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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
86BassTrackerV17 1st fishing trip w/son 10/11/13 vids p15
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<blockquote data-quote="DaveInGA" data-source="post: 158309" data-attributes="member: 166"><p>Yes, my hands are full, but I bought it as a project and what is life without challenges? I am thoroughly enjoying working on it. I think they were using the foam as "support" to strengthen and stiffen the back deck, but I think on the one side, they over did it a little bit.</p><p></p><p>I think I figured out the cause of the separation is the foam expanding not only upward, but outward in both directions as well, pushing the port side and the rear port deck away from one another. </p><p></p><p>I have a plan cooked up where I remove the rivets on that side, use a Harbor Freight hand saw (coarse teeth) to cut some of the foam out, then see if I can pull it back together using strapping around the boat. If that works, I'll lock it down with nuts and bolts, then reinstall some fresh rivets.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the encouragement, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed today, so took a trip down to Harbor Freight for a grinder, an air riveter, a portable blaster unit and assorted "goodies." Proved to be helpful in I had time to think while looking at tools I didn't have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveInGA, post: 158309, member: 166"] Yes, my hands are full, but I bought it as a project and what is life without challenges? I am thoroughly enjoying working on it. I think they were using the foam as "support" to strengthen and stiffen the back deck, but I think on the one side, they over did it a little bit. I think I figured out the cause of the separation is the foam expanding not only upward, but outward in both directions as well, pushing the port side and the rear port deck away from one another. I have a plan cooked up where I remove the rivets on that side, use a Harbor Freight hand saw (coarse teeth) to cut some of the foam out, then see if I can pull it back together using strapping around the boat. If that works, I'll lock it down with nuts and bolts, then reinstall some fresh rivets. Thank you for the encouragement, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed today, so took a trip down to Harbor Freight for a grinder, an air riveter, a portable blaster unit and assorted "goodies." Proved to be helpful in I had time to think while looking at tools I didn't have. [/QUOTE]
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