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How to trim the hull on our resto project?
I've been searching and learning for a while now, first time posting. How would you evenly mark and trim the hull of a completed stitch and glue?
A friend and I have spent the last year restoring a used and abused Tracy O'Brien LS16D Whitewater. We're almost done with the "removal" phase. Our last step is to finish the previous owner's attempt at making the boat a lowside.
This picture shows the problems the best. There's about 4" of material removed on each side. However, the cuts are a mess and aren't even from side to side. We'd like to finish the job, removing as little wood as possible. Appreciate any advice.
Here are a couple different looks at the cuts:
And what she looked like a year ago:
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Permalink Reply by Mike Thomas on
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I think what I might do is run the outside top rails, clamping it off all the way to gt it in position how I want to top to look. Then I would take one of the multi tools with a wood blade and trim the sides to the outside rail(s), then epoxy them on, add the inside rails then belt sand the top of the rails and ply to clean it up
On the transom, I would mark it out and rough cut it with a good jigsaw, then belt sand that to clean it up then finish sand everything
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Permalink Reply by Levi Syck on
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Thanks for the suggestion. I think that will work well and I have all of the tools to do it. Puts this step a bit later in the plans, but we should be able to make it work. Still need to replace all of the fiberglass on the interior joints and make a small repair to a 6" section of one. Keep you guys updated.
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Permalink Reply by Greg Hall on
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I agree with Mike. Use the outside sheer rails to get the line you want. They would likely define it anyway to some degree. If you cut it first, you most likely would do more cutting after you add the rails.
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Just to add, when you cut the sides over the outside rail, leave yourself a 1/16"-1/8" extra and then belt sand it to the rail. That way you wont dig into the rail cutting.
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Yeah I thought about that, too. I wonder if a laminate bit on a router might eliminate any marring of the outside rail.
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All you can do is try a spot. If it gets splintery I would just belt sand it, but I`m pretty in tune with my belt sander. I would router the bottom edges of the rails with a roundover prior to install, and save the top edges till you get the top edge straightened out. If you end up with any voids, fill with thickened epoxy and sand, should come out really nice.
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