Wheeler BBIII Build....Pictures, Progress, Questions

David Wheeler

David Wheeler

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The February - March work schedule has been very full so I have not had much time to work on the boat or post but Dan and I have been working on the boat with every spare moment we could find. We were able to dedicate one full weekend to the filleting process. Wow.. what a job that is. I can't say that I am really proud of the fillets we made. I feel like if I could start another boat right away, the fillets would be much better however they are what they are with this one and I am happy to be done with that part of the job. Dan and I worked out a process where he wetted everything out and I handled the peanut butter and the glass. By the end of the job we were fairly efficient but still lacked a little for neatness.
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A couple of shots of the completed fillets.

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Will post more photos in another post
 
After filleting we needed to flip the boat to work on the hull and get it ready for glass. I invited a few of my fishing buddies over for a "boat flipping party" as I called it. I built a fire in the back yard, put on a pot of venison chille and iced down a few beers.
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Daniel and his ace partner Conner set to untwisting the stitches and had that little job done before supper.

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Dan and I fooled around with the propane torch pulling wires for about an hour and had about 15 done when I decided we would try the jumper cable trick. It took about 45 minutes to do the rest of the boat after that. I would definitely recommend this method over the torch! After the wires were pulled I spent a couple of hours before church one sunday filling gaps and stitch holes.
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A messy process as well but cleaned up well with the orbital sander and 80 grit paper.

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I spent a little time refilling and resanding last night. It is now just about ready to glass. I need to roundoff the edges yet and thinking about trying to roll back over and test fit the motor to see if I need to cut off the corners of the sponsons to operate in tilt position. I think if I am going to have to do this I would like to do it before glassing. Any recommendations on the process to make this modification would be appreciated!!!!

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New motor on the homemade stand I built on another Sunday morning before momma and the kids got up for church.

Thanks for comments and suggestions.

David Wheeler
 
And oh by the way, Currently my motor mount is doubled(1.5" thick). I have seen that a few of you have laminated a third layer of 3/4 to triple the motot mount. Is this necessary, preferred, best or overkill? I have been thinking about it and trying to decide weather or not to add to it.

Thanks,

DW.
 
David,

I'd suggest you check your engine for the max it will clamp over before building the transom up too thick. Looks like you have made good progress.

BTW your pictures could be 4 times bigger than they are, and still be under the 100k limit. :>)
 
And oh by the way, Currently my motor mount is doubled(1.5" thick). I have seen that a few of you have laminated a third layer of 3/4 to triple the motot mount. Is this necessary, preferred, best or overkill? I have been thinking about it and trying to decide weather or not to add to it.

Thanks,

DW.
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There is no reason to do it. 1.5" is a standard coring thickness for boats with 150 hp.
 
Ok...I'll ask.

Whats "the jumper cable trick"?
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I guess it's not really a trick at all but a tip I picked up reading thru some of the old posts. Instead of heating the wires with a torch which can take 30 to 40 seconds to heat up enough to pull one wire, you hook up your jumper cables to a 12 volt, touch one end of the wire with the positive clamp, touch the other end with the negative clamp and shazaam! in about 1/2 second you have a glowing wire that pulls out with ease. Makes really short work of an otherwize long process. A few sparks will fly and the initial buzzing and popping will make you pucker for the first few wires but after you get past that it's a piece of cake. Made the wife a little nervous when she came out to get a diet coke out of the garage fridge and figured out what we were doing. She just shook her head and shut the door.

Thanks Dave and Tod for the response on the motor mount.
 
"She just shook her head and shut the door. "

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I think every married duck hunter gets that reaction at least 12 times a year!!!!

Nice work, cant wait to see the final product.
 
Nice job David. Yep, isn't the jumper cable trick neat? I used a torch on the first stitch and glue boat and the jumper cables and a battery charger set on 50 amps for the last one - couldn't believe how fast it was.
 
David,

Looking good. You look like your making some nice progress. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the next batch of photos.
 
Nice progress!!!! I am sure your children will cheerish the time building this boat with you for the rest of their lives.
 
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at least 12? heck I feel slighted if it is not once a week....
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David: I have a 14 foot lund that I wished was longer I added two aluminum boxes to the transom, looks very much like your transom arrangement. Works great only problem was, the prop hit the inside when in the partial tilt position. My merc will run and pump water in this position, is great in skinny water. I attached two blocks inside the opening ,the cavitation plate hits first, keeps the prop away from the hull. Simple fix!
 
If you want to flip your boat easily, install the bow eye. You can hang it by the bow eye on a block and tackle and then flip/spin it by hand.
 
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Matt, No kidding. My better half was just shaking her head and give me the crazy eyes all day Saturday @ Westlake. I think she may have developed a nervous tick.

David & Dan ,
The Boat build is coming along very nice keep up the good work. My father, oldest son and myself built a Cabin to hunt together from and It's a memory you'll have for ever and relive everytime you use it. I'm looking for for the right bbsb for my youngest and I to refresh for him to hunt out of, I Can't wait.

Gene
 
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