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Soft Sole Replacement

5K views 33 replies 12 participants last post by  bljones 
#1 ·
Started my spring project list a little early, wanted to open it up and see what I was getting into...

I cut the top layer of glass off with a cordless saw and peeled back the sole...



Going to need warmer waether to thaw out the wet balsa core and get it clean and dry enought to replace, but I have a pretty good idea what I'm up against....Looks like 3/8" balsa core between two 1/8" glass layers...



I have enough 1/2" marine plywood to fill thew area, and was hoping to use that (assuming I can clean and scrape enough depth out....) and then cover with a layer of epoxy and glass cloth...

But now that it's open I'm wondering...??

1. Can I just fill the hollowed out core with layers of glass and epoxy (no wood)...? or

2. If I cut the lip off (that forms the bildge panel opening) could I run some teak/cumaru/holly flooring panels ..."perpendicular" to the keel across the bildge side to side...? or

3. Just rebuild the sole with ply and keep the stock bildge panel covers...?
 
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#32 ·
Thanks guys, I did buil it myself to custom fit the boat...

Being on the large size for a trailer sailer and more of a "transportable boat" I wanted something substantial to carry, hold and store the boat on so I came up with this...

Pulls like a dream with my half ton Chevy, and launchs like a 15' aluminumboat at the ramp.... 20 minutes and by myself...same with loading and pulling it out...

I'm in and out of there before the big ******** drivers finish yelling at their wife on how to back up a trailer... ;)
 
#33 ·
It looks more substantial than most boatyard cradles.

Maybe a few lightning holes in those beam webs? That would really make it look "techy". :D
 
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