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I de-cored the area over the fuel pickups and left it fairly large so I could install a small inspection hatch over the area. This will give me 3/4" extra head space over the pickups https://photos.app.goo.gl/6Sh58Z9JZNdrz9Hj8 Then I cut out a piece of nida-core for the top of the leaning post and p...

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I tried sending a PM a couple of times, it seems that if I just hit submit, the page goes away and doesn't send but if I hit preview first all works as expected.

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here's me butchering the overlay. I think I got the scale right.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Dv2mPHChH4BbnEhr7

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Ok, Thanks. I'm using the 2017 full version which is still on their website for download. Here's some pics of my interpretation of Padebco's console which they use on their 29' boat. http://www.padebco.com/models/center-console/v29-center-console/ https://photos.app.goo.gl/w998Ef9UjG9RdxGP6 https://...

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Hi, A while back you posted some rather nice drawings of a B25 which you did in SketchUp. At the time I complemented you on your skills with the software as I couldn't do much with it. Well I've taken a bit of time and started to learn how to use it and have drawn a doghouse for my boat. I was wonde...

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I think I've figured out how I am going to plumb the livewell. I did a profile drawing for the main portion and a small top down view in the upper left corner https://photos.app.goo.gl/QcuhpbPQ2WfvDdbK8 If I do a rectangular cut out and back bevel the corner cuts I should be able to run the hoses ov...

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Cam,

How did it go this weekend? Hopefully you got out and got the chance to spend a few hours on the rig. What are your impressions of the ride?

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last thought process for the day... I am contemplating not gluing / glassing down the deck this fall in order to take my time to figure out all the under deck stuff so I don't mess anything up. The flip side of that decision is that I have a 5 gallon bucket of vinylester resin which needs to be used...

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I'm trying to figure out how to run the fill and drain for the livewell without putting a 90 degree hose connector under the deck. This is the area I have to work with. https://photos.app.goo.gl/qu7vTfjFWnbut3f39 My thought is to make a rectangular cut in the deck just inside the leaning post and ha...

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In order to make more headroom over the fuel fill and vent I removed the core over the area and added several layers of glass. I filled the inside corners with pre-made high density filler thus the blue color. A 6" diameter inspection hatch can go over this area. This work cleared up 3/4" of headspa...

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ended up cutting out the area holding the PVC tubes after realizing with the PVC tubes in place I couldn't run the fuel fill and vent hoses, 3D chess is not my forte. https://photos.app.goo.gl/D3oY6ZXsjVYNm624A with that, slight change of plans, I'm going to run the supply and drain hoses for the li...

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I put in the 2nd try fishbox drains tonight for a test fit and they look decent. I'm going to pull them out so I can put a 4th coat of paint in the fishboxes tomorrow before gluing down the front deck panel. I will wait till spring and put a bead of 4200 and some screws to make the joint to the stri...

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We need more and better pics!!!! I wish I lived closer and if I did I'd offer to take some for you.

Here's a pic I took of my buddies boat that he just finished restoring
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8HP3Y1Deq5QpaJvq5

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Cam,

That's phenomenal that you've finally got to get a ride on her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You state that she's too light in the stern, how are you judging that?

And being too light is not a problem if you haven't added any gear on board. Did you still only have 40 gallons of gas on board?

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I went out and bought a cutting board and went at round 2 of making the boards which will hold the drains. This time I think I got it right.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KQPLyS81gUyUZR6w6
need to sand the edges a bit
https://photos.app.goo.gl/N5qNPzvD4ujQq67Y8

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I worked on the rigging tubes last night. On the port side I started by drilling a 2-1/8" hole as low as I could along the ridge that is molded into the stringers near the fuel tank. I test fit a 1-1/2" PVC tube and it looked good so I stacked a 2nd one vertically on that side. You can see in the ba...

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I tried to install the drains and had a captain obvious moment hit me that the pieces I made were not right. I used a piece of 3/4" high density plastic cutting board, cut to size and rounded over the corners with a router, then drilled the opening for the drain and installed with screws. https://ph...

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That's great, simple solutions are always better.

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I have some fiberglass angle iron, I was going to use it to create a flange for the doghouse to bolt down to the deck. I'm not sure how much I have, I'll have to look. In lieu of that I was thinking of same concept as you describe but cutting a PVC pipe lengthwise and using it to accomplish the same...

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Cam, I was going to leave the approx 1-1/2" x 6" tall area open on both sides, it should be more than enough room on either side of the tank, the thought was to use 1/4 or 1/2 of a larger diameter pvc pipe to line the bottom of that area so wires could not slide down and get jammed between the tank ...

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I would think that the formula would be a bit faster in a head-sea run as it is a 8' beam boat, other than that I would take my B25, but I'm obviously a little biased.

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I ground down the edges of the glass then test fit the fuel tank and it fits but is snug. The quote from my buddy is "You got a little fuel greedy" and so my modifications will continue. top view https://photos.app.goo.gl/pXEPQ6LvQk9oKKzB7 about 2" extra space at the back side https://photos.app.goo...

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Cam,

Could you put some weight in your bow lockers for that travel? (4) 50# bags of sand would cost less than $20 and would be decent insurance against all the work you've put into that boat.

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Hi Joe, I think the 200# tongue weight is too low. I thought the rule of thumb for tongue weight was 10-15% of the weight of the towed rig. So if a Cam's B25 weighs about 5000lbs light on fuel and the trailer another 1400lbs the tongue weight should be at least 640lbs. I know on my boat if I were to...

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I have not messed with anything like that before but I would like to emphasize some of the good points Carl made. 1. you can't glass easily from the bottom unless you want to take the whole top off, so going through the top is the way to go. 2. in replacing the core, small blocks are easier than 1 b...

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Cam, She sure looks sweet!!!!! She seems to sit on your trailer nicely, is your tongue weight too low? Do you think she would trailer better if you had more fuel in her? I can't wait to get my deck down in the next week so next spring I can uncover my boat and get a view like you have. I've been loo...

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operation fix my f'up went through fairly smoothly today. I ground out a little more than what I had done yesterday making sure the stringers and cross braces were flat then I used a piece of scrap fiberglass and cut out shapes to make backer boards to allow me to glass the area together again more ...

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now for the not so fun stuff............... My buddy came over and we tried to put the fuel tank in and it didn't fit too well..... when measuring I didn't account too well for the corners which curve in as well as it was binding where I cut out the old battery boxes. In looking at it, the front 2 c...

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I took the day off to work on the boat and got a fair amount done. I wish it was all good but it wasn't. It started off well figuring out the fishbox drains then I went on to adding a lip and extra supports under the deck panel which will go over the fuel tank. I put the deck panel in the boat and m...

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After looking at the photos and thinking that there was some room to run the hose down the port site, there was. I ended up cutting the area around where the center stringer was and made the opening larger, only about 1" of extra width did the trick. From there it was fairly straight forward to pull...

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Some small tasks have been completed lately Added transom drain. I drilled out a 1" hole in the transom and then glued in a 3/4" ID PVC tube with epoxy Added 3/4" PVC pieces to the bottom of the fuel tank with 5200 to keep some space under the tank clear to allow air flow under the tank https://phot...

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Here's a pic I had in my library which I drew own a bit to show my thought process https://photos.app.goo.gl/BAXHmZaMxGmTZxve8 You can see the opening which I outlined in a red line which shows where the center stringer originally was. You can also see the smaller stringer which exists inside the ce...

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Ok, you did it.

I'm hungry now for good food and all I have is a crappy bagel and coffee

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the order of 35 feet of 1-1/2" tubing came in today. The tubing was shipped coiled up in a large diameter so It wasn't coiled up too bad. I unrolled it and put bricks on either end and let it sit for an hour. In the mean time I used a 3" diameter hole saw and cut openings in the center stringer and ...

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I had a raymarine FF and put the transducer that came with it on the centerline of my boat, I made a bed of silicone 3/4" thick being careful to not have any air bubbles in it and gently pressed the transducer down into the goop. It worked fine for fishing but I do think the resolution was not as go...

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I've been stuck in a long running nasty meeting today which I was only needed for 1/2hr so my curiosity kicked in and I googled up buoyancy calculations and found a coast guard site which had a document on it. The basic flotation calculation starts on page 19 of the document. https://www.uscgboating...

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Your helm looks great, hopefully you can get the turbos figured out so you can start enjoying your boat and put that cup holder near the compass to good use.

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Carl, I agree that it is interesting stuff to work with. I measured out 24oz of part and and 24oz of part b on a work table just outside the boat, took a deep breath, dumped them into a larger bucket at the same time then ran to the boat. Once in the boat I started mixing and after @30 seconds it wo...

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There was a family barbecue this afternoon so I didn't get anything done but here's the view from this morning after I finished up cutting the excess foam flush with the top of the stringers. As you can see from my pile I went a little overboard with the pours and had to cut a fair amount off. btw t...

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Hi Yannis, The elevated twin surface in the front of the fishbox is just storage space. I was thinking of putting items such as plastic ammo cans which have gaskets on there and storing tools, milk crates which have bottles of engine related fluids etc. I wouldn't put anything down there which could...

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I was able to cut the foam down with a handsaw a lot easier than I thought it would be and now I am left with some rough edges. Do I need to seal the cut edges with something? If so what do you recommend?

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I sanded the hull to deck joint this morning to prepare it for gluing my new deck down. After messing around with Scott's suggested Makita thin belt sander, I determined it would be too slow to just use that and used the grinder for the front face and flat portion and then used the makita for the in...

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I was able to take a 1/2 day off so I had the time to finish cutting out and fitting the back 2 deck panels and cut out the opening for the bomar hatch. from outside the boat https://photos.app.goo.gl/ombcuyCLh23SQThB7 looking aft https://photos.app.goo.gl/y7aGX4uuycyzwbWZ6 inside the old motorwell ...

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Cam, I haven't tested if I can put a battery in and out on the outsides if one is already in the center, worse comes to worse I have to take the center battery out. There should be 6" over the top of the outboard batteries so I should have enough room to maintain them. The hatch is 15"x 24" so getti...

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I was thinking about what happens when I try to join the panels, I was planning on putting a 8" wide piece of 1708 as tabbing then 2 layers of 1708 going front to back in the boat + 1.5oz mat on top. Do you think that would be enough or should I layup some glass on the bottom so as it will stick out...

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Hi Mark, You make good points, especially about the smooth and consistent all the way back and making sure this doesn't leak. I hope it is smooth but it is definitely not consistent. One thing I didn't mention is that there is actually another stringer inside the hollow one, it is about 2" high and ...

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some good progress was made tonight!! I put the first deck panel in the boat along with the hatch cover so I could mark and fit the 2nd deck panel. I then created marks where the battery box bulkheads were and then cut out the opening for the bomar aluminum hatch which will cover the battery box. I'...

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Hi Mark, I may be interpreting your post incorrectly when it comes to PVC Pipe, but the white Plumbing stuff at Home depot is rigid and there would be no way to get that inside of the stringer. I was planning on using PVC Spa hose or the reinforced hose at west marine as I could pass an electrical s...

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it is all a set of decisions, one decision drives another. I moved the batteries from the stock location in order to get a larger fuel tank. It probably would have been easier to grow the fuel tank forward and move the cross bulkhead there than grow it to the stern and move the stock battery box. I ...

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Peter, I mostly do inshore striped bass fishing where I either drift live bait or troll wire line. I will be putting a set of swivel rod holders forward of the helm for extra coverage drifting or so I could put wire line out and snap the wire from the helm. for tuna, I either run an gun or troll for...

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