hi this is my 1956 endora craft

hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91227

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	she need work it said come on you can fix me and i'll be nice. so it's followed me home .i allready started on it Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91262

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	transom cleand out and hull is clean getting ready to go get all lumber . got some resin & fiberglass a few dasy a go . Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91263

morris Offline Expert Boarder Posts: 393 Karma: 38 Thank you received: 0	Neat find there New-Bedrock. Welcome to the crew! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91285

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	thank you i know it will look nice when i get her fixed up Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re: hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91301

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91307

*CATFINk* Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 620 Karma: 35 Thank you received: 0	Welcome aboard! I have the Whaler in dry dock a couple slips down. This is a good place to keep a diary of you project. Keep us posted, people here like lots of pics and can help with any questions. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91417

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	when I took the transom out it was in bad chase I think it was three-quarter inch thick if I take2 half inch pieces glue them together and fiberglass them should have no problem with that is that right Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91419

Shake Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 983 Karma: 29 Thank you received: 6	great work so far NBR, these little boats are a lot of fun. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91516

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From the pic you posted it looks like lamination 2 half inch sheets would work. There's lots of posts on transom replacements. Sand surfaces well with 60 grit. Use resin on both surfaces and fiberglass mat between. When you clamp together don't squeeze all the resin out. Follow same procedures when you install. When you install make sure to fill all around the edge with resin. You want as much contact as possible with the hull, transfers the loads on the transom to the hull. After cutting your 2 pieces of 1/2" label them. I do "IN" for the inside surface and a "P & S" for port & starboard. Saves mistakes when trimming and installing.

A pic of the last transom I replaced, rated for 100hp. I laminated 2 pieces of 3/4" expanded PVC sheet and epoxy resin, then added the brace, also 3/4" expanded PVC Sheet.

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91599

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	thank you for the info.and the pic .it will be helpful in my project . I took the boat off the trailer it was in bad shape . So put the baet on hold for a sort time to get the trailer in shape will post a pic or two whene it is finshed . It`s a home made trailer but it works Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91606

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Unfortunately, we do not allow Endura Craft boats on this site.
However, we'll make an exception this one time. Be sure to post lots of photos of your restoration so that it can be judged by the membership. If it's not up to our standards, we'll have to kick you out.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91625

Shake Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 983 Karma: 29 Thank you received: 6	haha, Nautilis. had to read that twice. Don't scare the poor guy off. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91636

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91638

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91642

Shake Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 983 Karma: 29 Thank you received: 6	lol, screw the v8 put a v12 merlin out of a lancaster bomber in her, and you'll have the respect from Poseidon himself.. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91687

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91692

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ok there was a bolt that held this in the deck of the boat . but was loose so icut a hole to take it out found water and rotted wood and i think it was foam also . and the stringers that run port to starberd on top of the fiberglass and not on the hull . I think it had 1 striinger down the middel`and soom kind on honey come foam and just fiberglass over it picks are on the way

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91694

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91695

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	of stringers port to starboard Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 month ago #91697

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	the hole & bottom side of glass &the water . the hole mess Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 4 weeks ago #91712

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talk to a guy and he said that soom boats where had this hony come put in with just soom foam and gassed over it but did no why stringers where out on top of it . SO i will have to cut everyting out and put new stringer in on the hull lay ply wood on it and fill it all in with foam . just going to take long than i hoped to get it fixed up

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 4 weeks ago #91729

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 3 weeks ago #92104

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well i started to do the work on my boat . Took out all most all the fiber glass but still have 2 stringers left . the one in the back i left as to hold the shape of the boat till i put in the transom . all so found a hole in the bottom of the hull . my job slows me down . ???? if i sand down all the holes in the transom then put it in can i use a fill on them or should i fiberglass then all then gellcoat . not sure .

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 3 weeks ago #92105

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 3 weeks ago #92110

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I like to use a piece of clear packing tape, on the outside, to cover holes in the transom. Fold over a corner of the tape to make it easier to get hold of to remove. After your new transom has set up remove the tape. You'll find the holes have filled with resin, flush to the outside surface. It's coming along, when you stop finding new things to fix it's all down hill.

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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 3 weeks ago #92113

63 Sabre Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4676 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 167	Great progress. Keep the photos coming. We all learn from someone else's projects. Cal Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 3 weeks ago #92152

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??? the stringer down the center of the boat was 1 inch wide and 2 1/2 inches or 3 higth hard to tell it was drinched . but it was 10 feet long 1peace and made out of plywood and did not look spliced together . could i make 1 out of a 2x4 10feet just shape one side to fit in the the slot and leave the top part alone .the stringer going side to side i could cut to fit over it and glass them . will this work and keep the hull strong . ps i do want to put foam in under the deck

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my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 week ago #93014

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well i got it the boat cleaned out . had to sand all of th hull in side to get the honny come out . have a small hole in it and found 3 more good size cracks also . i sanded around 1 and made it biger shuold i pour resin into it or put a hard filler in like west system hardner and then glass overit . i have 6oz boat fibergass i can use [img

o can it be smooth or should it be rough where i sanded it

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Re:my 1956 endora craft 11 years 1 week ago #93015

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	1 more crack Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:hi this is my 1956 endora craft 11 years 6 days ago #93058

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	sanded out all the cracks yesterday one was so bad that i had to sand a hole in the hull . because it was delaminating there will post a pic when i fined my camera. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:my 1956 endora craft 11 years 5 days ago #93077

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new-bedrock wrote:

.............. shuold i pour resin into it or put a hard filler in like west system hardner and then glass overit . i have 6oz boat fibergass i can use ....... o can it be smooth or should it be rough where i sanded it

The true experts (not me) tell us that resin by itself doesn't have much strength, new-bedrock. You'll want to mix up some "peanut butter" (resin and filler) for the small patches. The surface you're patching needs to be roughed up for optimal adhesion, I used 36 grit flapper discs for this.

Anything more than a light scratch or crack and you're going to need more "structure" to the repair IMHO. Alternating layers of mat and cloth, or biax should be used. There are some great write ups in the research/restoration section on this procedure (some of the pictures are missing, but still a great resource), as well as some great threads here.
www.fiberglassics.com/restoration/
Anywhere you have delamination you'll want to grind back until you have some solid material to work with as well.

Just a few thoughts on the subject from a fellow "journeyman", hope they help?

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Re:my 1956 endora craft 11 years 4 days ago #93142

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	thanks you for you info . also talked to this person at west marine. and said it was good info was there to spend more money . this is going to take me some time my wife said get another one but i hate giveing up . if i start it i shoud finsh it . Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:my 1956 endora craft 11 years 4 days ago #93143

new-bedrock Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 27 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	still working on the cracks Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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