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1977 ski-mate restore with pictures

maagee79

maagee79

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Hey guys I have started a new thread. My transom is complete minus outing the final layer of glass to tab it to the hull. So I've been pondering how I was going to re install the floor. I have taken some pictures for u to look over and see if u have any suggestions. From the first picture it shows where the floor was originally im thinking about putting it on top of the lip that the old floor was in and glassing it in. I thought this would make a good transition from floor to hull. Is there any problem with doing this? It will only be a 1\2 in higher than it was before. Just curious if the floor had any structural purpose to the hull.

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My other issue withe floor is that there is an elevation change under the bow of the boat. When I got the boat there was a mattress in there. Was this something from factory or what the previous owner did? I haven't been able to find anything on this boat online since I've gotten it. So comments on what to do with this will be helpful.

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Where the floor used to be, take a measurement from side to side and length cut your new floor to fit. Then grind the bondo down to the hull so that you got a good clean surface to adhere to. The next step once the floor is test fitted encapsulate it in glass and resin. Then use something like hull and deck putty or cabosil to glue the floor where the old one was then glass in place. Most boats with a playpen comes from the factory with a pad underneath the bow. Hope this helps.
 
I personally would take the time and do it the hard way, that is replacing the flooring where it was, but you can do it the other way, however make shure that in the end, the decking ends that meet the hull is level, if you leave any type of lip on the new decking it will be a weak point and may crack down the road. so alot more filling in.
 
I agree with these guys, rip out the old glass and bondo, its not too bad to pull the glass up (mine came off in big strips) and then run a wide chisel along the hull to chip the bondo off, and give it a quick sand, didnt take to long to clean it all up if i remember right.
 
Ok that's what I will do then. What about the elevation change in the bow? Any suggestions? Im not sure if I liked the way it was. I would like to make it a good storage place or cooler compartment.
 
There's no reason you have to make the new deck exactly the way it was originally. Put some thought into how you're going to use the boat, what you're going to store, etc. etc. and decide on what's going to work best for you. With that being said, don't cut corners on reinstalling the new decking. Get all of that old stuff out of there so that you have good adhesion to the hull.
 
Yeah that's what I was thinking if it didn't have any structural significance then I was wanting it to be more practical
 
I have a 76 skimate, when I put a new floor in, i used the forward section under the bow to put an 18 gallon fuel tank.
 
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I put an 18 gallon fuel tank up front.

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Bow configuration.

I've never gotten a pic up yet, lets see if these work
Welp didn't work.

Old School, I added some pictures to this set of pictures. I put the floor back in it as it came from the factory.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy305/sets/72157623169438536/

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I have a thirty gallon aluminum tank for the back. I didn't want to put one in the front but I can I have a 12 gal at home also. Do u think that the 30 gal. Plus a 175 merc will be too much weight in the back of the boat? If I put the 30 in the front and used the back for storage would that help the boat plane out better? I don't think I need 42 gal of fuel on board.
 
I wouldn't put any unnecessary weight in the front. You want bow lift to get speed, the weight will be very counterproductive. Personally, I'd go with the 30 gallon tank. 12 gallons ain't gonna get you very far.
 
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