86' supra sunsport rebuild

[lively]

,too cold to play with resin and glass this weekend , so i took my interior apart and rebuilt all the wood that was rotted , lol witch was everything , i got more pics this is just i tease of whats gonna come next ........... i got a quote for 2500 just for the interior to replaced and re rap with grey , white and orange welt piping , so i said what the hell mom knows the tricks of that trade and great with a machine .. so i bought 600$ worth of vinyl (marine grade) and im gonna
reuse the old foam just tighty things up a bit ... looks pretty simple .. and im starting the sanding of the hull and body work of the front bow support system
soon , i found a fleet boat paint shop that i think im gonna pay them instead to spray the boat ... something called imron by dupont .. anyone heard of this ?

but with that said , im renting able bodies for a sanding party lol

-lively-

[sybrmike]

Looks great - rebuilding interiors may not be fun (I'm doing the same now), but it sure beats hull sanding...

[lively]

yeah im not looking forward to the whole hull sanding . but its gotta be done , it so tacky how they slammed stuff together with those hammer in cleats to join
two pieces of plywood together .. like ? what are you too lazy to rip a full piece lol thanks for the kudos

[lively]

So I know it's been awile but I have officially glued and screwed the deck , tabbing to the hull this weekend and I almost have all my parts rub rail and new steering kit needed but here is what I got done so far

[Okie Boarder]

Coming along nicely. Did you screw the deck down to the stringers?

[lively]

OB - i did screw SS screws into the stringers , but i pilot drilled and countersunk with 5200 through the threads and filled over the tops with extra 5200 , i wanted to attach cleats on the sides to have that to screw too , but i would still have to screw those into the stringers to bond them securely .. idk man i think it will do fine just couldn't make up my mind i guess lol

[Jetlink]

Lively, I just happened to see your rear bench, did you rebuild that or is that original? Also, that area that you have marked, did you cut that out or are you planning on cutting it out?

[lively]

Jet- yeah i rebuilt the rear bench , the storage box underneath ,front bow , drivers seat, and I'm planning to make a comer seat ( spotters seat ) for a passenger , it's really not that complex , I just took everything apart and traced on my plywood and used 18ga staples I'n my air stapler .. It makes things go real quick using that ,

What I plan to do on my rear bench is screw some 2x4 squares and mount hood shocks to have the ease of lifting it instead of the cut out hole , I just think it weakens it anyway .. So basically unlatch the rear seat grab a beer and lift the bench with 1 finger ... Lol call me crazy.. I'm going for it

[Jetlink]

Check out my rebuilt bench I did...I off set my cut outs, and granted I am a comp so I have a very short bench, almost like sitting on the floor but, take a look as what is under where your plan cut out is. I think that is what you are planning on doing from what I just read. Here is what I did with mine...

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The two side cut outs allow for air to get under my cushion and allow it to breathe and the little room I have under there I can stow two throwables. The middle cut out allows me access to the bilge where, don't quote me but I can access and inspect my packing.

[Okie Boarder]

OB - i did screw SS screws into the stringers , but i pilot drilled and countersunk with 5200 through the threads and filled over the tops with extra 5200 , i wanted to attach cleats on the sides to have that to screw too , but i would still have to screw those into the stringers to bond them securely .. idk man i think it will do fine just couldn't make up my mind i guess lol

Yeah, should be fine. I've heard of people doing it just like you did. The key is to try to waterproof each screwed in area, which it sounds like you did a good job of.