chad]

Looking real good !!!!
Thats exciting stuff.

 

[freestylegeek]

Well folks, there is plenty of progress happening, but I'll have to put it on pause for a week. I'll be out of town until 12-2, so there will be no updating next week. :frown:

I'm gonna keep movin' on it when I get back though, because Daytona is coming up quick!

 

[Marshj]

that there looks like one of them jetski thingy's!!

Looking awesome matt! cant wait to bogart it!! I just placed a small XFT order today!

 

[freestylegeek]

I'm back now, but it is coooooold in the garage!!
I'm hoping to get started in glassing in the bulkhead, but I've got to warm things up with the lamps for a little while...

 

[XFT LOU]

that there looks like one of them jetski thingy's!!

Looking awesome matt! cant wait to bogart it!! I just placed a small XFT order today!

How small of a order? humm.... wasn't your hand pole on its last leg at "Wave raid" Thanks to Matt helping me , my order is crossing the ocean at the end of the mth. Lou