On Jul 6, 9:52*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" *wrote in message

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Hey Tim ...... *here's my "Marquis" ;

http://www.re-tunes.net/2006D-45.html

Eisboch

Yeah Rich! That's worth more than my boat! BTW, that's a succulent
Taylor you posted too!

In article ,
says...

"Tim" wrote in message
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Hey Tim ...... here's my "Marquis" ;

http://www.re-tunes.net/2006D-45.html

Eisboch

It's a beauty!

On Jul 6, 5:22*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 06:16:43 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc

wrote:
Some newer boats
use fiberglass I beams as stringers with no wood at all.

I used to own a boat called a Winner 24. *It was a *cuddy cabin
runabout built in 1978. *The stringers were fiberglass laid over a
foam core and were still like new when I got rid of it several years
ago.

The only purpose of the foam was to create a temporary frame for the
fiberglass to be laid up on. The foam doesn't contribute to the final
results and it doesn't matter what happens to it. The fiberglass is
essentially the stringer. In some cases with wood encapsulated
stringers you end up with the same thing. There is so much fiberglass
that it doesn't matter much what happens to the wood. Particularly on
older boats where they used to really lay on a lot of glass. The
problems come about in situations where the builder was trying to keep
the boat light and on larger boats. Fresh water boats are worse as
salt water acts as a wood preservative. And all the wood eventually
will get wet. Screws holes are the worst sources of water penetration
but polyester fiberglass is not water proof so even a perfectly
encapsulated piece of wood will eventually get wet if the outside is
routinely exposed to water. Epoxy is a far better product to use for
encapsulating wood but it costs many times what polyester resin
costs. A lot more builders today are leaving wood out entirely.
David Pascoe has a lot of great information out there on what goes
wrong with wood/fiberglass boats.

On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:52:35 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"Tim" wrote in message
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Hey Tim ...... here's my "Marquis" ;

http://www.re-tunes.net/2006D-45.html

Eisboch

Hey Rich - remember that problem I had with the air-conditioner in the travel trailer? I replaced
the circuit breaker. The damn thing has been working like a champ ever since, even in several
over-90 degree days. Sometimes the solution *can* be simple.

On 7/7/2011 4:17 PM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:52:35 -0400, wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
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Hey Tim ...... here's my "Marquis" ;

http://www.re-tunes.net/2006D-45.html

Eisboch
Hey Rich - remember that problem I had with the air-conditioner in the travel trailer? I replaced
the circuit breaker. The damn thing has been working like a champ ever since, even in several
over-90 degree days. Sometimes the solution *can* be simple.
Was that the breaker in the camper or the supply breaker in the garage?

On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:03:31 -0400, Florida Jim wrote:

On 7/7/2011 4:17 PM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:52:35 -0400, wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
...


Hey Tim ...... here's my "Marquis" ;

http://www.re-tunes.net/2006D-45.html

Eisboch
Hey Rich - remember that problem I had with the air-conditioner in the travel trailer? I replaced
the circuit breaker. The damn thing has been working like a champ ever since, even in several
over-90 degree days. Sometimes the solution *can* be simple.
Was that the breaker in the camper or the supply breaker in the garage?

The breaker in the camper. We bought the camper new, but this circuit breaker wasn't newly
installed. It had several marks on it made by screwdrivers in the past. It's never gone out since
the replacement.

On 7/7/2011 7:22 PM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:03:31 -0400, Florida wrote:

On 7/7/2011 4:17 PM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:52:35 -0400, wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
...


Hey Tim ...... here's my "Marquis" ;

http://www.re-tunes.net/2006D-45.html

Eisboch
Hey Rich - remember that problem I had with the air-conditioner in the travel trailer? I replaced
the circuit breaker. The damn thing has been working like a champ ever since, even in several
over-90 degree days. Sometimes the solution *can* be simple.
Was that the breaker in the camper or the supply breaker in the garage?
The breaker in the camper. We bought the camper new, but this circuit breaker wasn't newly
installed. It had several marks on it made by screwdrivers in the past. It's never gone out since
the replacement.
That's weird. If I recall correctly, the Air worked at home but not at
campsites, or visa versa

On Jul 3, 3:48*pm, Tim wrote:
Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do
the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered
anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the
floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard
plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were
numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and
other bracing etc.

So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with
standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the
expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY"

http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882

A weather resistant plywood which has a *lot of characteristics of
marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at
Menards, and in stock too.

Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat.

It's 70 degrees as of so far, and rained all night and is to be much
cooler than it has been. Hopefully Jimmy and I can get the boat
flooring finished out today Carpet glued in, then I can start my re-
wiring before we install the seats.. Even with a box fan blowing down
on us, it's still been miserable working in the belly of that tub!

On 7/8/11 7:29 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jul 3, 3:48 pm, wrote:
Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do
the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered
anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the
floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard
plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were
numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and
other bracing etc.

So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with
standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the
expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY"

http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882

A weather resistant plywood which has a lot of characteristics of
marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at
Menards, and in stock too.

Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat.

It's 70 degrees as of so far, and rained all night and is to be much
cooler than it has been. Hopefully Jimmy and I can get the boat
flooring finished out today Carpet glued in, then I can start my re-
wiring before we install the seats.. Even with a box fan blowing down
on us, it's still been miserable working in the belly of that tub!


Not to worry, Tim...by your estimated completion date of 13 December,
it'll be nice and cool and you'll be able to try out the ice skate
attachments on the bottom of the pontoons, with the box fan providing
the necessary thrust. :)

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On Jul 8, 6:40*am, Harryk wrote:
On 7/8/11 7:29 AM, Tim wrote:









On Jul 3, 3:48 pm, *wrote:
Had some old plywood getting soft in the center, and decided to re-do
the floor. when we pulled off the old carpet which was weathered
anyhow, we found out that in the times past someone had repaired the
floor by cutting out a center section and replacing it with standard
plywood. Evidently it had held for quite a while but it's days were
numbered. besides it gave us a chance to inspect the stringers and
other bracing etc.

So, after thinking about the re-floor, we decided to not go with
standard ply because it's not weather resistant, or marine due to the
expense, so we settled on "DRYPLY"

http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4882

A weather resistant plywood which has a *lot of characteristics of
marine plywood but is more cost effective. Like $23.00 a 3/4 sheet at
Menards, and in stock too.

Regardless. It ought to last way longer than I'll ever have the boat.

It's 70 degrees as of so far, and rained all night and is to be much
cooler than it has been. Hopefully Jimmy and I can get the boat
flooring finished out today Carpet glued in, then I can start my re-
wiring before we install the seats.. Even with a box fan blowing down
on us, it's still *been miserable working in the belly of that tub!

Not to worry, Tim...by your estimated completion date of 13 December,
it'll be nice and cool and you'll be able to try out the ice skate
attachments on the bottom of the pontoons, with the box fan providing
the necessary thrust. :)

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LOL! That's a great idea!