jadda5 Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 Here's a couple photos of my "retirement" project. She's a 1988 Bob Hewes Bonefisher II that I picked up. I'm guessing due to the hull color and the fact that she had a hole drilled completely thru the sole and hull that in her first life she was part of the FWC fleet. I remember drooling over this boat at a boat show 30 years ago with one of my buddies at a boat show, and thinking: Wow, she's made with Kevlar". The timeline photos show a ton of poor patch work that now resides in a land fill. I'm replacing the stringers, transom, and sole. Then I get to work on the cap, where my plan is to modify it to meet my 56 year old knees and needs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 WOW! You got a project ahead of you! I think it might be easier to break into BassProShops in Miami and just steal the one the have on display! Kidding aside, good luck and keep us up to date on the build, we love this stuff, especially the finished project! I actually have those kevlar stickers that came on the boat, they are currently stuck to something else but if you want to have them replicated let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHorne Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 We need an update on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadda5 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Project update! The slate is cleaned and re-construction has begun! The transom is in with 2 pieces of composite, she's top less and 90% of her top is re-done in a "channeled" composite. The stage I'm in now is bedding and fitting in the stringers, which will also out of composite! The composite I choose is I believe KCell and is basically a Coosa nockoff. The summer heat and rain have delayed me, yet covid did help as my work schedule allowed me to work on the porch and grind at night! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Let the thread begin.....please post pics....lots Everyone loves the restore stories... DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest4reds Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Cool, I'll be watching this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHorne Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Yessss. Can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadda5 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks team! This is not going to be a quick re-build! Yet it does rock me to sleep on those sleepless C19 nights! The stringers are cut and being glassed. I was able to create 3 "story boards" that allow me to properly measure the height of the floor for each of the 5 stringers. You can see my stringer templates in the first photo. The second is of the cap at 95% and almost ready for flipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Why a composite instead of foam for stringers? Will that add allot of weight? Not questioning your decisions, just wana learn, would love to do this some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadda5 Posted December 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Shallowminded6, the only reason I can give is that I've had zero experience with foam. 90% of the stringers are done, with the K Cell. Foot note here for all, I put in "story boards" at three areas where my sole or bottom of my boat. I marked the edges and was able to snap a chalk line to set my level. I'm working alone in a shop deep in the woods, so any help I get is from is from ingenuity. The story board idea came to me after lunch/nap and a video on This Old House. Shown in the photo is the stringers "dry fitted". This was not as easy as I thought it would be! Needless to say...we are in the building stages. Next, she gets a good pressure washing and then bedded stringers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadda5 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Hard to believe its been 3 years since I started this project! As you can see the stringers were set and level to my taste. Extra bunking was put in, again to carry the load where I felt I needed it. Then 2lb density foam was poured and leveled using a door planner. That will be sealed as an extra layer of protection. Water seeps or limber holes were added to allow any water that penetrated the deck to exit into the bildge. The deck is 1" NIDA Core. My first attempt failed, and I lost about $ 300.00 in materials! My second attempt appears to have been a success, as the top was glassed in place and will be lifted, trimmed, and the bottom sealed before re-installing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsmatt Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Love what you're doing here - do you have an April update for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwmjr Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 What is the length? Love what your doing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwmjr Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Jwmjr said: What is the length? Love what your doing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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