Glastron re-floored

[MrPhotographer06]

oh yeah..notice my "tow vehicle"

a 1941 John Deere MT

[lazycricket000]

Poly Styrene? yea that is the stuff that goes on the side of a "house" not in bottom of boat, house is not = to boat. i understand where he is coming from for floatation but we have stuff already in the boat for that. and he is going to cut a backflip whenever he hears about the casting deck

[bamabassman]

hahahaha, looking good guys. and... don't go poping ol pop's head ok? hahahahahaha.

[MrPhotographer06]

he wont cut a backflip.. lol.. it was his idea to begin with.. i'm just using it..

thanks bama..

The work this week will be done by me.. since retard cricket cant pass his classes..hes grounded during the week so he can only help out on the weekends.. haha

[bcklash]

what kind of buddy is ya? he hep ya wit da boat -- you help him with his school work!! bwaaaaaa

[MrPhotographer06]

haha.. i try.. i have honor roll... lol and he says.. "nah dude i got it"..

and yeah. i'ma be the one on the boat goin "dude i got you..you BIG 8lb bass"

and hes gunna be goin "dude i got summer school"

[bamabassman]

yea, if n he ain't getting da grades. he needs a bud to HELP HIM OUT PAL. knock him in da head, tutor him and get his grades up man. EDUCATION IS THE KEY TODAY FELLAS!!

[MrPhotographer06]

haha.. of course.. but he wont listen.. maybe when he logs back in he'll realize..

[bamabassman]

call him up adn tell him we want to tell him. I'LL TELL HIM!!!! HE IS MAKING ME MAD CUZ I DID THE SAME THING ALMOST!!! i passed, but could've gone to college on a scholership i had studied.

[MrPhotographer06]

haha.. i'll tell him.. and i'll hassle him at school about it..

[lazycricket000]

man come on dont make me feel bad now
and i dont need help i just dont study

[MrPhotographer06]

yeah, i hope you remeber that when your in summer school and I'm on wateree in OUR boat haha..

[bamabassman]

are ya living up to yer name cricket? listen pal, i know it is a drag to be in school and all. BUT...if you want a good paying job in the future, school is the ticket my friend. i am 47, barely making it from check to check (even when the economy ISN'T in the drink), bad back, legs, knees, etc. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN MY SHOES AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE BUDDY!!! i ain't kidding either. go to gollege, it's only 4 years of your life. and the REWARDS are tremendious!!! ok, rant over......GO STUDY!!!!!

[MrPhotographer06]

i agree totally bama.. haha.. i dont want my best friend graduating a year later than me.. haha that ring hes got says 2010 lol..

but ///

back to the boat..

I doubt i'm doing a rear deck like normal bass boats.. but do yall think i should go ahead and put the seat on the floor like a traditional bass boat?

Its tag says it holds 4ppl.. i figure if i put that deck on front i'd be safe to go with 3 or think 4 would be alright.. the main problem would be space..

driving:

someone on the livewell , driver and seat beside driver then if need be, someone on the floor..


Fishing:

Kingpin seat on front deck, drivers seat on king pin on right side and seat beside driver on kingpin fishing the left side.. and if theres another we'll double the front

what do yall think?

[lazycricket000]

i like it sounds good i dont think that our boat could hold a rear deck it would take up to much space but thats my 2 cent

[MrPhotographer06]

the point is to stand on it and have a place to put batteries, gas tank and emergeny stuff.. maybe we can find a 50 to put on the back later..then we'd deffinately be alright

[MrPhotographer06]

welp.. got 60 more bucks into the boat..

just got back from the lumber store.. got 3 sheets of sheet grade 1/2" at 15 bucks a sheet.. i was getting un-treated because of the great diffrence in price but after i paid for it and was leaving i went back and asked and treated is 26 bucks a sheet

oh well.. its just gunna be my fishing rig.. i think it'll last for a while..

[bamabassman]

put some THOMPSONS WATER SEAL ON THE PLYWOOD!!! both sides and don't skimp!! soak it in there, should help make it last a little longer.

[MrPhotographer06]

man..both sides.. haha

the guy at the mom and pop lumber store in town said DAP wood life or somethin is great...15 bucks a gallon...

oh.. and the same cable that i was gunna get at lowes for 10 bucks is 6.50 for 50 foot at that store


what do yall think about the seat idea?

king pin and put it on the floor for driving?

[MrPhotographer06]

oh yeah.. when i got home yesterday i had 2, 1/2" and 1, 5/8" sheets of plywood so i went back and i met my dad on the way home.. my little brothers last baseball game was yesterday so i stopped by and he was like

" you didnt put the floor down did you?"
no... i just got the wood
your gunna wait on me right? i wann help you
yeah.i guess i got to..
...
...
dad: "What?"
well you never help me
well when am i suppopsed to, you havent been home in 6 months
well i work on it during the week..
whatever son, weve got to brace the livewell hole so it dosent flex on everywave and leak
i've got the old block..
whatever..
did you finish the back?
nope doin it tomorrow [today]
..whatever son...i dont care.. tear it up.. or you might do it right..whatever

so afterschool today anthony and i gunna take it somewhere [dk yet] and leak test it probally my buddys pond.. then when we get back , were gunna finish the back fiberglassing then do the back little engine area repair then the flooring goes in

[bamabassman]

the other brand of wter treatment is ok. just don't be stingy with it ok? the more the better. let it soak in real good and recoat it. it'll help the plywood last longer.

[MrPhotographer06]

SHE LIVES.. or floats.. haha

we took her down to big pond/lake with boat access and put it i.. the wind was kinda cross ways which was horrible but i got her off and almost went into the rocks.. anywho.. anthony jumped in the water.. saved her and pushed me towards the trailer..then winched it up against the bunk boards and i grabbed one and rotated with my beasty forearm strenghth enough to get it back straight..

then when we got home we did some work..

well the first floor is down... i got it screwed down with drywall screws.. then the back middle is fiberglassed and the back of the little corner is fiberglassed. So tomorrow the 2nd floor is goin in tomorrow probally and the control cables will be here tomorrow.. and then i've gotta buy the steering cable.. Motor will be dropped on and i should be motabotin..

if i lay down water seal it'll be heavy on the top layer

[MrPhotographer06]

well heres the pics from today..




^ check the waves out.. haha

[bamabassman]

starting to come together bud!!! keep up the good work pal.

[MrPhotographer06]

thanks.. tomorrow i wanna get the last little bit of fiberglass sanded flat.. then do that little bit of bondo work in the corner.. then i'll probally glass the underside of those holes where the braces were.. but thats not manditory. I'm goin to get the wood cut out for it probally tomorrow.. my dad wants to trim some of the glass edge off before i lay the next layer of wood.. but tomorrow i'm mounting the livewell and putting the wiring togeather. then the next layer of wood will butt up to it but not cover the screw areas [ on the livewell] so i can get it out later.

I've got to do some head scratching on the bilge area. i've also got to glass that edge so water dosent go between the sheets


oh my dad also thinks that is too thick for a 3/8+1/2" floor so a total of 7/8" wood on it ..idk.. oh well.. thats whats goin down.. but the floor seems ALOT sturdier than last time even with just screws..