'86 Ts6m... I started 4 years ago, chickened out, ready to dive back in. Need Advice

[Okie Boarder]

I did no foam on my Sunsport and it has worked well. I used all 2x material for stringers and cross braces attached to each other and the hull. I went with epoxy resin from US Composites and also used CPES on all my wood. I agree on the limber holes...put four in my main stringers and every cross brace had the corner cut out. For the structural work I used the DBM 1708 biaxial fabric...for the deck and other areas not needing as much strength it was mat and cloth.

[sfields]

All of you and your responses rock... I know that It has all been asked before, but I fear that mine may somehow be different. My love affair with this boat goes back almost 30 years, and I want it to go on another 30. My wife always thinks that the boat is too small, too low to the water, too old, and every other excuse to push me toward a boat that wasn't designed for skiing... This is the boat of my passion and I can't wait to roll up my sleves and finally finish it. The whole industry is coming back around to this hull design, because it just works. And this one will be mine. If any of you are around Norris Lake in Tennessee, send me a PM and drop by. I'm in Deerfield Resort which is closest to La Follette.

[sfields]

Took the heads off of my 351 yesterday to make sure it had held up well since 2007. Looks perfect. Pulled 6 years of parts and a moves worth of miscellaneous "stuff" out to uncover the skeleton of what I hope will be my running Ts6m Comp by spring. Thinking seriously about using Coosa Bluewater 20 3/4" board instead of wood for my floor. Think I could pull it off with 2 4x8 sheets (pricy at $300 a sheet, but "do it once and do it right"?). Here it is with the stringers glassed in. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1376433900.957112.jpg