86' supra sunsport rebuild

[TitanTn]

... are you going to bed with PL ?

Really? Does your significant other know?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[bens250ex]

lively my phone died last night before i could get pics ill snap some this morning

[lively]

titan - ha ha thats funny man

Ben- where some pics bro ? lol did you get your stringers in yet ?

[bens250ex]

no i didnt get them in yet. I still got a little more sanding to do, and rain today along with being sick put a stop to everything i will get some pics asap thought

[lively]

well im on call Saturday for work but Friday night im gonna work on some templates and taking more measurements .. so Sunday hopefully ill have some main's lined up and ready for glass ... Im taking my sweet time on this part

[bens250ex]

how long does it take that PL to cure? i have been sitting here thinking of a way to tack weld the new stringer in and then lay down the final bonding material. I was thinking about buying some of those marine epoxy loctite tubes that cures in 2 hours or less and tacking in the new stringer with that and then go back and fill in the rest with the cabosil or the PL. Good idea or not?

[lively]

ben - this is what i plan to do .... There is that pink 1/2" pink panther installation board at home depot ... what i think will work is if i set 1/4" little squares spaced out every 4"s where the stringers will lay in the hull , then tack down with pl and let it set up ( tubes says 24hr full cure time but is bond-able in 30 45 min ) then once its set up im gonna run a 3/4 " FAT bead of PL right on top of those little pink squares ( this in turn allows good clearance from stringer and hull ) lay my final cut stringer and then smooth the outer edges . but to hold them in place I plan to take a 1x4 x 5' and nail two pieces of wood so that when i lay that 1x4 on top of the stringer the two slats of wood that i nailed up will hold it upright ... now to hold the stringer from moving i will set a temp cross support on front and rear to keep it plumed up ... ( Now once all this is set i will then get some peanut butter mixed up and finish my fillets and smooth out, for the fiberglass to wet out better)

Now on the peanut butter mix up - take some CSM and pair of sizzors and shred up little 1/2 strands .... my formula - resin 1 qt / 8 % CSM strands / 40% cabosil .... / and hardener for poly like 25 drops ... they say that you have to use allot of cabosil to make the right consistency so i would mix up a little batch to kinda get a fill for the resin , also ( what i did is made a mock up mini stringer on a board and played with the resin , pl , cabosil , and csm) it just helps me better understand what im doing i guess lol ... Oh and there is a guy named jay "friscosDIYchannel" on you tube ... that guy has been a great ! help ! best of luck broski !! ill send some pics of what i get done this weekend ...

[Okie Boarder]

Progress...love it. Here's what I did as another idea...very similar to what lively is planning.

Cut and fit the stringer, then prop it up with wood shims and use 1x2 screwed to the new stringer and the one next to it, mix up the thickened resin and squeeze it under the stringer between it and the hull with a ziploc bag with the corner cut out like a frosting bag everywhere except where the shims are, let it set, remove the shims, fill the rest and you're done with the bonding part.

[bens250ex]

okie did you put down a layer of glass before you laid the new stringer?

[lively]

well i didn't get much done this weekend cause of work , but i had some questions on getting these stringers cut , i used some cardboard to make some what of a template but the forward angles are kinda iffy for me and im having a hard time trying to get it right ... what did yall use to get these angles and how ? this is where im at and then i can get to glassing them in ... basically i just wanna know how you cut your out ... thanks again -lively-