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Eddie Spaghetti's 1979 16.5’ Lund "Mr. Pike"
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<blockquote data-quote="Eddie Spaghetti" data-source="post: 304051" data-attributes="member: 4180"><p>Here I am the day I brought her home. </p><p><img src="https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased08_zpscd4be4ba.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The floor and console have been removed.</p><p><img src="https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased10_zpsfb8ed601.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased09_zpsc0381924.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Getting her back down to bare metal.</p><p><img src="https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased11_zpsa607e6eb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Cleanedout02_zpsc367b4a3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Now, it was about this point, I got a little side tracked. I wanted to raise the front casting deck up to the same height as the livewell. I couldn't find the material I was looking for, so I had some made up at a local fab shop. About $40, and several rivets later, this is what I came up with.</p><p><img src="https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Cleanedout01_zps7ee4715f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I got the floor rough cut, and I sealed the marine grade plywood with Boaters Choice fiberglass resin. What a treat. I should have figured out the correct recipe of this stuff prior to digging in. I had a couple sections that never really dried between coats one and two. Two things. First, follow the directions! Second, this is something best done outside. Dude this stuff is wild. :mrgreen: Lastly, it's best not to try and apply this resin on a hot humid day. But, I got it done. Things kind of went on hold for a while, as life got in the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eddie Spaghetti, post: 304051, member: 4180"] Here I am the day I brought her home. [img]https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased08_zpscd4be4ba.jpg[/img] The floor and console have been removed. [img]https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased10_zpsfb8ed601.jpg[/img] [img]https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased09_zpsc0381924.jpg[/img] Getting her back down to bare metal. [img]https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Aspurchased11_zpsa607e6eb.jpg[/img] [img]https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Cleanedout02_zpsc367b4a3.jpg[/img] Now, it was about this point, I got a little side tracked. I wanted to raise the front casting deck up to the same height as the livewell. I couldn't find the material I was looking for, so I had some made up at a local fab shop. About $40, and several rivets later, this is what I came up with. [img]https://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww92/estrandburg/Lund%20Rebuild/Cleanedout01_zps7ee4715f.jpg[/img] I got the floor rough cut, and I sealed the marine grade plywood with Boaters Choice fiberglass resin. What a treat. I should have figured out the correct recipe of this stuff prior to digging in. I had a couple sections that never really dried between coats one and two. Two things. First, follow the directions! Second, this is something best done outside. Dude this stuff is wild. :mrgreen: Lastly, it's best not to try and apply this resin on a hot humid day. But, I got it done. Things kind of went on hold for a while, as life got in the way. [/QUOTE]
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