Friday, July 29, 2005

2nd Flooring Section and Gas Tank Foamed in

We set the tank today, and fitted up the fill and vent hoses under the raised platform and wired the sending unit. After that we foamed in around the tank with some 4lb foam, which does not expand nearly as much as the 2lb foam, but does setup a little harder and provides for more support.

I did not get a pic prior to laying down the 2nd section of flooring, but here is a shot of the back bulkhead and foamed in gas tank:


We also cut another piece of the 1/2" to lay in the front section to provide us with a little more a$$ to mount the pedestal seats to.

And here is a shot of the dry fit lower flooring:

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Flooring Prep

this weekend we shot the gas tank with a coat of army-green aluminum paint for protection. We also built the platform for the raised section of flooring and cut the plywood for that section of the floor.
Next trip should include foaming the tank in, shimming out the platform frame and the remainder of the floor, as well as adding the backing for the sections that will be supporting our seats.

Pic of the gas tank bay, with strips of foam covering the wooden runners and a coat of bilge paint down the center:


pic of the cuddy with both supports in place:


pic of the tank in the cradle ready for some foam:


pic of the platform frame - which we have to shim level and then cabosil and glass down:


pic of the flooring getting dry fit:

Monday, July 18, 2005

No pics to post, but the past few weeks have produced pretty good
progress. We have been able to foam out the stringers, add some
strength to the gas tank runners (strips of 1x1 glassed down to the
original runners - and then strips of rubber insulation on top of those
runners for a tight fit and to prevent the foam from slipping into the
bilge).
We have both sections of the cuddy walls glassed in - but in need of
some more glass and finishing.
Getting close to dropping the floor sections in, the raised section of
the floor (48" from the cuddy) has been prep'd. Plans are to shoot a
coat of paint on the gas tank, drop that into place, hook up the hoses
and sending unit wiring and then start on the floor sections. Hopefully
we are picking up speed.