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  1. Posted an entry on Glen-L Hot Rod

    We fabricated a frame truss plate to span the stuffing box at frame # 4

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    The transom drain plugs were cut out with a hole saw

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    Over the weekend, we installed the oil pan, remote oil filter relocation kit, dipstick tube and the newly painted altern

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    At last !

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    Welded joints were silver-soldered and the oil pan was tested for leaks

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    While we're waiting for the last wood order to arrive (Douglas Fir for the carlings and intermediate deck beams), we pre

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    The breasthook was notched to a depth of 3/8"

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    Work on barrier coating the interior of the hull continues

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    We're currently fabricating removable foam flotation panels which will be installed under the deck battens

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    We've added kickouts to the rear sump and added a new sump at the front

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    The oil pan sump was cut to move the engine 1-1/2" aft and 2-1/2" lower

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    The H joint was bolted up to the transmission flange

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    Photo quality should improve drastically from this point on

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    A heavy-duty mobile dolly was fabricated for the hull

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    The shop was cleaned up, the painting tarps were hung on the walls and furnace filters were slipped into the rear screen

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    On Friday night, the hull was washed with water and scuffed with a Scotch pad to remove sanding sludge

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    We epoxied a fiberglass rudder port tube into the rudder port hole

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    We applied the last three epoxy barrier coats on Saturday

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    An extra layer of cloth was applied to the keel and the bow area

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    The shaft tube was epoxied and trimmed

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    We're applying the fiberglass cloth using the 'dry method'

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    Took Friday off to feather the overlaps and sand the hull with 40 grit sandpaper

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    Over the long weekend, we laminated three strips of fiberglass cloth on the chine and transom edges and ground them to a

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    A strut pad was laminated from 3 layers of 1-1/2 ounce fiberglass mat

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    Screw holes were puttied with Interlux Watertite YAV135

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    On Friday night we fiberglassed the starboard bottom

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    Fitting the port second bottom

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    Both second bottom panels installed

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    Starboard side

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    Port side