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03-08-2023, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
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Originally Posted by Guppy
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So here is the back story on those patches... I gave the fabricator the drawing for the tank that Grady White gave me, all nicely marked with model number, year, etc. Picked up the tank, dropped it in the boat, and it didn't line up... Totally off the marks for being visible from the deck access plates. So out it came and back to the fabricator for a $200 change order. The lesson here is get your old tank out first and give it to the fabricator. No one to blame here. I gave him the drawing to build from...
I did call Grady with a "what the hell" attitude and their response was 'thank you. we will make a note of this in our file....' |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-08-2023, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
So here is the back story on those patches... I gave the fabricator the drawing for the tank that Grady White gave me, all nicely marked with model number, year, etc. Picked up the tank, dropped it in the boat, and it didn't line up... Totally off the marks for being visible from the deck access plates. So out it came and back to the fabricator for a $200 change order. The lesson here is get your old tank out first and give it to the fabricator. No one to blame here. I gave him the drawing to build from...
I did call Grady with a "what the hell" attitude and their response was 'thank you. we will make a note of this in our file....'
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Chit happens Ross,,,, you’ll be out there soon enough cap…..
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03-09-2023, 05:13 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Leave it to Ray to notice ...he has a very sharp eye for the details.  |
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03-09-2023, 02:27 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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I found the deck patch was absolutely solid to stand on with just the West System Six 10 we used the other day. But, since I always overbuild... we ground around the seam and glassed in two layers of 17oz biaxial fiberglass cloth. Wetted and rolled out. (well actually the first pot kicked before we got one long side done due to a little fuzzy math....) But that biaxial stuff has to be bulletproof! Wish they had that when I was younger. Ripped out the Jensen stereo/CD player and the amp. A small blue tooth speaker on the dash will fit the bill... More progress.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-09-2023, 07:44 PM
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Look on the port side, Ray. That foot is on the deck, which is about 1.5" above the recessed area that receives the console and where we cut and glassed.
And looking at all the kneeling and bent knee required, there was no way I could have done this on my own.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-10-2023, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
Look on the port side, Ray. That foot is on the deck, which is about 1.5" above the recessed area that receives the console and where we cut and glassed.
And looking at all the kneeling and bent knee required, there was no way I could have done this on my own.
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You’re telling me….. that job and metal knees don’t cut it… I kept a strap hanging from the ceiling to help stand me up ….. lookin good! |
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