https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-transiting-to-our-home-port/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00165.jpgDSC00165https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00153.jpgDSC00153Lotsa spray when we approached the Patuxent River confluencehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00151.jpgDSC00151Nice wake at 15.5kts and ~1,850rpmhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00150.jpgDSC00150https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00149.jpgDSC00149https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00148.jpgDSC00148https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00147.jpgDSC00147But they were consistent side-to-side and stable for the whole triphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00146.jpgDSC00146Oil pressure and temp probably weren't 120psi and 110°, respectively2024-05-31T01:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-porthole-upgrade-success/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole25.jpgporthole25One porthole assembly done...11 more to go!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole24.jpgporthole24https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole23.jpgporthole23Left-side latch dog goes in nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole22.jpgporthole22Set the center latch dog...the gasket compresses really well!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole21.jpgporthole21That's a good looking gasket!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole20.jpgporthole20Looking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole19.jpgporthole19New 00-50 Shore, super soft silicone gaskets go in nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole18.jpgporthole18Sikaflex 291 LOT from a small syringe goes in the gasket slothttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole17.jpgporthole17Contrasting the OEM approach and minehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porthole16.jpgporthole16It was around this time that I realized I might need an intervention...2024-03-28T15:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/for-sale-1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-parts-supplies-leftovers/for-sale-1972-datsun-240z-roadster/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00629.jpgDSC00629https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00621.jpgDSC00621https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00620.jpgDSC00620https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00618.jpgDSC00618https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00616-1.jpgDSC00616https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00615.jpgDSC00615https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00614-1.jpgDSC00614https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00613.jpgDSC00613https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00611-1.jpgDSC00611https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dsc00610.jpgDSC006102024-03-17T21:10:08+00:00weekly0.6https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-varnishing-and-installing-more-aft-deck-mahogany/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc07249.jpgDSC07249Step 5--next day the clamps come off!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06755.jpgDSC06755Step 3--lightly sand the Awlgrip primer on the aluminum framing, wipe off dust, then apply generous dollops of wood flour-thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06754.jpgDSC06754The thickened epoxy should be the consistency of somewhere in the range of ketchup to creamy peanut butterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06751.jpgDSC06751Step 2--Wet out the ugly back side and edges with epoxy to fully seal each piecehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06750.jpgDSC06750Step 1--take pretty mahogany that's varnished on one sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06713.jpgDSC06713Port side is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06654.jpgDSC06654Sometimes the clamping can get a bit wildhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06651.jpgDSC06651The push stick/clamp spans the aft deckhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06637.jpgDSC06637https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dsc06636.jpgDSC06636First ICA application of three hot coats looks good2023-11-02T16:12:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/10/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-diy-marine-ac-raw-water-pump-controller/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00057.jpgDSC00057Donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00482.jpgDSC00482...and the V-berthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00478.jpgDSC00478Ditto for the salon...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00474.jpgDSC00474Aft stateroom 24vac linehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00473.jpgDSC00473"OUT" side of each relay is daisy-chained to the LINE terminal for the pumphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00469.jpgDSC00469Line voltage for the pump courtesy of the big salon AC unithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00353.jpgDSC00353I installed the pump control box up and out of the way near the pumphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00344.jpgDSC00344Next, I installed the cable connectors in the holes I drilled in the project boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00343.jpgDSC00343https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00341.jpgDSC00341Stainless nuts and washers attach the components to the project box2024-05-16T15:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/11/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-major-system-test-air-conditioners/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00289.jpgDSC00289Zero stress connectionshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00287.jpgDSC00287Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00286.jpgDSC00286So thread sealant is absolutely necessaryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00284.jpgDSC00284Seacocks use straight pipe threads, not tapered oneshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00283.jpgDSC00283I've had very good results using caulk to seal Marelon seacock threadshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00226.jpgDSC00226That bend in the inlet puts more strain on the seacock than I likehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00225.jpgDSC00225https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00224.jpgDSC00224The waterline is halfway up the Vetus strainerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00223.jpgDSC00223I welded a mounting plate to the floor support tubehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00216.jpgDSC00216I marked off the waterline on the 1" round tube salon floor support2025-05-21T14:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-v-berth-ac-unit/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc09971.jpgDSC09971The fiberglass filter material is ugly, but I need it until the refit is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc09970.jpgDSC09970That is a fine looking air conditioner enclosurehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc09969.jpgDSC09969Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical connections are done in herehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01789.jpgDSC01789https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01788.jpgDSC01788https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01749.jpgDSC01749https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01746.jpgDSC01746https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01745.jpgDSC01745https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01744.jpgDSC01744https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00480.jpgDSC004802023-10-28T12:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-aft-stateroom-ac-installation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc09951.jpgDSC09951Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc09950.jpgDSC09950Theremostat's installed and the woodwork is 90% donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc09949.jpgDSC09949I'm covering all of the AC inlets with auxilliary filter material until the refit is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00704-1.jpgDSC00704https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00703-1.jpgDSC00703https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00701-1.jpgDSC00701https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00700-1.jpgDSC00700https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00699-1.jpgDSC00699https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00696-1.jpgDSC00696https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc00692-1.jpgDSC006922023-10-23T15:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-transom-name-and-home-port/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01053.jpgDSC01053Ten minutes' work with squeegees, and the boat name is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01048.jpgDSC01048Backing paper removedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01050.jpgDSC01050Transom sprayed with soapy waterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01043.jpgDSC01043Transom decal is laid out flat on the dock2023-10-15T13:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-splash-day-breakdown/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00065.jpgDSC00065I pulled the tube from the aftercooler to the intake manifoldhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00064.jpgDSC00064Bone dryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00063.jpgDSC00063Flexclaw pickup tool with a piece of cotton cloth probed the aftercoolerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00062.jpgDSC00062The tube and hoses were bone dryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00072.jpgDSC00072Raw water is 1" above the bottom of the exhaust pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00071.jpgDSC00071Not a pleasant taskhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00074.jpgDSC00074But from this angle, it's clear that the dry spillover height is at least four inches higherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00075.jpgDSC00075Dry and wet spillover heights look pretty similar from this anglehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00066.jpgDSC00066Dry stack spillover height is pretty high2023-10-15T13:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/10/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-finishing-the-salon-settee-structure/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01444.jpgDSC01444https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01443.jpgDSC01443Next day...that's a good looking moldinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01394.jpgDSC01394Clamps held everything together until the epoxy curedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01393.jpgDSC01393It was tricky modifying this cap moldinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01359.jpgDSC01359That turned out nicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01358.jpgDSC01358The joints got wetted out with epoxy, then I applied thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01357.jpgDSC01357https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01346.jpgDSC01346https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01345.jpgDSC01345I glued the panel cap moldings all aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc01344.jpgDSC013442023-10-14T14:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/08/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-remaking-the-salon-settee-v/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01692.jpgDSC01692The salon settee drawer is done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01691.jpgDSC01691Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01690.jpgDSC01690Then I used epoxy to bond the moldings to the facehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01688.jpgDSC01688Next, I cut miters and fitted the moldingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01686.jpgDSC01686https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01685.jpgDSC01685It'll look even better when the mahogany veneer is installed...somedayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01684.jpgDSC01684That's a good looking drawerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01683.jpgDSC01683https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01677.jpgDSC01677https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01665.jpgDSC01665and applied a second coat2023-10-14T13:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-remaking-the-salon-settee-iv/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01085.jpgDSC01085Almost done with dry fittinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01084.jpgDSC01084This is turning out very nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01083.jpgDSC01083https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01082.jpgDSC01082I had some panel cap pieces I made earlier in the refithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01081.jpgDSC01081Perfect!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01080.jpgDSC01080Back in the salonhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01079.jpgDSC01079https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01078.jpgDSC01078Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01077.jpgDSC01077Back to the boat for final shaping with a sanderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dsc01059.jpgDSC01059Looking good!2023-08-26T23:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-remaking-the-salon-settee-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01039.jpgDSC01039https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01038.jpgDSC01038Glued, screwed, and epoxy coatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01034.jpgDSC01034Perfect fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01033.jpgDSC01033The AC unit fan outlet needs spacers to meet the duct lidhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01032.jpgDSC01032I used some leftover 1/2" expanded PVC panel to make the spacerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01031.jpgDSC01031https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01030.jpgDSC01030Looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01029.jpgDSC01029I modified the duct for even better maintenance accesshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01019.jpgDSC01019The lid comes off by removing ten screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc01017.jpgDSC010172023-08-20T14:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-dialing-in-the-capac-anti-corrosion-system/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00266-1.jpgDSC00266The circuits around the scorched resistor look finehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00244.jpgDSC00244After removing the jumper from 2-3, the meter slowly dropped to 6.5https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/capac-schematic-wreadings.jpgCAPAC schematic wReadingsBut what does it all mean?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00272.jpgDSC00272Everything looks fine...except for one thinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00266.jpgDSC00266https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00264.jpgDSC00264https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00263.jpgDSC00263This 2 watt resister shows signs of letting some smoke outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00243.jpgDSC00243CAPAC meter pegs at the top of the scale, as it shouldhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00242.jpgDSC00242Jumper from 2-3https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/capac-wiring.jpgCAPAC wiringMajor component wiring diagram2023-08-01T12:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-remaking-the-salon-settee-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00932.jpgDSC00932Nice transition to the pantry cabinethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00931.jpgDSC00931Floor spline joint is tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00930.jpgDSC00930Looks good at the top cornerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00929.jpgDSC00929Slide it all together, and...boomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00928.jpgDSC00928Next, glue and screw the floor spline in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00927.jpgDSC00927Wet out the panel joint with 635 epoxy, then apply wood flour-thickened 635https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00924.jpgDSC00924https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00923.jpgDSC00923Final test fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00922.jpgDSC00922Dry fitting the floor splinehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00921.jpgDSC009212023-07-27T11:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-remaking-the-salon-settee/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06501.jpgDSC06501Boomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06497.jpgDSC06497This is very strong gluehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06496.jpgDSC06496I applied wood flour-thickened 635 epoxy to the solid mahogany cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06495.jpgDSC06495Next day, time to glue and screw the panel in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06179.jpgDSC061792nd coat of ICA base looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06178.jpgDSC06178Next day, sand the first coat of ICA with 220 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06177.jpgDSC06177Next, I coated the panel with ICA base coat clear urethanehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc05699.jpgDSC05699Test fit looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc05698.jpgDSC05698Next, I glued and screwed the lower frame to the new back panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc05697.jpgDSC05697Test fit checks out2023-07-25T12:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-salon-cabinet-install/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06494.jpgDSC06494Viewed from down low, you can just see the stainless screw heads holding the box panels in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06492.jpgDSC06492Just enough clearance for the HVAC hosehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06491.jpgDSC06491At a slightly higher elevation, you can't see any screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06450.jpgDSC06450https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06449.jpgDSC06449I left an access panel in case the mud dauber screens need servicinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06441.jpgDSC06441Time to install the cabinet box partshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06440.jpgDSC06440Finish off with a heavy coat of brown tinted US Composites 635 epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06439.jpgDSC06439Give it a nice fillet to smooth it outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06437.jpgDSC06437A bead of caulk will ensure no engine room vapors seep through the floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc06436.jpgDSC06436Just like that!2023-07-22T20:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-mud-dauber-screens/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00012.gills_.jpgDSC00012.gillsEngine air intake gillshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00188.jpgDSC00188Starboard side is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00187.jpgDSC00187https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00186.jpgDSC00186Nice! Time to button up the engine air intakehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00185.jpgDSC00185https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00184.jpgDSC00184https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00183.jpgDSC00183I got busy on the next screenhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00182.jpgDSC00182This is working out wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00181.jpgDSC00181Press the screen up against the gills and hold in place while the caulk cureshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00180.jpgDSC00180Af2023-07-13T11:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-home-port-trip-follow-up/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00174.jpgDSC00174Leaky injector nut resolvedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00173.jpgDSC00173Diesel had collected on everything near the starboard injector pumphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00172.jpgDSC00172Problem identified: loose injector nut on cylinder #1https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00167.jpgDSC00167Diesel accumulated in the bilgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dsc00166.jpgDSC00166Injector pump was covered with fuel2023-07-08T14:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/07/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-retiring-tent-model-xxxs-alarm-system-depth-sounder-install/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00060.jpgDSC00060Now, that's much betterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00061.jpgDSC00061Hawkeye head unit should work once it's in waterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00058.jpgDSC00058Many of the OEM wire ID stickers are unravelinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00056.jpgDSC00056I applied clear shrink tube to the OEM wiring stickershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00057.jpgDSC00057Much better!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00055.jpgDSC00055Alarm wiring removed, but it's still messyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00052.jpgDSC00052Tent Model XXX's alarm systemhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00049.jpgDSC00049Infra-red sensor on the left, depth sounder head unit on the righthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00051.jpgDSC00051What a rat's nest2023-07-03T11:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-splash-day-redux/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00139.jpgDSC00139Booyahhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00137.jpgDSC00137https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00132.jpgDSC00132That's a good looking boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00130.jpgDSC00130Back at the dock after a run out to the jettyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00129.jpgDSC00129...but everything turned out fine...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00128.jpgDSC00128...in a fairly shallow Chesapeake tributary...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00127.jpgDSC00127...with zero local knowledge...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00126.jpgDSC00126...slowly...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00125.jpgDSC00125And we were off and running...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00123.jpgDSC001232023-07-01T00:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-starboard-engine-is-back-in-business/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00090.jpgDSC00090That starter bolt didn't look right...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00088.jpgDSC00088All of the engine cable and wire connections were tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00089.jpgDSC00089That's when I noticed something strange...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00086.jpgDSC00086Brand new Cole Hersee key switch checks outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00084.jpgDSC00084Next, I hot-wired the fuel solenoidshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00083.jpgDSC000832024-10-09T12:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-splash-day-sorta/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00045.jpgDSC00045I fully seated the valve and attached the hose https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00044.jpgDSC00044I found nothing out of order with the standpipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00043.jpgDSC00043Removing the hose wasn't too difficulthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00042.jpgDSC00042ashttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00041.jpgDSC00041Splashed!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00038.jpgDSC00038Getting closehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00037.jpgDSC00037https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00036.jpgDSC00036https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00035.jpgDSC00035It worked!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00030.jpgDSC00030Never seen this done before2023-06-26T21:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-engine-test-impeller-install/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00007.jpgDSC00007Port side is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00006.jpgDSC00006Each bolt got a touch of Tef-Gelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00005.jpgDSC00005Donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00004.jpgDSC00004Aligning the keyway to the key was a bit tricky, but I finally got ithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00003.jpgDSC00003I put a dab of Gasoila thread sealant on the shaft to hold the key in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00002.jpgDSC00002A hose clamp compressing the fins a bit helps ease installationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00001.jpgDSC00001I've had these new Sherwood 17000 impellers for far too long2023-06-26T21:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-retiring-tent-model-xxx-part-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09994.jpgDSC09994Thank you for your service, Tent Model XXXhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09993.jpgDSC09993The boat looks even better when it's not surrounded by dirty, rotten lumberhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09992.jpgDSC09992The sea of dirty, rotten lumber has been taken apart and loaded on the trailerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09991.jpgDSC09991The boat looks even better when it's not surrounded by dirty, rotten lumberhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09990.jpgDSC09990First priority for cleaning up was the shrink wraphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09989.jpgDSC09989That's one good lookin' boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09988.jpgDSC09988Next morning was cool and cloudyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09987.jpgDSC09987It's hot, we're beat and calling it a dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09986.jpgDSC09986It's great to be able to see the boat without anything blocking the viewhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09985.jpgDSC09985Beautiful boat surrounded by a sea of dirty, rotten lumber2023-06-22T13:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-mast/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09953-1.jpgDSC09953That's a good looking masthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09953.jpgDSC09953https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09952.jpgDSC09952Finally, with the tent top gone, the mast can stand proudhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09902.jpgDSC09902https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09901.jpgDSC09901Crew https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09900.jpgDSC09900Sikaflex 291LOT in mahogany will seal the screw holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09899.jpgDSC09899Last up is the mast holder-upperhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09898.jpgDSC09898Adhesive-lined shrink connectors finish the wiringhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09897.jpgDSC09897Nav, anchor light, and horn wiring get the pig-tail twist treatment for flexibilityhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09896.jpgDSC09896Tef-Gel on the set screw for the pivot pin and the pin itself2023-06-21T22:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-walk-through-video/2023-06-19T01:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-dismantling-tent-model-xxx/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09977.jpgDSC09977Tomorrow I'll tackle the starboard side and clean uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09976.jpgDSC09976Looks like a bomb went off around the boat thoughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09975.jpgDSC09975https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09974.jpgDSC09974It looks pretty much just as I imagined it wouldhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09973.jpgDSC09973That's one good looking boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09972.jpgDSC09972The big reveal!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09971.jpgDSC09971https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09970.jpgDSC09970https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09969.jpgDSC09969https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09968.jpgDSC099682023-06-20T21:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-mahogany-handrails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09957.jpgDSC09957I got handrails!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09956.jpgDSC09956The view from the salon got a lot better todayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09951.jpgDSC09951Boomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09950.jpgDSC09950Starboard handrail and safety line are done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09949.jpgDSC09949Wrap the pipe with a cloth and open the wrench jaws widehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09946.jpgDSC09946A tip for installing stanchionshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09943.jpgDSC09943That looks great!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09942.jpgDSC09942That's a wrap for the port side handrail!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09941.jpgDSC09941316 stainless screws and Sikaflex LOT caulk secures the handrail to the stanchion topshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09940.jpgDSC09940The original stainless steel plate joints the two rails from below2023-06-18T10:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-side-deck-handrails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09878.jpgDSC09878Installing rail hardware with Tef-Gel in each screw holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09877.jpgDSC09877https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09874.jpgDSC09874https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09866.jpgDSC09866The mounting bases don't lie flat on the toe railhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09865.jpgDSC09865These stanchions on both sides were challenginghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09864.jpgDSC09864Several hours later...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09862.jpgDSC09862https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09851.jpgDSC09851Let the stanchion installation begin!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09850.jpgDSC09850Tef-Gel goes in every screw hole when installing hardware on the railshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230615_112412.jpg20230615_112412With the blanket off the bow deck, that's the first time sunlight has come directly into the V-berth2023-06-17T23:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-polishing-more-side-deck-stanchions-and-bow-railing/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02384.jpgDSC02384https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02383.jpgDSC02383My secret to polishing stainless is a tray of waterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02390.jpgDSC02390Final polish with white diamond compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02389.jpgDSC02389Polished with blackhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02388.jpgDSC023881500 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02387.jpgDSC02387400 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02386.jpgDSC02386220 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02382.jpgDSC0238280 grit flapwheel on a grinder made the worst of the scratches disappearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02378.jpgDSC02378Those are some deep scratcheshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02380.jpgDSC02380The chromed bronze fittings dug some nasty scratches into the rail2023-06-16T19:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-transom-door-seal/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02562-1.jpgDSC02562The surveyor really liked my custom dash panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02561-1.jpgDSC02561Good looking helm dashboardhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09861.jpgDSC09861No more open gap!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09859.jpgDSC09859Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09849.jpgDSC09849Contact cement to the rescue~https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09829.jpgDSC09829The gap around the transom door will absolutely leak rain inside the boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09828.jpgDSC09828Frost King Door Gasket to the rescue!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09827.jpgDSC098272023-06-18T02:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-paperwork-snafu-resolved-refit-resumes-in-2012/2023-06-13T13:20:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-paperwork-snafu-splashed-moved-and-tented/2023-06-13T13:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-polishing-stainless-safety-rail-stanchions/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03791.jpgDSC03791When polished stainless looks like chrome...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03790.jpgDSC03790Seriously...this stuff could cause permanent eye damage on a sunny dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03789.jpgDSC03789WARNING! DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SHINY STAINLESS!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03788.jpgDSC03788The brown compound does an even more amazing jobhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03787.jpgDSC03787The black colored compound stick really lit up that stainless!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03786.jpgDSC03786My stockpile of sandpaper tops out at 1500https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03785.jpgDSC03785After 1200 grit, the reflective quality is roughly equivalent to 6-pint beer goggleshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03784.jpgDSC03784600 grit...gonna need protective eyewear for the shiny glare soonhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03783.jpgDSC03783Transition to 400 wet or dry, and it's even more shinyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc03782.jpgDSC03782220 grit and it's getting kinda shiny2023-06-13T12:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-swim-platform-rub-rail/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00639.jpgDSC00639That's pretty roughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02456.jpgDSC02456NICE!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02455.jpgDSC02455After squeegeeing off the caulk that squeezed out, I pulled the tapehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02454.jpgDSC02454I then applied Sikaflex 291 LOT (long Open Time) mahogany-colored caulkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02453.jpgDSC02453I then taped off the railhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02452.jpgDSC02452Next, I drilled the screw holes using a Vix bit to center the holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02450.jpgDSC02450I taped off the teak with 1/2" straight line tape https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02448.jpgDSC02448Ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02444.jpgDSC02444https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02443.jpgDSC02443The 316 stainless screw heads could use a bit of polishing, too2023-06-13T11:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-bilge-pumps-panda-exhaust-wrap-up/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09884.jpgDSC09884Forward bilge pump is already installed under the galley, at the forward bulkheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09882.jpgDSC09882Air hose from the bell is attached to the diaphragm pump inlethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09881.jpgDSC09881I attached the PVC pipe to the OEM bulkhead fitting under the aft stateroom floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09879.jpgDSC09879The bell and hose are installed behind the PVC bilge pump pickuphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09876.jpgDSC09876Stainless safety wire tie acts as a hose clamp...just in casehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09875.jpgDSC09875Next day, the Liquid Tape has curedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09873.jpgDSC09873Liquid Tape has many useshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09871.jpgDSC09871The air bellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02553.jpgDSC02553https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02552-1.jpgDSC025523/4" hose connects everything together2023-06-13T11:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-groco-hull-strainers/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02012.jpgDSC02012Grocohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02363.jpgDSC02363and donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02362.jpgDSC02362Donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02361.jpgDSC02361Repeat the process on the opposite sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02360.jpgDSC02360Good squeeze outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02359.jpgDSC02359...and applied Sikka 291 LOT caulkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02358.jpgDSC02358Next, I taped off the area...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02357.jpgDSC02357https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02349.jpgDSC02349I'm using 316 stainless screws, so each hole got a dollop of Tef-Gelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02348.jpgDSC02348All the holes are drilled2023-06-12T08:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-season-of-do-overs-aft-deck-glass-2-0/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02271.jpgDSC02271I like the look of the tinted windows against Matterhorn Whitehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02254.jpgDSC02254Port helm door is ready for exposure to the elementshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02245.jpgDSC02245Back-filled caulk viewed from the insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02247.jpgDSC02247The alcohol and nitrile glove treatment leaves a shiny, smooth surfacehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02236.jpgDSC02236Back-fill is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02234.jpgDSC02234Bostikhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02248.jpgDSC02248Step 3, Back fill the gap with Bostikhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02242.jpgDSC02242The view from the insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02233.jpgDSC022331/8" gap between the glass and framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02229.jpgDSC02229I strategically placed foam blocks around the window frames2023-06-10T10:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-aft-deck-helm-doors/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09825.jpgDSC09825Boom...donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc09822.jpgDSC09822Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02278.jpgDSC02278Close-up of the linear motion track, slider car, and stainless door brackethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02211.jpgDSC02211Port helm door is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02210.jpgDSC02210Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02209.jpgDSC02209https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02208.jpgDSC02208Starboard is nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02160.jpgDSC02160Looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02159.jpgDSC02159Port track is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02158.jpgDSC02158I'm using stainless screws in aluminum, so every hole gets Tef Gel2023-06-09T12:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-deck-helm-doors-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02565-1.jpgDSC02565Diaper report from the engine room: no diesel leaks!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02562.jpgDSC02562That's a good looking dashboardhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02561.jpgDSC02561The missus did a great job cleaning in preparation for the surveyorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01089.jpgDSC01089After pulling all the tape and plastic, the repair areas looked great!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01074.jpgDSC01074Next day...SHINY!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01072.jpgDSC01072https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01071.jpgDSC01071https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00996.jpgDSC00996A dusting of black paint for a guide coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00994.jpgDSC00994https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc00992.jpgDSC00992We next re-tented the area and sprayed Awlgrip 5452023-06-08T22:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-missuss-custom-v-berth-mattress/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02560.jpgDSC02560It's very comfortable, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02559.jpgDSC02559https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01847.jpgDSC01847Zipper on the bottom sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01806.jpgDSC01806I am in awe of my wife's sewing skillshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01805.jpgDSC01805Dr. Frankenstein's mattress coverhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01800.jpgDSC01800After gluing the parts together, we stuffed it into the mattress cover the missus madehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01799.jpgDSC01799Kinda like thathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01798.jpgDSC01798Laying out the next cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01797.jpgDSC01797Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc01796.jpgDSC01796It took two passes with the bread knife before the first cut was done2023-06-06T21:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-v-berth-bed-surround-padded-headliner/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04818.jpgDSC04818That looks great!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04817.jpgDSC04817https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04816.jpgDSC04816https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04815.jpgDSC04815Some day, I'll finish off the plywood edges with moldingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04814.jpgDSC04814Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04766.jpgDSC04766Tracks are done. Time for paddinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04765.jpgDSC04765https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dsc04764.jpgDSC04764https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019081695113507.jpg2019081695113507https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019081695113459.jpg20190816951134595/8" thick foam surface is just a wee bit higher than the track2023-06-06T18:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/06/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fixing-fuel-supply-manifold-leaks/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02565.jpgDSC02565Everybody keep your fingers crossed!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02557.jpgDSC02557I next re-installed the manifold and filtershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02555.jpgDSC02555That's much cleanerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dsc02494.jpgDSC02494I re-installed the manifold and filtershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02498-large-1.jpgDSC02498 (Large)That's a lot nicerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02498-large.jpgDSC02498 (Large)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02494.jpgDSC02494https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02493.jpgDSC02493https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02485.jpgDSC02485Back on the bench2023-06-06T01:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/05/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-starboard-engine-runs/2023-05-27T16:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/05/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fuel-system-fixes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02480.jpgDSC02480Easy installation...ready to test fire againhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02478.jpgDSC02478Two coats of white was plentyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02477.jpgDSC02477First coat of https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc02476.jpgDSC02476I brushed self-etching primer on the new fuel pumphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc01620.jpgDSC01620Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc01619.jpgDSC01619Swagelok fitting to the rescue!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc01386.jpgDSC01386This injection pump wasn't designed with easy maintenance in mindhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc01385.jpgDSC01385Unfortunately, my tube flaring tools don't fit in the available spacehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc01384.jpgDSC01384I planned to reuse the flare fittinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc01383.jpgDSC01383Surprise!2023-05-27T22:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/09/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-bending-installing-stainless-fuel-supply-tubing/2023-05-27T11:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/08/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fuel-supply-manifold/2023-05-27T11:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-capac-anti-corrosion-system/2023-05-27T16:11:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/02/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-deck-helm-doors-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc02135.jpgDSC02135The stainless angle is attached to each car with four screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc02134.jpgDSC02134PBC Linear miniature linear guidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc06168.jpgDSC06168The smaller tracks were sold as "stainless bearing steel"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc06167.jpgDSC06167The slide-out sofa bed tracks are stainless and aluminum...very heavy dutyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc06166.jpgDSC06166Linear motion trackshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc06165.jpgDSC06165https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc06164.jpgDSC061642023-04-19T12:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/02/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-helm-windshield-wrap-up/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02111.jpgDSC02111Boom. Done2023-02-05T14:17:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2020/11/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-deck-helm-doors/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc03900.jpgDSC03900Next, I cut the panels to sizehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05574.jpgDSC05574Next, wet out 1/8" mahogany plywood with epoxy, then trowel on thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05573.jpgDSC05573Shrinkwrap plastic covering ensures epoxy won't stick to the tabletophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05572.jpgDSC05572Glued and screwed together makes a very rigid, stable boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05571.jpgDSC05571Rough cut, but looking like it has potentialhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05555.jpgDSC05555Wood flour-thickened epoxy will permanently bond the mahogany to the Tricelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05554.jpgDSC05554Solid mahogany ready to fill the edges of Tricel panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc05553.jpgDSC05553https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc07355.jpgDSC07355When last you saw the helm doors, they were varnished and primedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc07350.jpgDSC07350Same shot, but with a flash2023-02-05T13:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/01/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-diy-positive-crankcase-ventilation/2023-02-01T12:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/01/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-helm-dashboard/2023-01-26T01:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/01/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-salon-entry-door/2023-01-21T13:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/01/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-recommissioning-the-trim-tabs/2023-01-18T12:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2020/02/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-salon-entry-door/2023-01-15T19:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2020/03/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-fitting-finishing-and-assembling-the-salon-entry-folding-hatch/2023-01-15T17:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-more-stainless/2023-01-08T22:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/10/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-rechromed-deck-hardware/2023-01-08T22:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2023/01/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-fore-and-aft-bollards/2023-01-10T01:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-on-engine-fuel-hoses/2023-01-01T14:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-galley-cabinets/2023-01-09T00:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-recommissioning-the-kidde-co2-fire-extinguishing-system/2024-06-14T18:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-head-light-switch-plate/2022-12-27T13:36:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-doors-2/2022-12-26T13:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-door/2022-12-25T17:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-raw-water-intake-valves-and-strainers/2022-12-24T18:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-main-engine-raw-water-intakes/2022-12-23T20:53:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-bottom-paint/2022-12-21T13:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-custom-instrument-panel/2022-12-18T19:30:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-a-custom-instrument-panel/2022-12-16T20:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-salon-electrical-panel/2022-12-13T13:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-12kva-bridgeport-magnetics-marine-pucks/2022-12-09T12:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/12/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-main-breaker-install/2022-12-06T13:08:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-rebuilding-the-helm-windshield-opener/2022-12-03T18:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-50-home-made-tig-torch-cooler/2022-11-30T21:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-last-of-the-portholes/2022-11-24T13:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-a-silicone-gasket-for-the-laundry-closet-porthole/2022-11-23T10:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/10/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-aft-stateroom-ac-unit/2022-11-18T12:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-salon-ac-unit/2022-11-18T12:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-first-try-starting-my-cummins-main-engines/2022-11-18T12:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/11/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-why-my-boat-didnt-splash-in-october-2022/2022-11-18T11:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/09/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fischer-panda-marine-12-mini-dp-genset/2022-11-12T02:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://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to the port tank, the gauge accurately reflects that rat bastard thieves stole ~180 gallons of fuelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09424.jpgDSC09424Switched to the starboard side, gauge accurately reads nearly fullhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09422.jpgDSC09422SW fuel gauge installed and powered uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09421.jpgDSC09421Treacherous Sunpro gauge weighs in at a measley 2.6 ozhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09420.jpgDSC09420Hefty NOS Stewart Warner fuel gauge weighs in at 5.6 oz.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09386.jpgDSC09386Main propulsion submerged return fuel lines trimmed for these tankshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09241.jpgDSC09241Running the sender wire in the aft stateroom cable loomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09240.jpgDSC09240Should have run the fuel sender wires in the aft stateroom loom before securing it all with cable clampshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09238.jpgDSC0923812v negative wired to both fuel tank sendershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09237.jpgDSC09237Spare pickup tubes will work as submerged returns2022-07-28T23:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/07/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-exhaust-showerhead-plumbing/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09393.jpgDSC09393Maybe I should redo those thru-hulls with 90° mandrel bends instead....https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09391.jpgDSC09391Absolutely perfect fit, with ~1/2" of clearance to the riser insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09384.jpgDSC09384Outside the boat, the 316 stainless raw water thru-hulls look goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09383.jpgDSC09383https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09382.jpgDSC09382Port side thru-hull is being used as a wire grommethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09390.jpgDSC09390https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08958.jpgDSC08958The Big Day has arrived!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09288.jpgDSC09288https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09286.jpgDSC09286Starboard showerhead raw water connections are donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc09284.jpgDSC09284Absolutely perfect fit2022-07-23T10:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/12/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-aft-deck-headliner-installation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05485.jpgDSC05485Done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05484.jpgDSC05484A little push and the springs pull the light into positionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05483.jpgDSC05483Installing the last LEDhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05481.jpgDSC05481Infinity Kappa speakers were nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05480.jpgDSC05480The last Whisper Wall panel getting tacked into the trackshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05478.jpgDSC05478The radio box turned out really nicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05477.jpgDSC05477One down, five to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05476.jpgDSC05476It's always nerve-wracking slicing into the new headliner.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05475.jpgDSC05475While the installer put in the last few panels, I installed the speakers and lightshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dsc05471.jpgDSC054712022-07-20T17:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-helm-station-radio-box/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04956.jpgDSC04956First coat is looking pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04955.jpgDSC04955https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04954.jpgDSC04954MAHOGANY PORN!!!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc05117.jpgDSC05117Wood flour and cabosil-thickened epoxy with some very light fiberglass and fillets bolster the joints insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc05084.jpgDSC05084Second coat of varnish on the radio boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04957.jpgDSC04957Fitting moldings to the access hatchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04949.jpgDSC04949Next, I outlined the access hatch on the back panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04948.jpgDSC04948That's looking great!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04947.jpgDSC04947And round the edges with a 1/2" radius bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc04946.jpgDSC04946Next, sand the bottom panel and edges smooth so the router rides flat2022-07-20T16:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-helm-station-radio-box-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05291.jpgDSC05291Brand-new 5-year old radio gear in a pretty mahogany boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05290.jpgDSC05290https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05289.jpgDSC05289Getting close...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05288.jpgDSC05288Lotsa strippin' and crimpin' going onhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05285.jpgDSC0528512v to 12v converterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05283.jpgDSC05283Infinity Reference 375TX tweeter crossoverhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05282.jpgDSC05282This is a 12vdc temperature-based controller for a vent fanhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05281.jpgDSC05281The little silver cylinder behind the amp is a temperature sensorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05280.jpgDSC05280Pioneer Class D GM-D1004 amp gives plenty of BOOM for the helm stationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05279.jpgDSC05279Next I mounted the fixed electronics2022-07-20T15:10:28+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2019/11/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-helm-station-radio-box-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05299.jpgDSC05299This is nerve-wrackinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05329.jpgDSC05329It works!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05328.jpgDSC05328When the radios are all installed, there should be good air flow past the heat sinkshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05326.jpgDSC05326The fan is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05315.jpgDSC05315Electric/electronic part is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05308.jpgDSC05308The front looks good, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05307.jpgDSC05307That's one fine looking set of intake/exhaust grillshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05306.jpgDSC05306Nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05305.jpgDSC05305Pilot holes are drilledhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc05304.jpgDSC05304Done! Now, repeat on the other side2022-07-20T13:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/07/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-raw-water-thru-hull-outlets/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08815.jpgA few dabs of Gasoila teflon thread sealant and the thruhulls are ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08813.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08812.jpgAttach the purge line and get to weldinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08810.jpgThis time, the tube will stay centered on the thruhullhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08809.jpgThat's a nice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08806.jpgDSC08806First one didn't turn out too badhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08805.jpgDSC08805My dual regulator argon rig supplies the TIG gun and the purge linehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08803.jpgDSC08803The clear tubing supplies argon inside the parthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08802.jpgDSC08802316 stainless mushroom thruhull & 5/8" tubing2022-07-20T11:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/07/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-magnum-energy-inverter-charger/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08999.jpgDSC08999https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08997.jpgDSC08997Permanent AC electrical connections will happen laterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08996.jpgDSC08996The battery box is FINALLY out of my way!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08993.jpgDSC08993Magnum Energy 2012 inverter-charger hanging in its new homehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08985.jpgDSC08985OEM wire chase on the ER ceiling has enough room for the new cableshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08939.jpgDSC089392 x 10' of 1/0 battery cables ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08938.jpgDSC08938Crimped and sealed with adhesive lined shrink tubinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08937.jpgDSC08937This hydraulic crimper is a great toolhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08936.jpgDSC08936Strip the insulation and slip on the tinned cable endhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dsc08935.jpgDSC08935Preparing to make a battery charger cable2022-07-17T15:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-tent-model-xxx-has-been-de-whooped/2022-06-25T13:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/aft-deck-enclosure-demolition-enter-the-chainsaw/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3087-1.jpgRemember, this is what we started with!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aft_deckdone5.jpgaft_deckdone5https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aft_deckdone4.jpgaft_deckdone4Ah, now that’s better!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aft_deckdone3.jpgaft_deckdone3A quick shot with a hose revealed that, for all of its faults, the aft enclosure had done a good job protecting most of the teakhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aft_deckdone2.jpgaft_deckdone2Tent Model I (circa January 4, 2008). 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toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02977.jpgLine up the big holes in the panels and screw them to the overhead frameshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02976.jpgThe salon panels are all cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02975.jpgMass productionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02973.jpgFirst light mount is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02972.jpgPretty slickhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02971.jpgHole saw then jigsaw and one mount is ready to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02970.jpgIMTRA LEDs I bought previously will go in the aft cabinhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02969.jpgKai 12v LED marine lights, courtesy of a fellow boaterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC02962.jpgDSC029622019-02-26T19:41:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-powering-up-the-12vdc-breaker-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02965.jpgHouston, we've got no problem!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02947.jpgOne last check of the wiring in the salon service chasehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02946.jpgDSC02946https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02945.jpgBlisters and waveshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02914.jpgThe moment of truthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02913.jpgNext, the battery cables got installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02911.jpgWiring up the cross-overshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02909.jpgThat looks about righthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02907.jpgDSC02907https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02905.jpgNext, I installed the battery selector switches2019-02-26T19:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/12/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-ac-circuit-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02948.jpgConfounded by an ebay sellerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02919.jpgI'll finish this install laterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02918.jpgMight as well install the PEX water lines for the washing machinehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02917.jpgLong as I'm in here...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02904-custom.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02902-custom.jpgApply epoxy, then staple insulation in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02901-custom.jpgUS Composites 635 epoxy is good stuffhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02898-custom.jpgPrepped for epoxy and insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02897-custom.jpgThat's better than a sharp metal edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dsc02896-custom.jpgWrapping up the aft AC circuit panel2019-02-26T19:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/11/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-ducting-for-the-aft-stateroom-air-conditioner/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02943-custom.jpgWinter has officially arrivedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02938-custom.jpgThe duct will attach to a hole I'll cut in the salon wall...laterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02937-custom.jpgInsulated ducting fits nicely behind the laundry closet back wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02936-custom.jpg4" insulated ducting is a tight fit to the 6" holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02935-custom.jpgFirst hole from the AC closet to the laundry closet is cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02934-custom.jpgSecond hole goes from the laundry closet into the salon cabinetryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02931-custom.jpgFinish the second hole cut from the salon sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02930-custom.jpgMove the salon cabinet box out of the wayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02928-custom.jpgFor smoother edges, finish the cut from the other sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02925-custom.jpgEssential tools: new 6" hole saw and a cordless angle drill2019-02-26T19:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-aft-storage-hvac-closet-back-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02860.jpg outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02855.jpgWet out the backing cleats and apply wood flour-thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02854.jpgNext day, wet out the contact areas on the back panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02852.jpgDSC02852https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02849.jpgA heavy coat of epoxy levels out pretty wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02848.jpgCoat the back panel face with brown-tinted epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02847.jpgThe aft stateroom AC unit will go in herehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02846.jpgNext, fit the upper panel support cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02845.jpgNice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc02844.jpgThe last piece of 3/4" okume plywood2019-02-26T19:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-aft-storage-hvac-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2893.jpgWet out the panel with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2892.jpgNext, trim the Buffalo Batt insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc02843.jpgDSC02843https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc02842.jpgDSC02842https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc02841.jpgThat's sufficiently tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc02840.jpgNext, cut a small panel to fill in the cornerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc02839.jpgDSC02839https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc02835.jpgAnd lay on the insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2882.jpgWith the corner gone, the panel pivots into placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2881.jpgFirst try didn't work2019-02-26T19:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/10/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wiring-the-laundry-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2876.jpgGood lookin' laundry closethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2873.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2872.jpgThe top panel 'clicks' in place...nice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2865.jpgOutlets are installed and holes are cut for the hot and cold washer spigotshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2847.jpgDraft-proof boxes should make the boat easier to keep warm or coolhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2846.jpgNext, run 14/3 cable for the 120v washer outlethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2845.jpgRunning 12/3 marine cable for the 240v dryer outlet https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dscf2844.jpgTime to wire the laundry closet sub-panel2019-02-26T19:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/09/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-final-panel-in-the-laundry-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2842.jpgThat okume isn't a bad looking woodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2840.jpgThe second panel turned out nicely, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2839.jpgI made another panel, taking great care this time to keep track of which side was uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2838.jpgI'm an idiothttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2837.jpgA router cleans up the rabbet all the way aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2835.jpgNext, I cut rabbets all the way aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2834.jpgI rounded the top edge to a 3/8" radiushttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2833.jpgNice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2832.jpgThe last sheet of marine-grade okume plywood is getting smaller and smaller https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2831.jpgNothing's square on a boat2019-02-26T19:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-painting-panels-in-the-laundry-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf27911.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2822.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2820.jpgThat lays on pretty wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2819.jpgAfterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2816.jpgBeforehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2815.jpgDSCF2815https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2814.jpgFirst, I mixed up some brown-tinted epoxy2019-02-26T19:34:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-panels-in-the-laundry-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2813.jpgGood squeeze-out of the wood flour-thickened epoxy when I put the screws inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2811.jpgThe vent box is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2810.jpgI'll use pocket screws to secure the vent box in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2804.jpgJust have to wait for the epoxy to curehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2803.jpgEvery single stick serves a specific purposehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2802.jpg1" x 1" ceiling panel cleat is glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2801.jpgAnd the last cleat then got glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2800.jpgAdditional cleats got installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2798.jpgSaturate the plywood with epoxy, then top with wood flour-thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2797.jpgI need to remove some spray foam insulation2019-02-26T19:33:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/09/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-progress-in-the-laundry-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2809.jpgOnce the epoxy cures, it's ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2808.jpgBuffalo Batt non-woven fabric insulation all around the boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2795.jpgGlue, screw, and clamp the box togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2793.jpgNext day, the epoxy is fully curedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2792.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2791.jpgWhite-tinted US Composites 1:1 ratio epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2785.jpgThe vent box and ceiling panel are ready for epoxy coatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2784.jpgThe Kreg pocket screw jig helps with the last step for the bottom panel https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2783.jpgMaking the dryer vent box2019-02-26T19:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/09/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-the-laundry-closet-ceiling/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2782.jpgI had to remove one more strip of insulation, then it's donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2781.jpgUnfortunately, I'm a clownhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2779.jpgDSCF2779https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2778.jpgLay on the Buffalo Batt insulation, and press it in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2777.jpgSaturate the panel with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2776.jpgMark off the backside for epoxy and insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2767.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2766.jpgIt slid right into placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2765.jpgAnd shaving off a bit on the aft edge should do the trickhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2764.jpgNeed to knock off a bit there2019-02-26T19:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-back-into-the-aft-stateroom/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2790.jpgBreaker panel fits wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2789.jpgNice view into the engine roomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2787.jpgHoles cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2786.jpgThe breaker sub-panel will go therehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2760.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2758.jpgThere's enough room in the OEM wiring conduithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2755.jpgThen I put in a run of 8/4 electrical cablehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2709.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2706.jpgNext, I cut holes for the electrical outlets https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscf2704.jpgDone2019-02-26T19:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-install-of-the-v-berth-forward-bunk-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2696.jpgAnd that's pretty much a wraphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2695.jpg12vdc/USB port is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2694.jpgI'm using leak-resistant electrical boxes, which are better at stopping cold (or hot) air from leaking into air conditioned spaceshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2693.jpgDSCF2693https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2692.jpgSlide the panel back in while feeding the wires into the proper holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1655.jpgDSCF1655https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1653.jpgDSCF1653https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1652.jpgOut comes the cabinet panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1651.jpgToday's parts and materials2019-02-26T19:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-final-v-berth-mahogany-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2864.jpgDSCF2864https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2863.jpgDSCF2863https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2862.jpgDSCF2862https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2861.jpgDSCF2861https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2855.jpgDSCF2855https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2854.jpgDSCF2854https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2852.jpgDSCF2852https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2850.jpgDSCF2850https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc00048.jpgDSC00048https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2637.jpgDone!2019-02-26T19:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-v-berth-air-conditioner-ducting/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf25681.jpgAnd the 2" duct going around to the headhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2570.jpgThis is far enough for nowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2569.jpgFor now, the 2" duct ends in the closethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2568-e1534858195189.jpgAnd the 2" duct going around to the headhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2567.jpgDSCF2567https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2552.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2546.jpgPress the insulation in place until the epoxy cureshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2545.jpgCut Buffalo Batt insulation to sizehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2544.jpgJigsaw cuts the holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2543.jpgRound the edges with a router2019-02-26T19:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-back-into-the-v-berth/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1967.jpgNice! Ready for ducting!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1966.jpgAC cabinet back panel installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1964.jpgOverhead light switchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1962.jpgGetting closerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1961.jpgFishing 12vdc and 240/120AC wires up to the V-berthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1926.jpgThat looks about righthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1925.jpgI opened a hole through the panel for the hosehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1924.jpgNew double wall soft raw water hose has arrivedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1922.jpgThe raw water thru-hull is inside the cabinetryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf1919.jpgBack into the V-berth2019-02-26T19:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-behind-the-scenes-starboard-salon-cabinetry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2807.jpgLooking forwardhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2806.jpgNice white panel!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2805.jpgI'm such a clown...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2780.jpgGlue and screw the framing in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2775.jpgNext, cut Buffalo Batt non-woven fabric insulation for the back-sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2774.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2773.jpgTransfer the pattern to 1/4" Douglas fir marine plywoodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2772.jpgSticks and a glue gun help make a patternhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2689.jpgOne more panel and it's donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2688.jpgThe insulated ceiling panels get installed2019-02-26T19:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-still-inside-the-starboard-salon-cabinetry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2674.jpgGlued, screwed, and clamped in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2643.jpgWhite-tinted epoxy coats the duct outlet inside and outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2641.jpgDSCF2641https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2640.jpgDSCF2640https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2638.jpgCustomized acid shop brushes will help apply the epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2561.jpgLooks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2559.jpgNext, I cut the hole in the panel for the ER blowerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf24171.jpgReady to test fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf24141.jpgDSCF2414https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf24131.jpgDSCF24132019-02-26T19:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-back-into-the-starboard-salon-cabinetry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2423.jpgThe next panel needs to fit against the new mahogany cleats AND that engine room blower outlethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2422.jpgDonehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2421.jpgKinda like thathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2419.jpghihttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2418.jpghihttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2417.jpgDSCF2417https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2416.jpgGlued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2415.jpgThe view insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2414.jpgDSCF2414https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dscf2413.jpgDSCF24132019-02-26T19:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/08/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-re-skinning-tent-model-xxx-for-the-last-time/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2754.jpgThe little porch roof makes a big difference on rainy dayshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2753.jpgStarboard side looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2752.jpgRain clouds were coming as I finished the battenshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2751.jpgThat's ugly, but it works very wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2750.jpgNext day, I finished the vent and door, then shrunk the top a bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2749.jpgMy buddy's outboard is in the way, so I can't shrink the fronthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2748.jpgEnd of the day, the top is joined to the sideshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2747.jpgGotta hurry up...the sun's going downhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2746.jpgNext, I did the back panel and port sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2745.jpgLast step: shrink the side wall plastic2019-02-26T19:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fixing-the-noreaster-damage-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2684.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2679.jpgThat toe rail is like a mirrorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2678.jpg10 coats of DuPont MS1 topped by 3 coats of Awlcraft 2000 clearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2677.jpgOff comes the plastic (hopefully, for the last time!)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2671.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2669.jpgAfter taping off the toe rail, they sprayed the cabin tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2668.jpgTaped off and ready to sprayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2662.jpgThat turned out nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2661.jpgWhile they're at it...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2648.jpgNonskid's done2019-02-26T19:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fixing-the-noreaster-damage/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rear-hardtop-edge-damage1.jpgRear hardtop edge damageThe rear edge of the hardtop was abraded deep into the fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2535.jpgGouges and scrapes? What gouges and scrapes??? https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2531.jpgLike the storm damaged never happened!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2530.jpgThe back edge turned out nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2477.jpgFiberglass repair at the front of the hardtophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rear-hardtop-edge-damage-e1532454841846.jpgRear hardtop edge damageThe rear edge of the hardtop was abraded deep into the fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/front-hardtop-paint-damage4-e1532454863183.jpgFront hardtop paint damage4The front edge of the hardtop was beat up by a screw sticking up from a broken tent frame framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2577.jpgDSCF2577https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2510.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2508.jpgDSCF25082019-02-26T19:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-repairing-the-damage-from-the-big-2018-noreaster/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2481.jpgDSCF2481Then very expensive materials started showing uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2564.jpgThree cases of 3M 233+ tape, and ten boxes of Mirka Abranet paper in various gritshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2479.jpgVentilator and filter box got set uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2430.jpgNext day, the new shrink wrap top got tensionedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2429.jpgThe new top skin gets draped by late afternoonhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2428.jpgUp go the frameshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2427.jpgSunlight in the salon!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2426.jpgThe tent frames over the hardtop need to be raisedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2425.jpgThe top skin over the hardtop is gonehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2424.jpgNext, I split the top skin so I could raise the roof2019-02-26T19:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-starboard-salon-aft-bilge-vent-duct/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2660.jpgDonehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2658.jpgNext, I installed the duct face panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2653.jpgThe duct is bonded to the floor frames and panels with epoxy and sealed with Sikaflexhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2651.jpgI went a bit nuts with the caulkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2650.jpgSikaflex files the joint and covers the toe rail screws in the areahttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2529.jpgDSCF2529https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2527.jpgThere's not enough room for the duct face panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2526.jpgIt's a bit tight at the basehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2524.jpgThat looks about righthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf2523.jpgKinda like that!2019-02-26T19:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/06/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-starboard-salon-aft-bilge-vent-duct-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2518.jpgDSCF2518https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2517.jpgThat sure did turn out nicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2516.jpgNext day, I put a coat on the duct wall and another one on the electrical panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2431.jpgI do like a heavy coat of that tinted epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2411.jpgI also sealed the duct face panel with a heavy coat of epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2408.jpgNot a bad looking vend ducthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2407.jpgNext morning, trim off the excess fiberglass overhanging the edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2372.jpgLeave it and come back the next dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2371.jpgNext, I laid on the fiberglass cloth and rolled out the bubbleshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2370.jpgFillets!2019-02-26T19:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-starboard-salon-aft-bilge-vent-duct/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2366.jpgScrewed together and clamped squarehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2359.jpgWetted out with epoxy, then topped with epoxy thickened with wood flourhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2358.jpgCutting the fiberglass for the duct cover panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2357.jpgMarked off and ready for epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2356.jpgScrew holes got drilled and countersunkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2355.jpgTest fit looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2354.jpgEZ-One track saw makes it easy to cut panels at odd angleshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2353.jpgThe top edge needs trimming to match the angle of the deckhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2352.jpgTest fit the plywood panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2350.jpgLooks good2019-02-26T19:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-more-starboard-salon-plywood-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2332.jpgEt voila! Good fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2331.jpgMahogany cleat is glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2330.jpgMahogany cleat recycled from the original toe railhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2329.jpgBuffalo Batt insulation adds R3 insulation value to the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2328.jpgGlued and pocket screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2327.jpgCeiling panel gets wetted out with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2326.jpgMarine-grade Douglas fir was a lot different 50 years ago than it is todayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2325.jpgOld-school marine plywoodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2324.jpgInside the starboard salon cabinetry2019-02-26T19:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-refurbing-the-original-electric-panel-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2515.jpgThe port side under-deck panels got coated, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2514.jpgGood lookin' panel!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2513.jpgNext day, the tape came offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2494.jpgThat 150 series epoxy really flows out nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2493.jpgGreat reflectionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2492.jpgDSCF2492https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2491.jpgSanded, taped off, and ready for epoxy2019-02-26T19:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-refurbing-the-original-electric-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2251.jpgNOS ammeters look great!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2450.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2448.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2447.jpgThe genset hour meter cleaned up well, too.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2445.jpgBilge pump switches look nice all polished and waxedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2444.jpgDSCF2444https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2443.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2434.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2242.jpgBack sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2241.jpgMahogany sticks were epoxied into the hinge screw holes2019-02-26T19:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-starboard-engine-room-main-vent-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2323.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2322.jpgMore Sikaflex seals the joint to the salon cabinet floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2321.jpgDSCF2321https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2320.jpgSikaflex 291 LOT seals the ER vent panel attachment pointshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2319.jpgSliding the panel in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dscf2250.jpgVent covers will keep out the cold2019-02-26T19:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-starboard-salon-bilge-vent-duct/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2318.jpgExterior 'gill' vents let a lot of cold air in during winter cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2317.jpgFully sealed and waterproof vent ducthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2316.jpgLookin' good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2315.jpgThe face panel comes up from the engine roomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2314.jpgLots of sealant all the way up to the vent holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2312.jpgInsulated wall panel is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2311.jpgNext day, cleats get glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2310.jpgDisassemble everything, then seal the faces with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2309.jpgGood and tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2308.jpgNot a bad fit2019-02-26T19:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-starboard-salon-bilge-vent-duct/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2303.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2302.jpgThe insulated panel needed a bit of trimming to fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2301.jpgCountersunk screw holes every 6"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2300.jpgDuct panel marked off for screw holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2299.jpgReady for installationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2298.jpgExcess fiberglass trimmed off nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2297.jpgNext day, the epoxy on the panels is curedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2296.jpgFraming out the backing cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2291.jpgI need to install an insulated panel to the left of the duct, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf22891.jpgThe duct needs a face panel2019-02-26T19:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-starboard-engine-room-vent-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2289.jpgDSCF2289https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2267.jpgUpper panel gets a layer of fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2264.jpgNext day, the excess fiberglass got trimmedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2263.jpgNew extension panels installed and topped with fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2262.jpgDSCF2262https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2260.jpgFiberglass will fully waterproof the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2259.jpgWetted out with epoxy and lightweight fiberglass clothhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2258.jpgReady for fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2249.jpgThe ER vent panels are outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2226.jpgThe starboard main ER vent2019-04-01T03:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-removing-the-original-electric-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2208.jpgFully saturated with epoxy and clamped flathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2207.jpgAfter sanding, the panels are ready to be glued and screwed back togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2206.jpgSeparating the two halveshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2205.jpgDisassembling the electric panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2200.jpgPretty bilge pump switches and panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2199.jpgThat wax is good stuff!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2198.jpgNasty bilge pump switch and panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2196.jpgPretty hour meterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2195.jpgRough looking hour meterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2193.jpgWhite aluminum oxide is incorporated in the plywood fibers2019-02-26T19:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-last-varnished-mahogany-panels-in-the-forward-salon-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2218.jpgDSCF2218https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2217.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2214.jpgLast up: the shelfhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2180.jpgPressing the inner and outer mahogany veneers in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2174.jpgLooks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2169.jpgDSCF2169https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2168.jpgCleats and the panels are ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2167.jpgTest fit the mahogany veneer panel on the newly installed wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2166.jpgUpper panel fits tightly to the wiring without pinchinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2155.jpgTest fit looks OK2019-02-26T19:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-more-varnished-mahogany-panels-in-the-aft-salon-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2213.jpgI cover finished areas in corrugated paper for protectionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2212.jpgAnd finally, the upper chase panel is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2211.jpgThe stereo panel went in nicely.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2210.jpgNext day, the clamps come off and I installed the service chase panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2209.jpgMight as well cover the narrow strip of white paint here, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2179.jpgClamp the last veneers in place then go home and let the epoxy curehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2178.jpgwthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2177.jpgDSCF2177https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2176.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2175.jpgCutting out the stereo hole2019-02-26T19:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-varnished-mahogany-panels-in-the-galley-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2150.jpgGood lookin' cabinet!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2149.jpgClamps off!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2144.jpgMore clampshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2135.jpgF-clamps for the leading edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2134.jpgVarnished panels warphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2133.jpgJust a couple of panels lefthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2122.jpgMaximum clampagehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2120.jpgWetting out all the panels with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2116.jpgI roughed up the interior with a grinder and corner sander2019-02-26T19:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/05/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-varnished-mahogany-panels-in-the-forward-salon-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2115.jpgThe same cabinet interior in mahoganyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2114.jpgEvery stick serves a purposehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2112.jpgNext, I applied epoxy to the cabinet interiorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2111.jpgWetting out the mahogany plywood with US Composites 635 epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2110.jpg3/4" Douglas fir marine plywood will raise the floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2109.jpgFirst I roughed it up with a grinderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dscf2078.jpgThe forward cabinet is under the galley counter2019-02-26T19:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/04/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-varnished-mahogany-panels-in-the-aft-salon-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2103.jpgEt voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2101.jpgPanels in and clamped in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2096.jpgThe key at this point is to stop messing with it and just go homehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2095.jpgYou can see part of the white helm chase panels in this "before" pichttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2094.jpgThat's a big pile of varnished plywood2019-02-26T19:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-the-ugly-salon-forward-cabinet-pretty/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2092.jpgMuch better!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2090.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2089.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2088.jpgDouglas fir marine plywood scrap levels the floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2087.jpgLooking down at the cabinet floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2086.jpgThat's one ugly cabinet interiorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2082.jpgBye-bye formica!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2081.jpgThis is why I don't like contact cementhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2080.jpgI've wanted to get rid of the formica countertop for yearshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2079.jpgThe salon forward cabinet before the veneers2019-02-26T19:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/04/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-the-ugly-galley-cabinet-pretty/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2075.jpgThe pile of 1/8" mahogany gets smaller by the day! https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2074.jpgFilling it in with scrap Douglas fir plywood will make for a nice, flat bottom https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2073.jpgThe bottom of the bottom box is framed out with ugly cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2072.jpgMiddle box is done...on to the bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2070.jpgOne box down...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2069.jpgThe plywood pile gets smallerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2068.jpgOne down, one to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2067.jpgRemoving the fiddles took more time than I expectedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2066.jpgThe ugly galley cabinet2019-02-26T19:11:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-salon-aft-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2085.jpgBreaking down the panel one cut at a timehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2084.jpgMarking off the cut lineshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2083.jpgPulling the last full 1/8th" sheet from the stackhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2064.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2063.jpgDepth cut's donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2062.jpgMUCH BETTER!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2061.jpgThat looks better!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2060.jpgMy EZ-One track saw makes panel cutting super easyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2059.jpgThe pile of 1/8" mahogany plywood scrapshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2058.jpgThe OEM salon cabinets are really ugly on the inside2019-02-26T19:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/04/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-assembling-the-port-salon-cabinet-box/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2108.jpgFinal install will have to wait until the AC ducting is inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2106.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2105.jpgThat's a good looking cabinet boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2104.jpgA week later, the epoxy had finally kickedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2102.jpgStorm-damaged Tent Model XXX held up to the recent snowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2100.jpgOpposite viewhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2099.jpgNeed more clampshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2098.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2097.jpgVarnished panels are being glued and screwed together2019-02-26T19:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-the-port-salon-cabinet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2051.jpgReady to dry-fit the back panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2050.jpgBeforehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2048.jpgAll the panels are cut and fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2047.jpgI'm down to the last 1/8" mahogany plywood panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2046.jpgCutting the back panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2044.jpgFuzzy pic, but a nice, tight fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2043.jpgLooks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2042.jpgCleat installed and rabbet cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2041.jpgFitting the aft cabinet wall panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dscf2038.jpgLike that2019-02-26T19:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-insulating-and-installing-the-port-salon-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2022.jpgThe ceiling panels under the deck are donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2021.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2020.jpgDSCF2020https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2018.jpgWetted out with epoxy, then topped with wood flour-thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2017.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2015.jpgBuffalo Batt insulation gets pressed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2014.jpgThe backside gets wetted out with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2013.jpgThe last ceiling panel is varnished, drilled, and ready for insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2012.jpgDSCF2012https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf2010.jpgThe last panel goes here2019-02-26T19:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-still-more-port-salon-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1951.jpgThe last outboard mahogany cleat is fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1950.jpgAnd the last panel is cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1938.jpgAnother battonhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1937.jpgPay no heed to the grain orientationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1936.jpgLike that!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1935.jpgNeeds a batten to join the panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1934.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1933.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1932.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1931.jpgTime to test fit2019-02-26T19:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-more-port-salon-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1915.jpgLast step: saturate everything with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1909.jpgKind of like thathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1907.jpgAnd anotherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1906.jpgI used scraps of 3/4" Doug fir marine ply for the upright extensionshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1905.jpgThe panel isn't quite tall enoughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1904.jpgDSCF1904https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1901.jpgNear perfect fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1900.jpgThe cavity between the plywood and deck abovehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1898.jpgNeeds a bit of trimminghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1897.jpgNot a bad fit2019-02-26T19:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-last-port-salon-vent-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19461.jpgDSCF1946https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19451.jpgPretty!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19441.jpgPort salon bilge vent chute is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19431.jpgThe view up the vent chutehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19411.jpgThe piston seal had leaked airhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19401.jpgSikaflex tube failurehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf19391.jpgSealed, fitted, and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1887.jpgLots of welds here, where I need to attach the vent chutehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf18861.jpgRouter removed material to make space for the gusset weldshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf18851.jpgCut to fit the hull and frames2019-02-26T19:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-more-salon-plywood-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1917.jpgLovely handiworkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1916.jpgEpoxy sealed hatcheshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1881.jpgDSCF1881https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1875.jpgSikaflex 291 seals all seams https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1874.jpgThe vent chute will go in the cornerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1873.jpgThis will work well, I think.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1872.jpgPerfect sizehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1871.jpgI cut some access hatches in the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1870.jpgPort-side plywood panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1869.jpgBig difference2019-02-26T18:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-salon-plywood-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1867.jpgDown at the bottom, the mahogany frame sticks out 9/16"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1866.jpgThe engine room vent panel attaches to these mahogany frameshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1865.jpgThat's a fancy rabbethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1864.jpgReady to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1863.jpg]One cut down, one to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1862.jpgGood thing I have a track sawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1861.jpgLots of plywood panels wetted out with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1860.jpgLast, I added two panels to the ER vent panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1859.jpgThe back-side of the new plywood panel gets wetted out with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dscf1858.jpgBuffalo Batt insulation goes over the wet epoxy2019-02-26T18:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-big-2018-noreaster-whooped-tent-model-xxx/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rear-hardtop-edge-damage.jpgRear hardtop edge damageThe aft frame pushed back into position reveals the extent of damagehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rear-frame-rubbing-hardtop.jpgRear frame rubbing hardtopThe first sign of trouble was the aft tent frame leaning up against the hardtophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rear-frame-pulled-back-into-position.jpgRear frame pulled back into positionRear frame is back where it should behttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rear-frame-contact-area.jpgRear frame contact areaThe plywood gusset got scraped away pretty wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/more-broken-frames.jpgMore broken framesMore broken frameshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/front-hardtop-paint-damage5.jpgFront hardtop paint damage5Looks like somebody took a pneumatic needle scaler to ithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/front-hardtop-paint-damage4.jpgFront hardtop paint damage4https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/front-hardtop-paint-damage3.jpgFront hardtop paint damage3More than a square foot of destroyed paint.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/front-hardtop-paint-damage2.jpgFront hardtop paint damage2Top side of the hardtop is also beat up at the fronthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/front-hardtop-paint-damage.jpgFront hardtop paint damageOh....man2019-02-26T18:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-more-salon-plywood-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1903.jpgMinwax Spar Urethane clear gloss is a nice producthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1957.jpgGood lookin' boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1956.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1955.jpgLast view (hopefully) of the pump-out plumbinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1954.jpgThe back panel is a nice, tight fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1953.jpgBottom panel fits nicely and looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1952.jpgGalley pantry lower panel is varnished, insulated, and ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1857.jpgFinally, the panels are installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1856.jpgNext day...this is getting absurdhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1855.jpgThis is getting absurd2019-02-26T18:56:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-a-toe-rail-vent-duct/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1844.jpgDSCF1844https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1838.jpgThe duct opening got a heavy coat of epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1831.jpgI need one more panel herehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1830.jpg1"x1" mahogany cleat will give screws something solid to bite intohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1829.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1828.jpgThat's more like ithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1827.jpgNeeds a bit more adjusting so it can rotate into positionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1826.jpgIt's a bit tight on the framinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1823.jpgLooks pretty goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1822.jpgLaying out the template on 3/4" Doug fir marine plywood2019-02-26T18:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-salon-plywood-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1879.jpgBoom! One more insulated panel installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1820.jpgEpoxy thickened with wood flour goes on the cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1819.jpgWet out the edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1818.jpgNext day, the epoxy still isn't cured, but it's tacky enoughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1815.jpgPress the insulation in place and go homehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1814.jpgThe back-side is thoroughly wetted out and ready for the insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1813.jpgUS Composites epoxy resin with 2:1 hardener is my favorite epoxy producthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1812.jpgCut the Buffalo Batt insulation to fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1811.jpgMarine-grade 1/4" plywood fitted in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1807.jpgReady to fit the wall panel2019-02-26T18:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/02/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-still-more-pantry-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1842.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1805.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1804.jpgThe last of the 1"x 1" mahogany backing cleats are installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1803.jpgFinally! The clamps came off of the first two pantry sectionshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1802.jpgFinal pantry wall panel is glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1801.jpgDSCF1801https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1800.jpgThe PVC plumbing for the black water tank pump-out fits tight to the hull2019-02-26T18:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-more-pantry-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1799.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1796.jpgMore clamps for the bottom panel pull it in tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1795.jpgI use long sticks to keep the top panel in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1794.jpgAfter wetting out the contact areas with epoxy, I clamped everything in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1793.jpgRunning light wiring gets secured at a convenient spothttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1789.jpgSecond upright pantry panel gets glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1788.jpgR3 Buffalo Batt insulation is epoxy-bonded to the back of the panel https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1786.jpgTop, bottom, and back panels are all insulated on the backsidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1785.jpgNot bad. Two more bends and it'll be ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1784.jpgMy kerosene bazooka is a room heater, epoxy warmer, and now PVC pipe softener2019-02-26T18:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-pantry-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1782.jpgGalley Pantry #1 is glued, screwed, and clamped in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1780.jpgGluing and screwing the framinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1779.jpgNext day, the epoxy is cured and the panels are finally ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1778.jpgLast prep step: build out the floor at the step to the V-berthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1777.jpgOnce the insulation is in place, I press it together with whatever heavy stuff is laying aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1776.jpgThis top panel will box in the pump-out plumbinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1774.jpgI use wood flour-thickened epoxy to glue the panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1773.jpgInsulating the back-side of all the panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1772.jpgTop and bottom panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1771.jpgAll panels got three coats of Minwax Spar Urethane clear2019-02-26T18:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/02/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-salon-entryway-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1486.jpgFinal pressinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1485.jpgI use shrink wrap scraps left over from the tent to separate the two panels https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1481.jpgDSCF1481https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1480.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1477.jpgRepeat on the other panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1476.jpgUse a squeegee to remove air bubbleshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1475.jpgPosition the veneer on the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1474.jpgBe very sparing when epoxying the veneer, otherwise it bleeds throughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1473.jpgTrim the excess veneer, then do the other sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dscf1472.jpgNice!2019-02-26T18:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-flagship-marine-air-conditioners-have-arrived/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/problemareas.jpgThe problem areas on the top side are the raw water inlet and the blower outlethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/noroomforhose.jpgInsufficient clearance for double-wall raw water hosehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/noplacetoputplenummountingscrews.jpgNo place to put 2 of the 4 plenum mounting screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1742.jpgGOTCHA, ya little bugger!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1650.jpgThe ducting will go something like thishttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1642.jpgLooks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1641.jpgThe AC shelf in the V-berthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1640.jpgGetting the 9kBTU unit up the ladder and into the V-berth wasn't too badhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1578.jpgPretty little things, and well packaged, too!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/boltheadsprecludedirectattachment.jpgThe final niggle: bolt heads on the underside protrude2025-02-24T21:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/01/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-last-galley-pantry-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1770.jpgI've used my Shopsmith jointer before to bevel plywood panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1769.jpgUnfortunately, the HHS jointer blades Shopsmith requires don't hold up when jointing plywood edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1768.jpgI just need to bevel the back edge a bit to close that jointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1766.jpgAfter a few more slices, it fits pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1764.jpg30 minutes later, the upper panel is close to fittinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1763.jpgUpper cleats are dry fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1762.jpgGetting the top panel cleats installed took another hourhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1761.jpg45 minutes later, the back panel fits pretty goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1760.jpgBottom panel fits wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1730.jpgNext, I put in the upright cleats that the back panel will attach to2019-02-26T18:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-still-more-galley-pantry-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1719.jpgI use PVC pipe for blackwater plumbinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1718.jpgFernco 1-1/2" pipe couplerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1717.jpg2" pump-out deck fittinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1726.jpgGalley pantry #2, with a big step down where Galley pantry #3 needs to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1722.jpgNext the back panel gets cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1721.jpgNext I fit the bottom panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf1720.jpgBack to the cabinets, the next step starts with cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc00023.jpgGalley cabinet #2...donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc00022.jpgNow THAT's a tight joint!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc00021.jpg7° on the nose2019-02-26T18:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2018/01/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-on-the-galley-pantry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/state-gov-travel-advisory-levels.jpgState.gov.Travel.Advisory.Levelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16941.jpgNot bad for a "scrap box"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16931.jpgSanded and ready to temporarily mounthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16921.jpgBosch router rounds off the edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16911.jpgScrewing it togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16901.jpgNot bad for scrap!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16891.jpgShopsmith jointer was just the right size to clean up the face from the bandsaw cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16881.jpgShopSmith bandsaw lops off a slab of mahoganyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16861.jpgDSCF1686https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dscf16851.jpgNice!2019-02-26T18:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/12/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-a-new-tool-minimax-fs35-jointer-planer/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1710.jpgBrand new carbide-tipped kniveshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1709.jpg10 seconds to convert from jointer to planerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1708.jpgReassembled in my workshophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1707.jpgTime for the big lift out of the truck bedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1706.jpgPlaner feed roller drive wheel has a dent where it was left engagedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1705.jpgThe paint's not in bad shape for an old machinehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1704.jpgBoth beds offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1703.jpgTaking heavy bits off the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1702.jpg800lbs of fun2019-02-26T18:47:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-roughing-out-more-of-the-galley-pantry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1639.jpgMerry Christmas 2017!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1638.jpgWhere I left offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1637.jpgThe last panel has the most notcheshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1636.jpgNice and square to the floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1635.jpgTwo down, one to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1634.jpgThe top fits pretty well, and there's plenty of room for plumbinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1633.jpgDSCF1633https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1632.jpgThat's the line. Time to cut panels.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1631.jpgA Framing square and two straight edges show me where the cabinetry should come out tohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1630.jpgUh...Houston...we have a problem2019-02-26T18:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-roughing-out-the-galley-pantry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1567.jpgAnd there it is!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1566.jpgGetting closerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1565.jpgNot bad...needs a bit of trimming here and therehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1564.jpgOne more panel comes out of the plywood stack!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1563.jpgThe upright sticks are where the walls and back panels will attachhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1561.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1560.jpgOriginal mahogany framing had to be moved a bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1488.jpgThe pantry will be to the left of the V-berth door2019-02-26T18:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-last-galley-bulkhead-veneer/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1547.jpgCover everything with cardboard and call it donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1546.jpgNext day: looks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1545.jpgEvery stick serves a purposehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1544.jpgDSCF1544https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1536.jpg2" tape tabs allow me to place the panel without touching the edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1534.jpgAfter wetting out the panel and bulkhead, I waited for the epoxy to get tackyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1533.jpgready to roll on the epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1532.jpgNot too bad for the panel-to-panel butt jointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf1529.jpgThe bulkhead is sanded and ready to be wetted out with epoxy2019-02-26T18:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-galley-bulkhead-veneers/2019-02-26T18:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-v-berth-veneers/2019-02-26T18:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-installation-of-the-last-v-berth-cabinet/2019-02-26T18:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-dry-fitting-the-last-v-berth-cabinet/2019-02-26T18:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-mahogany-veneers-for-the-v-berth-cabinet/2019-02-26T18:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-mahogany-veneers-for-the-v-berth-cabinet/2019-02-26T18:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-back-to-the-v-berth-cabinet/2019-02-26T18:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-a-veneer-panel-for-the-galley-bulkhead/2019-02-26T18:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-galley-bulkhead/2019-02-26T18:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-galley-storage-cabinet/2019-02-26T18:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-more-v-berth-cabinet-panels/2019-02-26T18:32:45+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-work-on-the-v-berth-desk-like-structure/2019-02-26T18:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-back-to-the-v-berth-cabinetry/2019-02-26T18:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-coats-of-ms1-clear-coat-on-the-toe-rail/2019-02-26T18:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-mr-good-but-slow-strikes-again/2019-02-26T18:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-more-v-berth-panels/2019-02-26T18:29:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-spraying-more-parts-with-awlgrip-matterhorn-white/2019-02-26T18:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-more-v-berth-panels/2019-02-26T18:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-v-berth-bed-foundation-panels/2019-02-26T18:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-prep-on-the-v-berth-bed-foundation-panels/2019-02-26T18:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-v-berth-cabinetry-3/2019-02-26T18:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-helm-windshield-opener-cover/2019-02-26T18:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-sealing-and-insulating-v-berth-panels/2019-02-26T18:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-marine-air-conditioners/2019-02-26T18:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-v-berth-cabinetry-corner-molding/2019-02-26T18:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-even-more-v-berth-cabinetry-iv/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1039.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1037.jpgMy new favorite jigsaw blades: Bosch T234Xhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1033.jpgHand plane helps knock off just a teensy bit of material on the bevel for a nice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1032.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1031.jpgCutting the last ribbon-stripe mahogany panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1030.jpgBrushed a few coats of varnish on the underside of the desk-like structurehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1029.jpgTendonitis is slowing me down a bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1028.jpgOFhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1027.jpgPretty good fit! Just needs a little trimminghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1026.jpgh2019-02-26T18:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-even-more-v-berth-cabinetry-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1017.jpgThe "desk-like structure"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1016.jpgThe V-berth "desk-like structure"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1015.jpgThe other sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1014.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1013.jpgEZ-One track saw bridge guides the router for cutting edge rabbetshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1012.jpgCut off the front edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1011.jpgBevel cut and a near-perfect fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1010.jpgNext, I transferred the stick template to mahogany plywood https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1009.jpgMahogany solid stock will back up the jointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1006.jpgMake sure the vertical wall panel is square2019-02-26T18:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-paint-repair/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1071.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1070.jpgMax Cor CF coats the aluminum and seals the paint edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1020.jpgCleaned up and ready for primerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf1019.jpgDry fitting the portholehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0999.jpgWorse: new primer and paint applied over corrosionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0997.jpgMore ancient corrosionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0996.jpgBut there was corrosion under OE orange barrier coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0994.jpgThe starboard side isn't as badhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0993.jpgNo more crack or corrosion!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0990.jpgHELLO!2019-02-26T18:22:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-even-more-v-berth-cabinetry-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0977.jpgThese panels have been ready to install for more than a yearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0976.jpgTime to make a "desk-like structure"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0975.jpgGood fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0974.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0973.jpgTurned out pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0972.jpgClamp the panels togeter and break out the jigsawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0971.jpg+1/16" here, https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0970.jpgBase panel has marks to help make the mahogany panel fit even betterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0969.jpgNext, mark off the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0968.jpgStraight cuts are the easy ones2019-02-26T18:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-still-more-v-berth-cabinetry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0965.jpgCleats installed and port-side upper panel drilled and counterboredhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0964.jpgTwo top panels down, one to go!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0962.jpgMore cleats for the front-most top panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0961.jpgTrack saw extrusion lets me make straight angled cuts even with my beater Skilsawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0960.jpgNice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0959.jpgI find the metric system better for doing cabinetryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0958.jpgLike that! https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0957.jpgThere's angle No. 1https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0956.jpgThe compound miters are the tricky oneshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0955.jpgCompound miter cuts along all three axes2019-02-26T18:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-v-berth-cabinetry-2/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf09451.jpgDSCF0945Trace the pattern shape to the new plywood and cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0934.jpgRecycling the original V-berth bed foundation panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0951.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0950.jpgThis is looking pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0949.jpgCutting bevels on the forward and aft edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0947.jpgI used a router to remove some material where the boat framing protruded a bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0944.jpgI use a hot glue gun and sticks to make patterns of complex areashttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0943.jpgNext I cut the port-side panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0942.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0939.jpgMeasure twice, cut once2019-02-26T18:20:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-v-berth-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0918.jpgCutting the last ribbon-striped panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0932.jpgFriction fit holds the panel in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0931.jpgNICE!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0930.jpgA little hand planing does the jobhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0929.jpgStill a bit proud on the bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0927.jpgBINGO! It just fits inside the rabbet in the closet door opentinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0926.jpgBeveling the back edge should help the fit all aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0924.jpgNot a bad fit. Needs some trimminghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0923.jpgA bit long on the bottom, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0922.jpgDSCF0922Looks pretty close to the concept!2019-02-26T18:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-still-more-on-the-v-berth-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0917.jpgIt's more like semi-glosshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0912.jpgFunky varnish goes on milkyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0911.jpgNext day...this definitely isn't "gloss"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0910.jpgIt's hard to tell if I applied the product uniformlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0909.jpgDSCF0909https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0905.jpgI thought I'd try a new (to me) kind of varnish inside the closethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0904.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0903.jpgThe solid mahogany door openings turned out OKhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0902.jpgThat does not look like "gloss"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscf0901.jpgDSCF09012019-02-26T18:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-on-the-v-berth-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0880.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0879.jpgNeed to cut miters on both pieceshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0878.jpgNext, I fitted the upper closet door opening piecehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0877.jpgI'll attach a 1 x 1 mahogany cleat along the back side as an attachment pointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0876.jpgNeed to adjust a bit to close this gaphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0875.jpgSurprisingly nice fit to the curvy wall panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0872.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0870.jpgV-berth closet panel needs reinforcementhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0869.jpg1/2" mahogany plywood cut to the template shape2019-02-26T18:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-closet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0868.jpgStick templatehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0867.jpgFirst, make a template of the V-berth head wall anglehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0864.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0862.jpgNice fit to the 1/2" mahogany plywoodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0861.jpgMachining a 1/2" groove in the corner piecehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0860.jpgI added a 1/2" plywood strip to the overhead framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0858.jpgIt's a good idea to protect the pretty wood with corrugated paperhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0854.jpgNot too shabbyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0853.jpgGetting close...need to adjust the miter a couple of degreeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0852.jpgMiters scare me2019-02-26T18:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-insulating-and-final-install-of-the-v-berth-bed-foundation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0850.jpgNext, glue and screw all of the bed foundation panels in place https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0848.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0847.jpgDSCF0847https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0810.jpgFirst, clamp, glue (epoxy), and screw the mahogany cabinet panel in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0809.jpgInsulation pressed onto the epoxy-coated plywoodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0808.jpgThe transformer hatchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0807.jpgStarboard panel insulation is cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0800.jpgNext day...ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0799.jpgMight as well insulate the mahogany cabinet panel at the same timehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0798.jpgSaturate with epoxy, lay out the insulation, press and go home2019-02-26T18:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-v-berth-bed-foundation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0806.jpgDSCF0806https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0805.jpgFinal touchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0804.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0803.jpgNew plywood panel looks differenthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0795.jpgUgly Douglas firhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0794.jpgRouted out a notch to fit the aluminum hull framinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0793.jpgRough fit of the port bed foundation2019-02-26T18:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-v-berth-bed-foundation-frames/2019-02-26T18:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-bed-foundation-frames/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0774.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0772.jpgNext, I insulated the cabinet tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0771.jpgPocket screws will hold each of the frames in place while the epoxy cureshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0763.jpgPerfect!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0762.jpgAngled cuts on the end will allow it to pivot into placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0760.jpgDSCF0760https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0759.jpgFraming for the side cabinet tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0758.jpgCenter beam needs some trimminghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0757.jpgEnd of a long dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0756.jpg6' ruler helps ensure all the frames are on the same plane2019-02-26T18:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-solid-mahogany-corners-for-the-v-berth-cabinets/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0742.jpgRepeat the process for both cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0741.jpg3rd and final passhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0740.jpgMaximum depthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0739.jpgBump it up to 1/4"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0738.jpg2nd passhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0737.jpgSet the cut depth at 1/8"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0736.jpg1st passhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0735.jpgFirst time using Shopsmith jointerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0734.jpgFirst passes at 30https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf0700.jpgI think these corners are going to be pretty.2019-02-26T18:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-tool-dewalt-dw734-thickness-planer/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0318.jpgBoom...donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0317.jpgThat's a lot of pocket screw holes front and backhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0316.jpgOne sheet of 3/4" pine will become the extended in- and out-feed tablehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0314.jpgI ran the side pieces through the planer to make them exactly the same heighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0299.jpgTwo passes makes it look nice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0298.jpgOne pass cleans up some old mahoganyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0297.jpgDepth of cut indicator is pretty slickhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0295.jpgGap's gone...good to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0294.jpgOut of the box, the feed tables needed adjustmenthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0292.jpgMy brand new Dewalt2019-02-26T18:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-v-berth-cabinetry-storage-boxes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0729.jpgThe V-berth realityhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0716.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0715.jpgFinal installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0714.jpgThe side cabinet is ready to install, too https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0713.jpgNext day, the epoxy has curedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0690.jpgCut the insulation to fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0689.jpgA freshly opened roll of Buffalo Batthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0712.jpgIt's out of square at the leading edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0710.jpgWhen I square the fence at the knives...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0709.jpg...it's out of square at the knives2019-02-26T18:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-v-berth-cabinetry-storage-boxes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0681.jpgSupport the ends of the panel and weigh down the middlehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0680-e1498140050793.jpgNext day, mate the box to the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0677.jpgGlued and clamped togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0665.jpgDry-fit the box...ready for epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0663.jpgDry fit...looks pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0661.jpgTrimmed here and there to clear the hull framinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0660.jpg3 coats of Minwax Helmsman Spar Varnishhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0659.jpgGlued and screwed gussetshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0658.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0656.jpgLeave the sticky epoxy to cure2019-02-26T18:10:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-v-berth-cabinetry/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0643.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0642.jpgWetted out, edge sealed, then insulation is pressed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0641.jpgFloor cleats are glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0640.jpgSomethinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0639.jpgRemove the panels and cut the insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0638.jpgBed base gussets Tie all the panels togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0637.jpgKnocking the top off of the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0636.jpgBed base panel is level but too tallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0635.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0634.jpgDSCF06342019-02-26T18:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-the-v-berth-cabinets/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0626.jpgThe panels fit nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0625.jpgNice and square!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0624.jpgA snip here, a slice there...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0623.jpgNot a bad fit...needs a bit of trimminghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0622.jpgAngled cuts are also super easy with the EZ-Onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0621.jpgEZ-One track saw table makes it easy to break down 4x8 sheetshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0620.jpgThe salon plywood stack gets one sheet shorterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0619.jpgBed base panel fits wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0618.jpgMahogany panels are pre-finished with ICA base and top coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0617.jpgThe aft deck plywood pile shrinks a bit more2019-02-26T18:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-starboard-v-berth-mahogany-wall-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0614.jpgNext day, clamps off!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscf0613.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_110618.jpgRemove the epoxy that squeezes out with alcohol on a raghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_110608.jpgScrews around the porthole and a single clamp hold it all togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_110559.jpgLooks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_102639.jpgEpoxy thickened with wood flour and cabosil in a 7:3 ratio makes strong gluehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_102630.jpgAll of the mahogany cleats get saturated with epoxy, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_102612.jpgWetted out with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170529_084157.jpg20170529_084157https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170528_125511.jpg2019-02-26T18:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-my-life-was-an-old-school-country-western-song/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170115_133958.jpg120psi...same result tested four timeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0069-e1496407616591.jpgA freshly removed bolt is also missinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0073-e1496407589677.jpgFresh dents on the exhaust pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0072-e1496407531108.jpgNew muffler clamp on the crossover pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0041.jpgThe ceramic matrix had disintegrated, mostly into powderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0040.jpgIf you ever wondered what's inside a catalytic converter...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170107_140250-custom.jpgUh...Houston, we have a problem2019-02-26T18:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-port-v-berth-mahogany-wall-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0555.jpgNext day, the clamps come offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0554.jpgBehind the panel it's very nicely insulatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0545.jpgNot a bad jointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0544.jpgI think I'll use 1/4 round mahogany trim to cover the joint and bungshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0543.jpgGive me a long enough lever, and I can make a stubborn plywood panel conform to a complex curve!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0542.jpgClamped and screwed around the porthole openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0541.jpgVery nice fit--no clamps or screws required--on the back edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0540.jpgGlued, screwed, and clampedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0539.jpgEpoxy thickened with wood flour goes on nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0538.jpgMahogany cleats get wetted out with epoxy, too2019-02-26T18:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/05/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-insulating-mahogany-wall-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0536.jpgBuffalo Batt: R3 insulation value in 1.5" of woven fabric that doesn't absorb water or itchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0535.jpgReady to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0533.jpgInsulated on one side, pretty mahogany on the otherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0532.jpgHeadboard shelf panel should stay warm to the touch, even in winterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0531.jpgNext day, epoxy is curedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0529.jpgDone insulatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0528.jpgAft stateroom porthole surround panels get the same treatmenthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0527.jpgSame process for the aft stateroom transom cabinet panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0526.jpgPosition the insulation, then weigh it downhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0525.jpgWet out the panel with epoxy2019-02-26T18:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-sanding-and-spraying-the-top-coat-on-the-mahogany-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0505.jpgICA semi-matte top coat is very nicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0504.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0503.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0502.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0501.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0500.jpgPerfect conditions...time to sprayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0499.jpgAir blast + microfiber cloth = no dusthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0498.jpgNot a single pinhole or grain depression on the entire panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0497.jpgDifferent panel cut from the same plywoodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0496.jpgq2019-02-26T18:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-sanding-and-spraying-the-2nd-coat-on-the-mahogany-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0485.jpgPretty panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0482.jpgTransom cabinet panels look goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0480.jpgSlight modification to the filter boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0479.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0478.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0477.jpgDSCF0477https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0476.jpgThe painter really flowed out the ICA base coat nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0475.jpgGood lookin' base coat!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0474.jpgSecond base coat application, for a total of 8 coatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0473.jpgVery pretty mahogany2019-02-26T18:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-spraying-mahogany-panels-with-ica-base-coat-clear/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0465.jpgDSCF0465https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0464.jpgTransom window surround panels look great!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0461.jpgDSCF0461https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0460.jpgGood looking mahogany!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0459.jpgDSCF0459https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0458.jpgTime to sprayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0456.jpgDSCF0456https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0455.jpgI'll leave it to dry overnighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0453.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0452.jpg2019-02-26T17:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-recycling-the-original-mahogany-toe-rails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0392.jpgOne coat of Zinzer primer/sealerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0391.jpgTurns out it's pretty deep.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0390.jpgEver wonder how deep the cracks go?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0389.jpgEver seen cracks like this in old toe rails?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0388.jpgOld "Chris Craft grade" mahogany is still pretty stuff.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0387.jpgRepurposed 50-year old mahoganyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0331.jpgOne section of toe rail repurposed into cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0330.jpgTrued up edge is ready for the table sawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0328.jpgLine the track up to minimize wastehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf0327.jpgEZ-One track saw will cut a perfectly straight line on the curved mahogany2019-02-26T17:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/04/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-laundry-closet-back-wall/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0344.jpgGlued, screwed, and ready for the next stephttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0343.jpgEpoxy seals the panel edges and contact surfacehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0342.jpgEpoxy sealed and ready for the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0341.jpgMahogany cleats are wetted out, then I applied wood flour-thickened epoxy as gluehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0339.jpgPressing the insulation to the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0336.jpgFitting the insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0334.jpgBack wall fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0333.jpgLaundry closet back wall2019-02-26T17:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-taking-a-break-sort-of/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-trees.gifThe treesMaking firewood2019-02-26T17:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-the-v-berth-starboard-side-mahogany-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf8953.jpgI had these painted last year, but never posted the pixhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf8952.jpgA woodworker hobbyist buddy of mine calls this 'wood porn'https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf7002.jpgOther panels I cut previouslyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0422.jpgStarboard panel fit well on the first tryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0421.jpgBackside marked for insulation2019-02-26T17:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-fitting-the-v-berth-port-side-mahogany-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/smiley.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0420.jpgThe leading edge is pretty closehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0416.jpgDSCF0416https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0415.jpgFull contact with this cleathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0414.jpgNice fit on the trailing edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0418.jpgFlat fit at the portholehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0417.jpgZero contact on this cleat at the bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0413.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0412.jpgNice fit halfway through the cleat at the trailing edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0411.jpgPorthole cutout needs a little trimming2019-02-26T17:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-preparing-to-fit-the-v-berth-mahogany-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0404.jpgLuan plywood wasn't flexible enoughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf8870.jpgMr. Slow but Good quality https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf8868.jpgCompletely meaningless cleathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf8867.jpgCompletely meaningless cleathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf8866.jpgCleats installed by my former woodworker didn't make smooth curveshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0403.jpgClose-enough fit at the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0402.jpgClose enough at the bottom, too.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0401.jpgI need to trim a bit herehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0400.jpgFiberboard panel finally matches up to the round porthole openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0398.jpgok2019-02-26T17:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-new-mahogany-v-berth-bulkhead-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0396.jpgDSCF0396https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0395.jpgOne lap with a router cleans up the edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0394.jpgHardened epoxy needs to be cleaned uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0393.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0378.jpgGood squeeze-out at the perimeterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0377.jpgGood squeeze-out at the cabinet openingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0376.jpgGood squeeze-out at the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0375.jpgThick mahogany lumber spreads the clamp loadshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0374.jpgThe bulkhead is slathered with wood flour-thickened epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf0373.jpgThe bulkhead and mahogany panel wetted out with epoxy2019-02-26T17:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-spraying-mahogany-panels-in-the-origami-spray-booth/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0371.jpgAnd move the filter box up against the tent.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0370.jpgTie the roof in place...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0369.jpgPut the end wall in place...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0368.jpgFold in the left wall...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0367.jpgFold in the right wall...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0366.jpgPop off the roof, drop the wall...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0365.jpgGood lookin' mahogany!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0364.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0363.jpgSpraying latehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf03591.jpg2019-02-26T17:44:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-an-origami-spray-booth/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0348.jpgFilter box is under plastic to the left of the door https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0347.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0346.jpgMy origami spray booth!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0345.jpgNext, I shrink wrapped each panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0323.jpgFolds up nice and tight to the tenthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0321.jpgLooks about right.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0319.jpgWalls and roof modules donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0313.jpgWall panel with door openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0312.jpgRecycling PVC pipe from earlier versions of Tent Model XXXhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0309.jpgGood spot for a folding spray booth2019-02-26T17:43:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-porthole-surround-panels-v/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0290.jpgBooyahhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0289.jpgNow THAT's a square boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0288.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0287.jpgNice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0286.jpgMore rabbets on the side panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0285.jpgThe track saw quickly cuts nice rabbetshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0284.jpgAn epoxy drip messed up the edge of this panel, but most of it gets cut offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0283.jpgMore plywood scraps will make a nice cabinet boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0282.jpgI love it when a plan comes togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf0281.jpgLooks about right2019-02-26T17:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-porthole-surround-panels-iv/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf02661.jpgPort transom vent chute is ready for coatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0269.jpgPretty much donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0268.jpgAttach cleats to the marked linehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0266.jpgPort transom vent chute is rough fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0265.jpg...now on to the porthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0264.jpgMini cleats secure the panel to the framinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0263.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0224.jpgTracing the old vertical pattern piecehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0223.jpgBack into the plywood stackhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0222.jpgStarboard side is done...now on to the port2019-02-26T17:42:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-porthole-surround-panels-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0232.jpgNot bad for a weekend woodworkin' warrior, if I do say so myselfhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0231.jpgNice joints, eh!?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0230.jpgPerfect!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0228.jpgHalf-depth cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0227.jpgCut a 1/4" rabbet for the surround panel to slide intohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0226.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0225.jpgOne more panel to hold it all togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170212_173422.jpgNot too badhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170212_153131.jpgNext, cut the 1/4" porthole surround panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170212_142615.jpgAfter cutting to fit, drill pocket screw holes with my Kreg jig 2019-02-26T17:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-porthole-surround-panels-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_134918.jpgScrew holes drilled and countersunkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_134432.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_134420.jpgScrew holes drilled and countersunkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_130843.jpgThe storage locker is lasthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_122648.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_121856.jpgMark the opening from the outside and cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_120732.jpgNext, rough cut the closet panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_103109.jpgScrew holes are all countersunkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_102259.jpgGood fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_102118.jpgMark it from the outside, then cut out the porthole opening2019-02-26T17:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-aft-head-mahogany-wall-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0216.jpgNice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0215.jpgBoom! Done. Ready for ICA clear coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0214.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0212.jpgReady for the jigsawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0211.jpgTraced outlinehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0210.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0209.jpgKnocking off 1/16" at the top, tapering to zero at the bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0206.jpgToo long to fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0205.jpgStarboard porthole surround panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0204.jpgAfter cutting to the right width, the next cut splits the panel2019-02-26T17:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-sealing-up-the-v-berth-floor/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8873.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8871.jpgThe last step: glue and screwhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8863.jpgLast of the panels are cut and dry fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8861.jpgGaps filled at the Vhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8860.jpgPanels cut and dry fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8859.jpgFloor to hull gapshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8858.jpgMore gaps on the V-berth stepshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf8857.jpgGap-filling panels in the galley2019-02-26T17:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-bulkhead/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0166.jpgAnother bad design, but not as bad as the latest onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0165.jpg5th time I've used this jerry canhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0164.jpgBustedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0148.jpg70,000btu heats the place up quicklyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0181.jpgReady to go to the paint shophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0180.jpgAll of the perimeter screw holes are ountersunk https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0179.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0163.jpgTest fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0161.jpgMakita jigsaw with the orbital setting on zero makes quick, smooth cutshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0160.jpgMarked off and ready to cut2019-02-26T17:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-exhaust-risers/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0122.jpgThe OEM flange gaskets showed signs of leakinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0118.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0116.jpgStarboard riser is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0112.jpgdscf0112https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0111.jpgdscf0111https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0108.jpgStarboard side exhaust is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0107.jpgNot elegant, but it workshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0106.jpgdscf0106https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0104.jpgPort riser hose is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0099.jpgNew old stock2019-02-26T17:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-finishing-the-exhaust-riser-insulation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_190334.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_190311.jpgAnd that, as they say, is a wrap.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_190254.jpgReady for Inferno Wraphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_184003.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_183954.jpgThe seams are where the leftovers gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_183934.jpgDouble-wrapped with 2" of ceramic blanket rated at 2,600°F continuous https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_181054.jpgStraight sections are easyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_181034.jpgFirst 1" layer of ceramic blanket is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_173647.jpgCutting the ceramic blanket for the mandrel bendshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170114_173129.jpgThis bend before the showerhead will be much easier to insulate than the starboard side2019-02-26T17:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-painting-the-throne-room-aka-the-v-berth-head/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0147.jpgFinally! Light through the porthole opening!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0146.jpgTest fitting "the throne"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0145.jpgShower basin turned out very nice.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0144.jpgI think it looks even better than the planhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0143.jpgLooks even better than the concept drawings!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0142.jpgNice fillets...and how about that reflection!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0141.jpgGood looking throne room!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0140.jpgBut dang...the paint sure is pretty.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0139.jpgNo longer an ISO 6 clean roomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0138.jpgk2019-02-26T17:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-sanding-the-v-berth-head/2019-02-26T17:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-more-stainless-rub-rails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0092.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0091.jpgThe starboard side was slightly easier to dohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0090.jpgdscf0090https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_153721-custom.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_153658-custom.jpgWorst possible place for a screwhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_153645-custom.jpgNice, eh?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_122418-custom.jpgSuspend the rub rail from above at just the right heighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_115651-custom.jpgRemove some of the scaffolding framing.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_115122-custom.jpgScaffolding framing makes this difficulthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161023_074950.jpgBig difference, right? RIGHT???2019-02-26T17:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-priming-the-v-berth-head/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_112828-custom.jpgNice door opening transitionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_112818-custom.jpgNice fillets, and the door opening looks pretty good, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_112746-custom.jpgThe "Throne" Daishttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_112738-custom.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_112731-custom.jpgShower drain turned out goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161230_112721-custom.jpgAwlgrip 545 primer is ready for sandinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161227_135730-custom.jpgNext day--ready to spray primerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0055.jpgCome back tomorrow to sand then spray the primerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0054.jpgFairing around the door openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0053.jpgThe ceiling corners2019-02-26T17:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-exhaust-riser-insulation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0065-custom1.jpgOverlaying the 1708 with 9oz fabric...epic failhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0066-custom.jpgAt the end of a long and frustrating weekend...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0064-custom.jpgFirst, cut the 1708 into thin stripshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0063-custom.jpgHeavy 1708 biaxial cloth cut into strips wraps very nicelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0062-custom.jpgReady for a test fit of the FRP layerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0061-custom.jpgInferno Wrap locks the ceramic in place and looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0060-custom.jpgWhere there's a will and spray glue...there's a wayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0059-custom.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf0058-custom.jpgTwo full inches of ceramic blanket insulation2019-02-26T17:31:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-last-of-the-new-tinted-glass-has-arrived/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0052.jpgNICE!!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0051.jpgStarboard side fits perfectly!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0050.jpgRed foam dots keep the panes separatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0049.jpgConsolidated does a great job cratinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0048.jpgCrated glass!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0047.jpgYeah baby!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0043.jpgPort side fits perfectly, too2019-02-26T17:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-safety-rail-stanchions-again/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9999.jpgLight touch on the bench grinder and donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9980.jpglast onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9979.jpgAnda threehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9977.jpgAgain, good fusion on the tackshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0039.jpg2 downhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0035.jpgGreat fusion on those tack weldshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0029.jpgNot bad for a first efforthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0028.jpgSo much easier than welding inside the pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0026.jpgShorten up the tungsten stick-out and set up V blockhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf0023.jpgThat tacked up just fine2019-02-26T17:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-insulating-the-starboard-exhaust-riser/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9987-e1482415047230.jpgWhen last we talked about my risers...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9986.jpgThat's 1" of ceramic fiber topped with Inferno Wraphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9985.jpgThat's much, much easier doing the mandrel bends with two pieceshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9984.jpgUse Inferno Wrap as the second layerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9983.jpgThe mandrel bends are challenging2019-02-26T17:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-my-life-is-an-old-school-country-western-song/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9981.jpgReady for insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9971.jpgSomebody let the smoke outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9970.jpgBack in businesshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9968.jpgPad clamped to the showerhead and ready to weld2019-02-26T17:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-main-raw-water-inlets/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9958.jpgPort side raw water component test fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9955.jpgThe view from insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9954.jpgInteresting comparisonhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9953.jpgStandpipe with dielectrichttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9952.jpgBad designhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9951.jpgLotsa gunk packed into the strainerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9950.jpgOE standpipe and strainerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9949.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9947.jpgRepeat on the starboard sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9946.jpgdscf99462019-02-26T17:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-the-battery-switch-mount/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9963.jpgGood fit...read to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9962.jpgGood shinehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9960.jpgTwo coats yields good coveragehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9959.jpgA little colorant goes a long wayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9690.jpgNext, apply wood flour-thickened epoxy and screw it togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9689.jpgFirst, wet out all contact surfaces with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9680.jpgNice fit...ready to glue & screwhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9679.jpgNext, I rounded the edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9678.jpgPocket screw holes are drilled https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9677.jpgSanding the end pieces2019-02-26T17:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-welding-the-port-exhaust-riser-showerhead/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9928.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9927.jpgThe top of the showerhead is weldedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9924.jpgThe nozzle plate gets welded lasthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9923.jpgReady to weld the showerhead to the exhausthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9922.jpgFuse the inside after the outside is weldedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9920.jpgAnd fire up the Zeny againhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9919.jpgMark the hole for the raw water overflowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9918.jpgLooks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9917.jpgNext, clean up the hole with a carbide burr on https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9889.jpgThe Zeny plasma cutter is a very useful tool...and only $188!2019-02-26T17:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-welding-the-starboard-exhaust-riser/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9916.jpgSecond layerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9915.jpgFirst layerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9913.jpgLava Wraphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9912.jpgStarboard riser welding is done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9911.jpgRepeat the process on the spray nozzle endhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9909.jpgAluminum foil taped to the tube holds argon that spills overhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9907.jpgNext, fit the showerhead and set up the purge.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9905.jpgI welded the inside joint, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9904.jpgNot bad for a noob hobbyist TIG welderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9902.jpgArgon purge line goes in the top2019-02-26T17:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-welding-the-port-exhaust-riser/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9835.jpgThe gas ran out on the last insulation pinhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9834.jpgInhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9833.jpgShowerhead nozzle plate welded on the "wet" sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9827.jpgShowerhead nozzle plate welded on the exhaust outlet sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9826.jpgGood penetration through to the inside, with no "sugar" oxidationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9824.jpgAluminum plate caps off the tubehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9820.jpgShowerhead plates welded inside and outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9818.jpgSetting up to weld the showerhead nozzle platehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9815.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dscf9814.jpgStitching the showerhead2019-02-26T17:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-drilling-and-epoxying-stanchion-screw-holes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9854.jpgWipe with alcohol to clean up...and move to the nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9851.jpgApply it to the big stanchion base holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9850.jpgBrush off the excesshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9849.jpgOne last plungehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9848.jpgFinal check...the epoxy is starting to stiffenhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9847.jpgA bit too much in this screw hole, but it all soaked inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9846.jpgThat's more like ithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9844.jpgdscf9844https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9842.jpgThis screw bottoms out without any squeeze out...needs more epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9841.jpgNext one, epoxy squeezes out before the screw bottoms out2019-02-26T17:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-dry-fitting-the-starboard-mahogany-safety-rail/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9860.jpgCenter stanchion is pipe stock, the two on the left and right are tubehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9794.jpgDefinitely not the same mahogany stockhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9792.jpgHello.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9790.jpgStanchion center holes drilled front to backhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9789.jpgdscf9789https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9788.jpgDrill, measure, mark, repeathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9787.jpgRoughly position the forward rail, then hang the aft onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9786.jpgSame process as the port side2019-02-26T17:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-dry-fitting-the-mahogany-safety-rails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9771.jpgMore strangeness...two stanchion pipes have no threadshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9770.jpgPipe tops are inconsistenthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9767.jpgdscf9767https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9764.jpgYou gotta be kidding!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9763.jpgdscf9763https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9762.jpgThe aft-most stanchion goes just in front of the helm door openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9761.jpgThe safety rail is twisted, especially in the centerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9760.jpgWhat the...?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9758.jpgthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9757.jpgPort stanchion #3 is in place 2019-02-26T17:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-dry-fitting-the-stainless-bow-safety-rail/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9735.jpgThe stainless bow safety rail is dry fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9734.jpg...bit by bit...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9730.jpgand chiseled...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9729.jpgHole drilledhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9727.jpgContinue drilling without the centering drill bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9725.jpgThis one takes a bigger hole sawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9724.jpgNext, the big support stanchions get fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9723.jpgAnd done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9711.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9710.jpgRepeat the process on the starboard side2019-02-26T17:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-exhaust-riser-fit-up/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9661.jpgGotta love the Chinesehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9660.jpgAs long as the Zany 50 holds up for a couple of cuts, it will easily pay for itselfhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9656.jpgFive seconds later...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9655.jpgFirst test cut and...IT WORKS!!!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9654.jpgThe torch isn't elegant but, again, for $188...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9653.jpgGround clamp is marginal, but for this price...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9652.jpgThe eye shield/mask is a bit of a joke, but for $188 it's amazing they include ithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9650.jpgThe Zany 50 amp plasma cutterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9646.jpgHeat exchanger outlet needs to be reorientedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9645.jpgThe raw water hose needs to come down like so...2019-02-26T17:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-v-berth-head-moldings/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9554.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9550.jpgNice glue linehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9548.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9544.jpgEvery clamp, stick, and squeegee is absolutely essentialhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9536.jpgGood squeeze-out means there will be a good bondhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9535.jpgRube Goldberg clamping system holds everything in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9532.jpgEpoxy thickened with a 30/70 mix of cabosil and wood flourhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9530.jpgFirst, I wetted out the toilet paper storage space edges with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9528.jpgApply wood flour-thickened epoxy to the moldingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9411.jpgAfter the epoxy cures and the clamps come off2019-02-26T17:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-the-transom-door/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9600.jpgdscf9600https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9599.jpgWhen opened, the hinges keep the panels from touchinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9597.jpgdscf9597https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9596.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9595.jpgGood gapshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9594.jpgEt voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9590.jpgNot too shabbyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9589.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9588.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dscf9587.jpgNeed to smooth off all of the screw holes, too2019-02-26T17:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-exhaust-showerhead-parts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9578.jpgThe showerheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9577.jpgThe showerhead backerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9576.jpgThe dry-fitted starboard riserhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9566.jpgHarbor Freight bandsaw does the job, but just barely https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9565.jpgDry fitting the showerhead partshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9563.jpgPerfect fit on the exhaust tube, too!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9561.jpgAbsolutely perfect fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9559.jpgShowerhead partshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/jpg-to-librecad2.jpgEt voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/exhaust-showerheadii.jpgShowerhead parts in Sketchup2019-02-26T17:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-polishing-the-bow-rub-rail/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9486.jpgAnd the final polish with white diamond compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9484.jpgNice polishhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9483.jpg1200 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9482.jpgGouges at the bow? What gouges at the bow?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9481.jpgI've had this stuff sitting in a drawer for 10 years!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9480.jpg1000 grit makes it shinier stillhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9479.jpgNext is 600 grit, where the shine starts to come outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9478.jpgNext I hit it with 400 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9477.jpgAfter one pass with 220 grit , I follow up with 320 Wet or Dry and a dab of waterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9476.jpgTurns out one jig works best2019-02-26T17:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-still-more-chrome/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160910_123751.jpgNot a bad crack repairhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160910_123715.jpgDent? What dent?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashtraydent.jpg...and a denthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashtraycrack.jpgThere was a crack in the basehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashtray3.jpgGimballed cigarette/cigar dorade ashtrayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9516.jpgMore door knobshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9515.jpgCabinet latcheshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9514.jpgSalon stair latcheshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9513.jpgStanchion bases turned out nicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9512.jpgNice ashtray!2019-02-26T17:05:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-engine-room-led-lighting/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9462.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9461.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9460.jpgMuch better!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9458.jpgAnd another, and another...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9457-e1476966464976.jpgWipe the attachment area clean and firmly press the LED in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9455.jpgThe wimpy light illuminates, but barelyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9453.jpgThe wimpy light I've been using in the ERhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9452.jpgThe original engine room light switchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9451.jpgSolder the wires to the contactshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9450.jpgTin the copper and the connector wires separately2019-02-26T17:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-polishing-even-more-stainless/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf9471.jpgShiny!2019-02-26T17:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-polishing-still-more-stainless/2019-02-26T17:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-refurbishing-stainless-stanchions/2019-02-26T17:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-disaster-narrowly-averted-and-a-polisher-upgrade/2019-02-26T17:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-new-glass-in-portholes/2019-02-26T16:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-assembling-the-forward-hatch/2019-02-26T16:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-more-chrome/2019-02-26T16:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-more-tinted-glass/2019-02-26T16:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-sanding-and-finishing-the-v-berth-head-moldings/2019-02-26T16:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/09/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-v-berth-head-moldings/2019-02-26T16:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-expanding-the-woodworking-shop/2019-02-26T16:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-throne-room-fillets-primer/2019-02-26T16:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fairing-the-throne-room/2019-02-26T16:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fiberglassing-the-throne-room/2019-02-26T16:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-throne-room-door-opening/2019-02-26T16:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-back-to-the-v-berth-head-aka-the-throne-room/2019-02-26T16:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/07/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-building-a-fume-extractor-paint-filter-box/2019-02-26T16:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-coolant-hoses-clamps-and-coolant-test/2019-02-26T16:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/07/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-exhaust-risers-iii/2019-02-26T16:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-exhaust-risers-ii/2019-02-26T16:38:49+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-trim-tabs-gauges/2019-02-26T16:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-installing-chris-craft-senders-on-cummins-engines/2019-02-26T16:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-engine-wiringiv/2019-02-26T16:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-engine-wiring-iii/2019-02-26T16:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-engine-wiring-ii/2019-02-26T16:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-engine-wiring/2025-01-06T19:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-running-lights/2019-02-26T16:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-rub-rails/2019-02-26T16:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-muffler-platforms/2019-02-26T16:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-throne-room-ceiling-panels-ii/2019-02-26T16:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-throne-room-wall-panel/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8853.jpgFinal fit...looks good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8852.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8851.jpgUsing my tracksaw to rip the door framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8775.jpgPocket screws secure the basehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8774.jpgGood fit at the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8773.jpgEventually, a perfect fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8718.jpgMove stack, take partial sheet from bottom, move stack back2019-02-26T16:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-forward-fuel-tank-tabs-and-insulation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8850.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8849.jpgOnce again, wet out the under-side of the floor panel with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8846.jpgGalley floor framing goes back inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8844.jpgGood looking tabshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8843.jpgI also insulated the bulkhead and back-side of the V-berth stepshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8804.jpgDTacked on the corners...ready to try and weld!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8803.jpgReady to tackhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8801.jpgNot exactly a stack of dimes, but I believe it'll be finehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8798.jpgAlphaTIG 200 maxed out on 110vachttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8793.jpgSetting up to weld the tank tabs2019-02-26T16:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-galley-floor-supports/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8839.jpgElbow installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8838.jpg"This is gonna pinch a little"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8837.jpgDish soap lubes up the pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8836.jpgCut the pickup pipe at an anglehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8835.jpgUni-Seal installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8834.jpgNew-old stock Uni-Seal has been sitting collecting dust since 2008!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8832.jpg1-1/2" hole saw opens up the opening for a Uni-Sealhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8693.jpgand anotherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8691.jpgWood's gonehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dscf8690.jpgNext!2019-02-26T16:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-throne-dias-install/2019-02-26T16:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-throne-room-wiring-plumbing-and-final-panel-install/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8775.jpgDSCF8775https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8774.jpgDSCF8774https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8773.jpgDSCF8773https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8771.jpgGood looking throne roomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8770.jpgThen glue and screw the dais in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8769.jpgDrill pocket screw holes in the throne daishttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8768.jpgDry fit the throne daishttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8767.jpgNice, tight fit between the top panel and the hull wall panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8765.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8764.jpgInsulated top panel ready to glue and screw in place2019-02-26T16:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-throne-room-ceiling-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8669.jpgJust a couple for good measurehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8668.jpgI'll put some magnets in the wall, too, so the curtain keeps shower spray inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8666.jpgI wonder if magnetic forces alter cure times...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8665.jpgMoosh the magnet to the bottom of the hole, then smooth with a squeegeehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8663.jpgWet out the hole with epoxy and a dab of epoxy thickened with wood flourhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8584.jpgMagnets fit just insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8582.jpgHoles are cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf85801.jpg1/2" router bit set to 5/32" depthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8579.jpgA stick of 1/8" thick rare earth magnetshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8578.jpgGood sign: the magnets grab each other through the full panel thickness2019-02-26T16:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-completing-the-hydraulic-steering-system/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8777.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8697.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8696.jpg400 grit sand paper is a slow way to remove steelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8694.jpgClose fit, but it needs some material removedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8678.jpgHelm pump needs some key stock2019-02-26T16:15:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-fuel-fills/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8715.jpgI love it when a plan comes togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8714.jpgSet to install...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8709.jpgReady to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8708.jpgNext I ran a bead around the outside of the fuel fill pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8705.jpgThat sucker's going nowherehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8703.jpgSuper long stick-out might help put more weld on the screwhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8700.jpgThat's tacked well enough...probablyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8699.jpgStainless screw needed inside the fuel fill pipe https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8661.jpgSlick design: water that gets under the cap drains through the holes near the screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8660.jpgThat's one more exterior hole that's waterproof2019-02-26T16:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-relocating-the-fuel-tank-fills/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8723.jpg$70/hr "professional" welds; the one on the right was the besthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8722.jpg100% amateur weldshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8721.jpgPractice welds on 1/4" platehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8630.jpgNot the prettiest, but it's well sealedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8629.jpgStarboard side donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8628.jpgGood fit on the starboard sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8627.jpgFiller inlet from the front tank fits great in the aft tank https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8626.jpgHole saw cuts the new locationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8624.jpgAll welded uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8623.jpgand then the starboard fill2019-02-26T16:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-reinforcing-the-exhaust-parts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/stbdmufflertoturbodistance.jpgStbdMufflerToTurboDistancehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/portmufflerwith24inchstick2.jpgThe stick shows the direction the exhaust hose will have to take to meet the riserhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8013.jpgMuffler will need crush sleeves, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8011.jpgOne down, one to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf8008.jpgHigh temp epoxy bonds the sleeve to the elbowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7978.jpgDSCF7978https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7977.jpgNext, a die grinder roughs up the inside of the exhaust tubeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7976.jpgFirst, use a grinder to rough up the exterior of the clamp sleeveshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7562.jpgNew exhaust anti-crush sleeves and clampshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20151101_134937.jpg400 hours on the turbo, which looks good inside2019-02-26T16:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-galley-storage/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7247.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7245.jpgOverhead panel installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7244.jpgFirst panel installed, along with overhead insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7243.jpgBuffalo Batt insulation should help control condensationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7242.jpgSealed with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7111.jpg4th coat of varnishhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf7107.jpgGood looking mahogany panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dscf6906.jpgPort side of the galley bulkhead is a good storage spot2019-02-26T16:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-throne-room-plumbing/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_101852.jpgSide cabinet final fitting is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_101017.jpgGood thing I waited to cut this holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_101010.jpgOne pipe cutout goes herehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_100006.jpgGood enough fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_095951.jpgHeat gun permanently redirects the pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_095529-e1459854896873.jpg90° fitting points the pipe in the wrong directionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_095517.jpgSink effluent will flow downhillhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160327_095502.jpgSink drain pipe needs to be installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160325_152232.jpgShopsmith bandsaw trims the throne dais flushhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160325_141430.jpgFully insulated on the backside2019-02-26T16:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-throne-room-iv/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_145753.jpgEvery single piece of scrap serves a clamping purposehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_145740.jpgGravity, scrap plywood, and heavy stuff holds the insulation to the panel until the epoxy cureshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_142230.jpgTrimmed insulation laid on the wet epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_142050.jpgFully wet out the area with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_135344.jpgInsulation all laid in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_133848.jpgMarked out for attachment pointshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_133833.jpgNext up, the V-berth head wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_133827.jpgBuffalo Batt fabric provides R3 insulation value with 1.5" of loft, and no fiberglass issueshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_113719.jpgplywood scraps keep the insulation in full contact with the epoxy-coated panel backhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160320_113712.jpgMore essential sticks and wedges position the side panels2019-02-26T16:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-toys-and-fuel-inlet-pipes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/motorcoverdamage-2.jpgOh MAN! It's never easy...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160327_144748.jpgAnd done! Lots better than the original Schedule 40 pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160326_195026.jpgBack at the shop, line up the register markshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160326_193820.jpgDC 70 amps with 10 second post-flowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160326_192148.jpgNot professional grade, but I've seen worsehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160326_192116.jpgTack in several placeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_190109.jpgTacks every inch around https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_190014.jpg20160319_190014https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_185939.jpgNext, tack the 2-3/8" pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_094543.jpgRegister marks serve as a reminder2019-02-26T16:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-throne-room-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_140000.jpgMore varnish on the 1/2" interior base panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_135946.jpgAnd epoxied them to the back side of the 1/4" mahogany panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_135919.jpgThen insulate the inside of the side cabinet carcass before calling it a dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_111220.jpg20160319_111220https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160319_101400.jpgSo I ripped off a couple of solid mahogany pieces from some old cleats more scraps!)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160314_183825.jpgVarnish the 1/2" mahogany ply base panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160314_173240.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160314_163645.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160314_163249.jpgNext, I routed a slot in the 1/2" mahogany ply base of the cabinet interiorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160314_142613.jpg2019-02-26T16:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-throne-room-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160313_134326.jpgAfter squaring up the panel, it's glued, clamped, and screwed overnighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160313_115031.jpgI give you...the Throne Room!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_155725.jpgA couple of temporary screws hold everything together tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_155655.jpgNot bad!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_152034.jpgLaying out the throne back cabinet tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_141114.jpgCutting a cleat for the curved hull wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_130446.jpgThe back panel is repurposed original mahogany plyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_125858.jpgPocket screws temporarily secure the side cabinet to the wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160312_125837.jpg1" x 1" mahogany cleats frame out the throne back panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160311_155023.jpgThe plywood base clears the aluminum hull frames2019-02-26T16:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-v-berth-throne-room/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_164719.jpgThrone room platform floor gets epoxy sealed and insulatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_164709.jpgCabinet top panel is cut, glued, screwed, and clamped, just for good measurehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_152830.jpg20160306_152830https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_152759.jpg20160306_152759https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_130234.jpgFitting the cabinet face was a challengehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_125514.jpgOne more touch-up cut on the back edge and it'll fit perfectlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_115918.jpgEZ One track saw makes laser-straight cutshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_115229.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_111732.jpgNice fit!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160306_105653.jpgA little tight in one corner2019-02-26T16:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-49-refit-the-v-berth-head-ceiling/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8479.jpgOverhead braces donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8477.jpgFirst cross brace glued and screwed in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8476.jpgCorner pieces donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8475.jpgGap filledhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8471.jpgGood thing I didn't throw away this plywood scraphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8470.jpgFore-aft cross braces will help stabilize the ceilinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8469.jpgDSCF8469https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8467.jpgDSCF8467https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8466.jpgShort cleats go in the cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160214_130757.jpgNice fit!2019-02-26T16:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-49-refit-the-v-berth-head/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fwd-head-plan.jpgIt's looking like the planhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8519.jpgFitting the step up for the headhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8484.jpgWest epoxy wets out the joints, wood flour glue holds them togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8483.jpgCutting kerfshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8482.jpgCheck the depth of cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8481.jpgSet the depth of cut on the Dewalt miter sawhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8464.jpgPorthole cutouthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8463.jpgAfter fitting the panel, I marked the porthole cutouthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8462.jpgLaying out 1/4" marine plywood for the hull-side wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160220_155414.jpgGlued, screwed, and clamped toilet step floor supports2019-02-26T16:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-reassembling-the-aftercoolers/2019-02-26T16:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-installing-cleaned-up-cummins-parts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8553.jpgReady to be welded inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8551.jpgNo kink!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8550.jpgI'll replace the right hose before adding coolanthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8549.jpgI'm not too keen on straight hose taking tight 90° turns https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8547.jpgThat pinch point in the lower hose is resolved with a https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8544.jpgMore grease...just because.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8543.jpgWell-lubricated copper end caps are ready for installation onto the aluminum aftercoolerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8541.jpgCummins cooling pipe looks much betterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8539.jpgInstalled and ready for zincshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscf8535.jpgOne more check on the honey-do list2019-02-26T16:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-cleaning-up-cummins-parts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20151121_124111.jpgRust allowed coolant to passhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20151121_124106.jpg20151121_124106https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20151121_124059.jpgCummins paint strategy: only hit what can be seenhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20151101_083012.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_144003.jpgER steps and aftercoolers look much better paintedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_132504.jpgEngine room steps will get coated, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_132454.jpgSanded, suspended, and ready for coatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_130537.jpgSanded and suspended aftercooler end capshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_103102.jpgSanded and ready for Devoe 2352019-02-26T16:03:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-turbocators/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gauge.jpgOriginal Chris Craft gauges from ebayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_0747431.jpgIsspro Turbocator with 3" stainless bezelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_074743.jpgRatty gauges bought on ebay might look good with Turbocators installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160221_074735.jpgOr maybe bigger-diameter tachometer bezels would be the way to go2019-02-26T15:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-riser-materials/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8493.jpgThe OE 2-3/8" bronze fuel inlet and the new stainlesshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8492.jpgMore fancy bits for the fuel inlet tubinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8491.jpgAll the bits and pieceshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8490.jpgWhat have we here?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160214_122749.jpg20160214_122749https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160214_122611.jpg20160214_122611https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160214_122553.jpgCarpenter's framing square shows the magic cutting pointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160214_122522.jpg120° elbow will need to be cut for a 90° tight radius off the turbo 2019-02-26T15:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-exhaust-risers/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160109_113229.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160109_113208.jpgHard shell insulation coating is crackedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160109_113200.jpgFlange is benthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160109_113130.jpgThe box took a bit of a beatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf82921.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf82901.jpgInside the pipe looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf82861.jpgCut-off wheel sliced through a welded jointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf82581.jpgHard shell insulation removedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf82571.jpgLike removing a casthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf82551.jpg2019-02-26T15:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-exhaust-v/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8305.jpgCleaned up and looking goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8304.jpgBolted in place, with good squeeze outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8303.jpgSlathered with Sikaflex 291 LOThttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8297.jpgDSCF8297https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8295.jpgDSCF8295https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8292.jpgDSCF8292https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8291.jpgDSCF8291https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8290.jpgDSCF8290https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8286.jpgDSCF8286https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8258.jpgDSCF82582019-02-26T15:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-helm-windshield-is-finally-done/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8106.jpgMotion Windows' frame and trim ring extrusions...a brilliant designhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8279.jpgDSCF8279https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8278.jpgDSCF8278https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8276.jpgDSCF8276https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8273.jpgTrim ring doesn't fit on a cornerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8268.jpgBut other corner welds are relatively big blobshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8266.jpgSome corner welds look pretty goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8264.jpgOn the far end, you can see how oversized the first ring washttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8262.jpgLining up a new trim ring with the first one Motion senthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf8261.jpgThe clamp rings arrived nicely wrapped2019-02-26T15:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-spacers-for-the-swim-platform/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8112.jpgDrill final holes with a 3/8" bithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8111.jpgRedrill pilot holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8109.jpgNext day, touch up the fairing compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8100.jpgEncapsulate in epoxy, then fiberglass https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8099.jpgNext, drill the bolt holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8098.jpgOnce I worked out the steps, the rest went pretty fasthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8097.jpgFirst spacer donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8096.jpgSecond passhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8093.jpgStarting the cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8092.jpgDSCF8092Getting the angle just right2019-02-26T15:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-reinstalling-the-isolation-transformer/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8345.jpgSecure the wires and call it donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8344.jpgBolts in...it's on the bulkheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8343.jpg"Getting Egyptian" to install the transformerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8341.jpgButtoned up for the first time in 7 yearshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8340.jpgNew wires wrapped and installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8332.jpgUse a razor to cut through the OE silicone tapehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8329.jpgRemoving old wirehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8325.jpgThree layers of silicone tapehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8323.jpg50 year-old OE wiring is shiny copper, but not marine gradehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8320.jpgInside the transformer, old wire and new2019-02-26T15:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-mid-atlantic-blizzard-2016/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf83501.jpgThe moment of truth...the boatyard drivewayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf83581.jpgOne fewer car on the roadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8368.jpgDSCF8368https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8366.jpgBehold the grandeur that is Tent Model XXX!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8365.jpgLast of the Blizzard ready to fallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8358.jpgDSCF8358https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8354.jpgStanding proudhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8353.jpgOil disposal shelter did not fair as wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8352.jpg40" of snow piled up around the perimeterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8351.jpgTent Model XXX wins the battle with Blizzard 2016!2019-02-26T15:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-servicing-the-aftercoolers/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8104.jpgahttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8103.jpgNeeds a good soaking and clean uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8102.jpgThe core is not too badhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8004.jpgDSCF8004https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7922.jpgCleans up pretty good though.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7921.jpgSecond aftercooler has similar issueshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7883.jpgDSCF7883https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7882.jpgLight at the end of the tunnel?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7881.jpgSalt cleaned up pretty goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7880.jpgSalt plugs one tube2019-02-26T15:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-removing-unnecessary-cummins-parts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7944.jpgUseless electrical gear removedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7926.jpgAh HAAA! A solenoid in the process of failinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7925.jpgMuch less spaghettihttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7924.jpgCarefully extract the wires from the loom, and out it comeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7923.jpgThe air heater solenoids and CPUhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7919.jpgRemove bolts that attach the power cables to the grid heaterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7918.jpgRemove cable from starter positive terminalhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7917.jpgA lot of the spaghetti in this pic comes from the air heatershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7845.jpgTrack down wires that don't connect to anything https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7844.jpgDisconnect from the tach sender on the bellhousing2019-02-26T15:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-measuring-for-new-glass/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2015glassorderdrawings1.jpgDone and ready to orderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/v-berthround-hatch.jpgV-berth porthole, hatch, and aft stateroom porthole glasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/portsalonfwdslider.jpgSlider glass shows where the finger cutouts need to behttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/portsalonfwdfixed.jpgEt voila...I'm ready to order glasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/porthelmslider-fixed.jpgPort helm slider and fixed glasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fingercutoutexample.jpgFinger cutouts ground into the original glasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8250.jpgOriginal glass fits poorly in the cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8247.jpgOriginal glass is a bit too tall, resulting in a forced fit herehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8240.jpgRube Goldberg measuring contraptionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf8222.jpgLots of overlap between panes2019-02-26T15:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-porthole-screens/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7304.jpgDone! Only 11 more to go!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7298.jpgCarefully trim with a razor knifehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7296.jpgNice!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7293.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7292.jpgNew 316 stainless screws started one hole at a timehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7290.jpgCarefully lay the screen in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7289.jpgScreen flange will moosh the screen into the caulkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7283.jpgSikaflex caulk goes in the troughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7278.jpgPorthole with matching screen flangehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf6182.jpgShiny portholes are ready for re-assembly2019-02-26T15:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-engine-room-steps/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7975.jpgSteps I removed from the boat...can't possibly be OEMhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7663.jpgGood fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7655.jpgWay better than greasy 2x4shttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7640.jpgWay better than greasy 2x4shttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7636.jpgWeld overkill or practical practice welds?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7632.jpgWelding the top-side of the runghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7541.jpgNot as pretty as TIG, but then...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7534.jpgBetter than a couple of greasy 2x4s https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7528.jpgMiller 280NT Trailblazer engine-driven welderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7454.jpg20' stick of 1" x 1/8" wall 6061 aluminum tubing2019-02-26T15:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-a-data-inlet/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8185.jpgBack in the package for installation laterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8184.jpgLooks OEM to me!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8182.jpgGasket and nut thread on the front sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8180.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8179.jpgSikaflex seals the backsidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8178.jpgTouched up the new hole so the RJ45 connector threads inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8177.jpgMilwaukee hole saw removes the material that's in the wayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8175.jpgThe new waterproof RJ45 connector arrived in the mailhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8174.jpgTouch up the backside on the ShopSmith 12" disk sanderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8173.jpgGone!2019-02-26T15:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-tent-model-xxx-3/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8171.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8150.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8149.jpgAlmost done...new door cover looks better than the old onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8148.jpgClimb the ladder, weld the plastic, tape, screw, descend the ladder, move ladder, repeathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8147.jpgBattens are mostly done as the sun goes downhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151218_132151.jpgRain made a big belly out of my tent!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8215.jpgNice, dry space for my ShopSmithhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8214.jpgHinged front door is much better than the old zippered onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151213_1450041.jpgFortunately, there was zero windhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151213_1348521.jpgLifting the shrink wrap for the top skin is heavy work!2019-02-26T15:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-tent-model-xxx-2/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8146.jpgWhen I was last at the tent, the skirt was ready for shrinkinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8145.jpgSlice off the old skirt and get ready to hang the new onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8144.jpgSecured with some battens, the skirt is 70% done ...but the sun is going down!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8138.jpgWhat a mess! Time for some house cleaninghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8136.jpgDawn Breaks on Tent Day #3https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8135.jpgBattens on the bottom and tacked along the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8134.jpgSlice the 26' shrink wrap at the center for a 13'-wide sheet, and get ready to lift.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8133.jpgRoll out the new 26' shrink wrap all the way to the fronthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8132.jpgPosition 2"x12" scaffolding boards, then screw in the skirt strips along the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8128.jpgConvert the uprights from "3rd leg" to scaffolding version2019-02-26T14:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-tent-model-xxx/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8141.jpgEvery scrap of plastic sheeting gets layered across the gravelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8139.jpgRe-using last year's shrink wrap as a vapor barrierhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8122.jpgUprights are repositioned and skirt framing is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8121.jpgEnd of Day Onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8120.jpgAccess door zipper is worn outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8118.jpgReconfigured for scaffoldinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8117.jpgDisconnect uprights from 1-1/2" PVC pipe roof frames and move outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8116.jpgRelocating the uprightshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8115.jpgRemove battens from the bottom of the skirt and start relocating uprightshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8114.jpgJuly 2015 explosion damage to the tent skin2019-02-26T14:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-completing-the-bow-seat-window-installation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8077.jpgEt voila! Done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8073.jpgNice fit at the corner [pats self on back]https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8069.jpgEt voila! Dirty, but the bow seat windows are inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8068.jpgTaped off and ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8067.jpgBlow off the dust and get ready to install the windowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8066.jpgNext day, off come the clamps and in goes the windowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8065.jpg2x4 pushes the edge tight to the side mahogany panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8064.jpgGlue and clamp the port panel in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8063.jpgCenter and starboard bow seat windows are installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8059.jpgThe boat's filthy!2019-02-26T14:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-bow-seat-window-mahogany-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8058.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8057.jpgPull the tape and wipe down with kerosene to remove Sikaflex residuehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8055.jpgUse a squeegee to clean up most of the caulk https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8054.jpgGood squeeze-out all around means 100% contacthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8053.jpgA nice, heavy bead of Sikaflex 291 LOThttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf8052.jpgRunning a heavy bead around the window flangehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151123_110524.jpgNext day, tape off the windowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151122_142332.jpgLooking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151122_142243.jpgClamp and come back the next dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151122_102951.jpgCenter panel, repeat the process2019-02-26T14:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-motion-windows-response-long-rant/2019-02-26T14:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-installing-the-port-engine-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151101_095006.jpgCouplers aligned. It's time to drill vibration isolator holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7916.jpgSteps back in place, port engine install is a wrap...for nowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7915.jpgAnd then there was one...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7914.jpgWith the beam loose, off comes the trolleyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7913.jpgBreaking down the gantryhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7912.jpgSalon floors going back inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7910.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7908.jpgDSCF7908https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7906.jpgSafety wire on the coupler bolts and this Port Cummins 6CTA is installed!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscf7904.jpgThree turns of packing ought to do it2019-02-26T14:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-installing-the-port-engine-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151108_103333.jpgCut out for the gear oil cooler is donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151107_111922.jpgFront engine bed cut from 3/8" aluminum anglehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7855.jpgAluminum engine bed bonded with West System epoxy thickened with aluminum powder and cabosilhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7853.jpgRear engine bed partshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151107_115440.jpgReady for the hole saw from the under-sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151107_115424.jpgBoomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151107_114830.jpgOriginal sea cock has to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151101_102945.jpgBosch jigsaw with a metal-cutting blade easily makes space for the ZF gearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151101_095644.jpgZF 280A marine gear sump doesn't clear the engine bed frame https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151101_082952.jpgMoroso 400w engine oil pan heater installed2019-02-26T14:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-installing-the-port-engine/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn5323.jpgBefore: inner rear engine mount needed machininghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7828.jpgCustom engine alignment tool: a framing square clamped to a piece of aluminum anglehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7827.jpgCustom engine alignment tool: a framing square clamped to a piece of aluminum anglehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7824.jpgOne minute with my Harbor Freight sawsall does the resthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7823.jpgDone in 3 minuteshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7822.jpgOne quick pass with a circular saw just about does ithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7817.jpgOriginal engine bed boxes have to be cut outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7815.jpgMy custom-made shaft positioning toolhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7814.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7813.jpgFloors braced...ready to lift2019-02-26T14:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-the-curse-of-the-helm-windshield/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf79431.jpgMotion window came with high pressure gas springs that I didn't ask forhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5-portws-cornergroundback.jpgPort window opening corner weld ground back 1/16"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7952.jpgCenter windshield doesn't fit the holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7951.jpgCenter windshield hole ground backhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7950.jpgStarboard window taped and caulkedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14-stbdws-clampringcornertoobig.jpgAll 4 corners stick out too far to go in the holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12-stbdws-clampringcornerstoobig.jpgThe corners of the clamp ring don't fit into the window openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10-stbd-ctrws-installed.jpgCenter windshield installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8-portws-clampringtoobig.jpgThe clamp ring won't fit because it's 3/16" too long in the cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4-port-ws-cornerweldprotrudes.jpg4.Port.WS.cornerWeldProtrudes2019-02-26T14:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-shiny-gauges-installed-in-the-dashboard/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7798.jpgBinnacle light wiring needs replacinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7797.jpgControl cables will need replacinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7796.jpgMess o' spaghettihttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7795.jpgFor now, the dashboard is looking good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7793.jpgThen slide the tach home and tighten the screw at the back of the podhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7788.jpgAttach the ground and tighten the bracket boltshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7787.jpgNext connect the lighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7785.jpgWhat a bear it was hooking up the drive cables!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7782.jpgDSCF7782https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7781.jpgTest fit the OE tachometer2019-02-26T14:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-installing-the-new-helm-windshield-frame/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7687.jpgGet one started, and the rest soon followhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7685.jpgOne by one, the bolts went inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7684.jpgLast one in and done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7683.jpgFirst, I re-drilled the holeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7681.jpgmmhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151004_175955.jpgJust needs windshields!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151004_175941.jpgA nice upgrade from the original2019-02-26T14:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-new-galley-plywood-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/salon_galleyport2.jpgStarboard panel removed in 2008https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/preblast_galley.jpgpreblast_galleyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/galley_port2.jpgGalley_port2https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/galley_dwn.jpggalley_dwnhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7744.jpgFitted and clamped in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7743.jpgSamsung custom panel clamphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7742.jpgWood flour-thickened epoxy coats the backing blocks and panel edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7740.jpgBuffalo Batts provide R3 insulation on the backside of the panelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7739.jpgRough up the primer on the original cleatshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7738.jpgDSCF77382019-02-26T14:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-a-mahogany-board-gets-pretty/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7766.jpgInsulation doing exactly what I'd hoped it would dohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7765.jpgGood lookin' board!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7764.jpgFully clamped and waiting for the epoxy to curehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7762.jpgGlued, screwed, and clamped in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7759.jpgWet out the contact points on the back of the boardhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7757.jpgHeavy coat of wood flour-thickened epoxy on the fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7754.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7752.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7751.jpgBuffalo Batts provide R3 insulationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf7750.jpgGood lookin' board!2019-02-26T14:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-the-aft-stateroom-steps-pretty/2019-02-26T13:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-the-salon-steps-pretty/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7628.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7623.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7621.jpgDSCF7621https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7620.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7616.jpgAft steps look good, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7611.jpgStaple holes? What staple holes???https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7610.jpgNiiiicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7609.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7607.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7605.jpgDSCF76052019-02-26T13:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-wrapping-up-the-base-coat-varnish-in-the-salon/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7631.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7630.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7629.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7625.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7593.jpgThat's some beautiful old mahoganyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7592.jpgGalley cabinetshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7591.jpgfast forwardhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7590.jpgDSCF7590https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf75871.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7586.jpg2019-02-26T13:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-spraying-ica-base-coat-clear-in-the-salon/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7560.jpgBeautiful mahoganyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7559.jpgWhen last we saw the salon mahogany, it had 6 coats of ICAhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7724.jpgThird coat and donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7696.jpgSecond coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7695.jpgThird coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7680.jpgNew plywood panels stained and ready for ICA base coat clearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150915_130559.jpgLotsa ICA base and top coat clear2019-02-26T13:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-prepping-the-salon-trim-for-varnish/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7678.jpgThe stain needs to cure for 24 hours before sprayinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7674.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7673.jpgAfterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7494.jpgAnd still more trim partshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf6715.jpgLots o' trim partshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf4587.jpgHelm windshield panels will get sanded and stained, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf4585.jpgThe salon door will clean up nicely2019-02-26T13:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-staining-the-salon-mahogany/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7556.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7555.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7554.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7553.jpgThe Pettit 1095P evened out the colorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7542.jpgAll cleaned up and ready for stainhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7523.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7502.jpgBut we got 'er donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7501.jpgDust bomb went off2019-02-26T13:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-new-salon-cabinet-panels/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7527.jpgBack-side of the panel, with screws through the cleats securing the plyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7526.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7522.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7521.jpgSofa back panel cut and installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7491.jpgGlue and screw cleats in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7488.jpgGood fit in the panel opening, then find 90°https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7487.jpgBosch jigsaw makes quick work of the cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7486.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7485.jpgAfter rough-cutting the panel, I cut out the door opening2019-02-26T13:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-sanding-the-salon/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7503.jpgIsland counter back to woodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7499.jpgSanded with 220 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7067.jpgSalon shelf looking better and betterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7066.jpgBack to the woodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7065.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7044.jpgBad 1970s refinish job just didn't hold uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7043.jpgSalon shelf sands pretty wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7041.jpg2019-02-26T13:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-do-not-buy-globe-drivesavers/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7723.jpgFinally, the starboard engine install is completehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7722.jpgNew shaft packing box installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7721.jpgSafety wired set screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7720.jpgCheck runout, adjust as necessary, and torque hex boltshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7718.jpgTorqued to 55ft/lbshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7717.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7716.jpgDSCF7716https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7715.jpgDrivesaver + Globe Bushing Kit + "locally sourced" longer boltshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7714.jpg5/8" to 1/2" Bushing Kit" (Suggested Retail Price: $53.35)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7711.jpgSuper-engineered Drivesaver bushings are too long2019-02-26T12:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-spraying-the-shiny-in-the-aft-head/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf7411.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7430-e1443841896311.jpgThe cleats in this corner will support the jet bathtubhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7428-e1443841852463.jpgGreat reflectionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7419-e1443841838826.jpgDoor opening moldings were epoxied in prior to primer and painthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7417-e1443841825569.jpgThe corners turned out nicely, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7416-e1443841761218.jpgDSCF7416https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7415-e1443841746375.jpgBig 12" fume extractor sucked the overspray outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7412-e1443841726187.jpgVery nice fillets, if I do say so myselfhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7411-e1443841665229.jpgShiny!2019-02-26T12:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-prepping-the-aft-head-for-paint/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150818_2122441.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150818_2122251.jpgAfter sanding the fillets, we sprayed Awlquikhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7360.jpgAwlgrip 545 primer is final sanded with 320 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7359.jpgGood lookin' fillets...ready for the shinyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7349.jpgRattle can black guide coat helps make the fillets uniformhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7348.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7346.jpgNext, we sprayed Awlgrip 545 primerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7345.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7343.jpgFillets look better at each step!2019-02-26T12:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-aft-head-ceiling-panels-more-fillets/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7307.jpgAfter sanding the fairing compound, it's fillet time!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7306.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7305.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7272.jpgHome-made epoxy fairing compound is hot-coated over FRPhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7271.jpgEdges get a strip of FRP, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7270.jpgThickened epoxy topped with wetted out fiberglass mathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7269.jpgCorners and panel edges are glued and screwed all aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7268.jpgPanel 1 in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7267.jpgThe joint between the panels will get a strip of fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7266.jpgDSCF72662019-02-26T12:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wiring-the-aft-head-lights/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7253.jpgTruck's still ugly though, and getting worse by the year.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7254.jpgSalt wins!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7577.jpgNow the muffler's nicer than the truck!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7255.jpgFunky rusted letteringhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7252.jpgSalt in winter vs cheap steel mufflerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7308.jpgEt voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7277.jpgLeave no epoxy outside of the joint https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7275.jpgClamp together and rest overnighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7274.jpgMore thickened epoxy on the corner piecehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7273.jpgEpoxy thickened with wood flour and cabosil along all bonding curfaces2019-02-26T12:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-moldings-for-the-aft-stateroom-head/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7079.jpgEt voila! Beautiful mahogany corner piece/door jamb is ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7078.jpgAfter sanding, all of the parts got coated with ICA base and top coat glossy clearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7075.jpgRelocate the ShopSmith outside and start setting it uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7073.jpg3/4" plywood end cap moldingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7022.jpgLop off some of the length for a perfect fit, height-wisehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7021.jpgLooks pretty much like the plan drawings!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7020.jpgFirst corner cuts for the corner piecehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/doorjamb11.jpgAnd in the end, it ought to look something like thishttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/doorjamb9.jpgI'll use router bits in my ShopSmith to round the exposed cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/doorjamb7.jpgPresto! Sketchup gives me my measurements2019-02-26T12:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-shiny-matterhorn-white-on-the-hard-top-again/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7467.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7466.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7465.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7464.jpgCheck out that reflection!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7463.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7462.jpgFoam roll tape is super expensive, but makes an invisible blendhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7461.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7459.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7458.jpgGood lookin' fillets!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7455.jpgFans on...no overspray coming out2019-02-26T12:27:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-sparkly-shiny-helm-windshield-frame/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150827_1856041.jpgTaping off the hard top after sanding the Awlgrip 545 primer with 320 grithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7427.jpgCheck out that reflection!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7408.jpgDSCF7408https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7402.jpgSpray booth disassembled in 2 minutes flathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7399.jpgThe paint is surprisingly dirt and blemish-freehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7397.jpgSparkly black metallic Awl Griphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7396.jpgdunnohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7392.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7390.jpgShiny on the interior side, too https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7388.jpget voila! Shiny!2019-02-26T12:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-helm-station-windshield-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/examplechriscraftwindshield3.jpgCenter opening windshield typical of late '60s Chris Craft cruisershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7445.jpgCarbide blade shaped the new fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7443.jpgSeveral layers of new 'glass fill the old gapshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7442.jpgThe biggest gap filled with the most 'glasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7409.jpgAwlgrip primer over shiny Awlgrip paint on the underside of the hard top at the transomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7406.jpgGuide coat sanding on the hardtophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7405.jpgBlack guide coat helps ensure consistent sandinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7403.jpgPrimed and sanded hardtophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7341.jpgWindshield is back outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7340.jpg2019-02-26T12:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-helm-station-windshield-frame/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7064.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7063.jpgLooking good at the uprightshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7062.jpgOn the inside, no more high spotshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7061.jpgHuge gaps? What huge gaps?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7060.jpgGood contact all the way across the tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7059.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7058.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7057.jpgGood fit along the bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7055.jpgNice fit at the top starboard cornerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7054.jpgDSCF70542019-02-26T12:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fillets-on-the-hard-top/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7347.jpgDSCF7347https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7338.jpgBad lighting, good fillethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7337.jpgNext day, we taped off the boat and sprayed Awlquikhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7262.jpgNext day, sand the fillets smoothhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7258.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7257.jpgGotta love fillets2019-02-26T12:22:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-aft-deck-hard-top-again/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6781.jpgWetted out fiberglass gets applied nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hard-top-drip-rail.jpg$16,000 extrusionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6916.jpgFirst, sand down the fairing compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6910.jpgDSCF6910https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6907.jpgDSCF6907https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6780.jpgWood flourhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6779.jpgDSCF6779https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6778.jpgDSCF6778https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6777.jpgwetted outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6776.jpgstuff2019-02-26T12:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cummins-engine-install-coating-the-stringers-final-fit/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7382.jpgEt voila! Done! (sorta)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7381.jpgThe gantry's unbolted in 10 minutes https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7375.jpgTime for the gantry to get out of the wayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7374.jpgLonger bolts on the gear flange side should solve the problemhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7373.jpgShaft alignment is within spec, but the DriverSaver hardware isn't!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7370.jpgRear vibration isolators...DONE!!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7369.jpgFront vibration isolators...DONE!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7368.jpgNew Moroso 400w oil pan heaters should keep the engines toasty in winterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7365.jpgTefgel on all 316 stainless vibration isolator boltshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf7358.jpgCoating is done...to be continued tomorrow2019-02-26T12:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cummins-engine-install-shaft-alignment-and-front-engine-mount/2019-02-26T12:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cummins-engine-install-drivesavers-spacers/2019-02-26T12:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cummins-engine-install-spacers-ii/2019-02-26T12:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cummins-engine-install-spacers/2019-02-26T12:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cummins-engine-installation-i/2019-02-26T12:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-gantry-time-ii/2019-02-26T11:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-wall-panel-install/2019-02-26T11:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-1st-galley-plywood-install/2019-02-26T11:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-spray-foam-insulation/2019-02-26T11:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-prepping-the-v-berth-for-foam-insulation/2019-02-26T11:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-cutting-and-installing-overhead-mahogany-plywood/2019-02-26T01:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-head-ceiling/2019-02-26T00:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-head-walls-ii/2019-02-26T00:58:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-head-walls/2019-02-26T00:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-bowseat-interior-panels/2019-02-26T00:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-windshield-frame-saga-continues/2019-02-26T00:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-interior-hardware-chrome/2019-02-26T00:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/twin_turbo_ih_gasser.jpgtwin_turbo_534_gasserThe 534ci Super SeaMaster twin turbo gas engines were shothttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_cabin_fwd.jpgaft_cabin_fwdThe aft stateroom had an en suite head and shower, but it would take a lot of scrubbing to clean that uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_cabin_fwd_stb.jpgaft_cabin_fwd_stbAft stateroom cabinetry was in good conditionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_cabin.jpgaft_cabinThe aft cabin had the classic 1960s Ozzy and Harriet beds (what were they thinking???)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/solon_port_aft.jpgsolon_port_aftNice ambiance with the ghost curtains, eh?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/salon_stb_aft.jpgsalon_stb_aftAll of the original cabinetry bits, light fixtures, etc were therehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/galley_dwn.jpggalley_dwnThe salon and galley were cluttered and dirty, but things didn’t look too badhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/salon_roof.jpgsalon_roofThe outline of the hatch in 2007 was a tell-tale that the seam had brokenhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/foredeck.jpgforedeckThe foredeck was maybe the nicest part of the whole boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/helm_station.jpghelm_stationMan...was that helm station rough or what?2019-02-26T00:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-bow-seat-hatches/2019-02-26T00:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-galley-bulkhead/2019-02-26T00:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-transforming-the-tent-once-again/2019-02-26T00:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wrapping-up-the-bow-hatch-installation/2019-02-25T23:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-bow-hatch-or-not/2019-02-25T23:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-insulation-follow-up/2019-02-25T23:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-last-aft-stateroom-walls/2019-02-25T23:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-aft-stateroom-walls-vi/2019-02-25T23:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-making-molding/2019-02-25T23:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-aft-stateroom-walls-iv/2019-02-25T23:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-aft-stateroom-walls-iii/2019-02-25T23:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-aft-stateroom-walls-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6543.jpgDSCF6543https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6540.jpgOne line of counterbores donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6539-e1425903809482.jpgFlip the corner piece, and counter bore down the pilot holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6538.jpgDrill 1/8" pilot holes from the one sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6532.jpgFirst, clean up the corner so it fully seats against the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6488.jpgSecond wall panel installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6487.jpgGlued and screwed with the clamps removedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6486-e1425988994989.jpgNext, clamp the corner piece to the panelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6484.jpgThere's probably a better way, but I worked with what I had.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6483.jpgA clamp on the hull stringer, with another clamp attached to it...2019-02-25T23:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-the-aft-stateroom-walls-iii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aft-stateroom-plan-closer.jpgZoom in a bit to see the component detailshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aft-stateroom-plan.jpgFull aft stateroom planhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/plan-drawing-oops.jpgNice plan, but I didn't add porthole openings for referencehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6414.jpgThe closest panel lands in the middle of the portholehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6413.jpgThe hanging locker bulkheads, per the planhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6411.jpgJust need the corner pieceshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6410.jpgCorner piece (scrap) in real lifehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6409.jpgLaying out new lines to match the planhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6407.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/corner-detail.jpgThe corner piece plan2019-02-25T23:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-aft-stateroom-wall-i/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6467.jpgGlued and screwedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6466.jpgI love it when a plan comes togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6465.jpgEpoxy squeeze out cleans up nicely from the ICA base coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6464.jpgThe plan worked!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6463.jpgNiiiicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6462.jpgCorner pieces ready for epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6460.jpgMuch stronger fastening than originalhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6459.jpg1/4-20x3-1/2" stainless bolts lock the panel to the overhead framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6458.jpgAfter some panel fitting tai-chi, it's in!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6457.jpgRough up the glue line, wet with straight epoxy, then top with wood flour-thickened epoxy2019-02-25T23:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-the-aft-stateroom-walls-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6398.jpgGood lookin' ply!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6393.jpgMany short pieces of luan glued and screwed together to follow the contour of the bulkheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6397.jpgMore panel tai chi, and the wall was fittedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6391.jpgLots of trimming to make the panel fit the boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6392.jpgThat pesky little cut out to match the poorly fit original bulkheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6028.jpgThe third pass took it down to the grain.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6389.jpgGood lookin' pattern, eh?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6025.jpgStripping the old paint from the bulkheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6026.jpgSecond pass took more old finish offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5961.jpgOn the other hand, it aligns nicely with the inside edge of the cross beam2019-02-25T23:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fitting-the-aft-stateroom-walls/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf63521.jpgDSCF6352https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6342.jpgRepeat the process for the head wallhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf63431.jpgI got walls!!!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf63411.jpgDSCF6341https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6352.jpgBig gaps between this panel and the hull frame, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6341.jpgThe near panel conveniently trimmed to fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6343.jpgDSCF6343https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6340.jpgLeaving epoxy on the edges to cure overnighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6336.jpgMore edge sealing with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6337.jpgEdges sealed with West epoxy2019-02-25T23:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-nice-score-on-a-dewalt-dws780-miter-saw/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6443.jpgZero the miter gauge to the middle of the markhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6442.jpgIn the Y-axis, the blade was square out of the boxhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6440.jpgAfter squaring, the gap is gonehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6439.jpgAh...it's not the gauge. The blade's not square.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6436.jpgVARROOOM!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6435.jpgNew brush vs old but nearly new brushhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6433.jpgHmmm...something doesn't look righthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dcsdewalt.jpgGotcha! A broken connection on the fieldhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf63681.jpgDSCF6368https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6385.jpgThe LED casts a shadow of the blade on the cut line2019-02-25T23:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-mahogany-wall-panels-to-the-paint-shop-and-back/2019-02-25T23:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-turning-mahogany-plywood-into-aft-cabin-walls/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6018.jpgBack into the boathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6016.jpgAnd back in the beater truckhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6017.jpgHanging in the spray boothhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6015.jpgRough cut mahogany panels loaded into my beater truck2019-02-25T23:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-insulation/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf4470.jpgGood looking silver-painted Bitumatic...so long as there's no oil around2019-02-25T23:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-laying-out-the-aft-cabin-walls/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5904.jpgWall panels cut to height and widthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5907.jpgCutting the curveshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5892.jpgSquaring also gets rid of the damaged edge https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5893.jpgThen I flipped the panel 90* and cut close to the final heighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5891.jpgSquaring the edgeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5884.jpgRipping panels close to the final width https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5888.jpgDSCF5888https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5882.jpgTime to reorganize the wood pilehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5883.jpgShuffling plywood aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf5668.jpgDSCF56682019-02-25T22:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-gantry-time/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gantryleg.jpgGantry leghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gantry2.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gantry.jpgGantry plan2019-02-25T22:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-transom-steps/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6215.jpgEt Voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6087.jpgNiiiicehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6086.jpgLoosely installed and taped off2019-02-25T22:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-reassembling-the-bow-hatch/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6197.jpgGood lookin' hingeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6196.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6195.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6191.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6165.jpgTefgel for the screws, Slick Strips for the sliderhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6163.jpgSlick Strip for the fastener slothttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6161.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6158.jpgSlick Strip sticks well to new painthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6153.jpgSlick Strip should make a smooth venthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6062.jpg2019-02-25T22:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-previously-hateful-portlights-and-bow-hatch-out-and-back-from-the-paint-shop/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6190.jpgUnhateful portlights!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6052.jpgPre~tty!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6051.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6050.jpgEt voila! Shiny portholes!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf5209.jpgOld portlights with lots of busted, evil screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf5969.jpgV-berth portholes were galvanized steel!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf5967.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf5966.jpgBox o' portlightshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf5965.jpgShiny bow hatch bits n' pieces2019-02-25T22:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-new-windshield-frames/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6091.jpgPrepping for welding over a brand new Awlgrip paint jobhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6090.jpgDSCF6090https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6089.jpgDSCF6089https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6231.jpgBut the new frames look lots better.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6230.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6229.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6199.jpgNew frames are closed on the ends, giving lots of contact area for the bedding compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf6198.jpgOff the boat and back to the fabricator's shop2019-02-25T22:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-demise-of-the-evil-helm-windshield-frames/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5258.jpgFinal fit is good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5257.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5254.jpgRemoving material to improve the fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5253.jpgShopsmith bandsaw removes material from the inner cornerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5250.jpgFithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5249.jpgMark the widthhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5246.jpgNew connector, ready for final shaping, drilling, and tapping.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5245.jpgScrap aluminum angle just happens to be the right sizehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5240.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf5239.jpg3 whacks and the connector came out2019-02-25T22:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-rudder-alignment/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6121.jpgThe magic numbers matchhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6119.jpgFinally...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6118.jpgAdjusting the tie rod between ruddershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6116.jpgThe laser dot is offset on the prop hubhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6115.jpgBut the laser tells a different story farther awayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6114.jpgThe laser tells a different storyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6113.jpgEyeballing shows they're pretty close to centerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6112.jpgCloser still, but not quite therehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6111.jpgAll that work and all I got was 3mm off the leading edge???https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6109.jpgDSCF6109Once more2019-02-25T22:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-install-of-the-rudders/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5912.jpgAluminum oxide in the shaft loghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5908.jpgHarbor Freight port-a-power helped push out the old-new bushinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6080.jpgNew packing box installed with locking collarhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6074.jpgRudder slid homehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6076.jpgHydraulic steering & rudder installation done on the insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6073.jpgCleaned up with a sharp utility knifehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6072.jpgNext day: removing the tapehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6069.jpgRudder bushings "floated" in on Devoe Epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6068.jpgBright aluminum, ready for epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6067.jpgDSCF60672019-02-25T22:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-recycling-the-old-toe-rail-mahogany/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6203.jpgThat's some pretty, old mahogany!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6202.jpgMucho punky spotshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6201.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6200.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5208.jpgDSCF5208https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5207.jpgDSCF5207https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5206-e1414238538543.jpgDSCF5206https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5204.jpgDSCF5204https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5205.jpgDSCF5205https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf5203.jpgDSCF52032019-02-25T22:31:50+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-props/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6040.jpgUse the big nut to seat the prop onto the taperhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6134.jpgShaft taper lapped with valve grinding compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6135.jpgProp installed properlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6133.jpgInstall the prop and rotate, then removehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6128.jpgWithout the key installed, use a Sharpie to mark the shaft https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6132.jpgApply a smooth coat of Prussian blue to the taperhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6125.jpgWithout the key installed, use a Sharpie to mark the shafthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6122.jpgTools of the trade2019-02-25T22:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-props/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5991.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5918.jpgDSCF5918They cleaned up pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5917.jpgDSCF5917https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5915.jpgFirst, some stripper had to do its work2019-02-25T22:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-another-cool-tool/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5608.jpgFour drops later...100 grams on the nose.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5607.jpg99.9 grams of resinhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5606.jpgAccurate to 0.1 grams, with a tare button to zero the scalehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5603.jpgAWS 1,000 gram pocket scale2019-02-25T22:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-hydraulic-steering-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5940.jpgFuel lines rotated to their (eventually) final location.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf6030.jpgOriginal helm wheel hanging on a Vetus helm pumphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf6029.jpg10mm copper tubing to Swagelok connector to 3/8" stainlesshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5938.jpgDSCF5938https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5937.jpgClosed up "for good"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5936.jpg"Getting Egyptian"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5933.jpgAnd back the 420 gallon fuel tank goes into its cradlehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5932.jpgHydraulic lines and wire chases...CHECK!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5929.jpgFwd hydraulic lines are in place, but loose so they don't get in the way of the fuel tank.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5928.jpgOriginal stern wiring is in place in one chase. The other chase is...just in case.2019-02-25T22:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-hydraulic-steering/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5865.jpgER bulkhead with hydraulic and fuel supply and return lines fitted.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5861.jpg1/2" stainless tubing is for the fuel supply.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5860.jpgNext, a Swagelok bender is essential for bending annealed stainless tubing.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5836.jpgNext, tighten the nut until the marks line up. Done!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5835.jpgSwagelok fittings: first, tighten the nut by hand and mark them 450 degrees apart.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5832.jpgFinally installing the hydraulic ram!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5738.jpgComplex bends at the end of the hydraulic lines.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5737.jpgAfter installing the platforms, the hydraulic lines went in easily enough.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5600.jpgDSCF5600https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf5592.jpgDSCF55922019-02-25T22:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-swim-platform/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5767.jpgFinally, done and ready for sandinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5764.jpgMy nemesis: bubbleshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5759.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5761.jpgRising bubbleshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5757.jpgAll screw holes are filled with dowelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5758.jpgEt voila! Base-coated with epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5756.jpgMore repairs on the underside of the platformhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5754.jpgCouple of repairs in the cornershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5755.jpgAnother repair, this time with real teak https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscf5753.jpgBungs trimmed and the entire top surface sanded and ready for epoxy coating2019-02-25T22:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-alarmed/2019-02-25T21:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-classic-chrome-bits-pieces/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5540.jpgEt voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5539.jpgThe tapered Vix bit centers the drillhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5538.jpgDrill bit in a tapered, spring-loaded sheathhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5536.jpgEssential toolhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5537.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5534.jpgThis works pretty good!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5532.jpg1960's nautical themed ashtrayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5533.jpgInstalling the flag pole basehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5530.jpgDorade top...how yachtyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf5529.jpgChrome is a bit rough, but it's all there and solid, too!2019-02-25T21:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-burglerized/2019-02-25T21:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-propeller-shafts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5573.jpgGood bearing clearance all the way aroundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5571.jpgBearings float aligned and struts barrier coatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5572.jpg"Hot coating" Devoe Coatings barrier coat over West Systemhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5570.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5568.jpgShopsmith 12" disc sander helps ensure consistent material removalhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5569.jpgCutlass bearings float aligned in thickened West System epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5566.jpgDry-fitting the shaftshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5262.jpgStern tube bearing looks goodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5260.jpgCutlass bearing fits but is still a bit too tighthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5261.jpgDSCF5261Nice fit...just enough gap for a good epoxy bond.2019-02-25T21:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-organizing-the-electrical-system/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5551.jpgTangled mess 'o wireshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5550.jpgClipping out old bits installed by the original ownerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5564.jpgPanda genset wiring looks tangled, but it's an organized tangle.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5563.jpgSharpies mark the wires wherever possiblehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5561.jpgDust-free wiring up and out of the wayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5560.jpgDSCF5560https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5558.jpgFortunately, old boats aren't very electrically complicatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5559.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5556.jpgSlowly getting untangledhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5555.jpgOut with the old...2019-02-25T20:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-setting-up-shop/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5502.jpgFully assembled EZ-Onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5515.jpgEt voila!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5511.jpg...and on the back...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5512.jpgReady to make the cuthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5510.jpgLine up the track on the front...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5508.jpgIt's always something...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5509.jpgRough cut longitudinal needs some trimminghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5506.jpgMore clamps and other attachmentshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5507.jpgPlenty of storage on the shelf and also on the aluminum extrusion frames of the EZ-Onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf5503.jpgDSCF55032019-02-25T20:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-new-bits-pieces-back-from-the-fabricator/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf4790.jpgGroco hinged clamshell strainers in aluminumhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5437.jpgNew helm wheel-to-hydraulic pump adapterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5445.jpgMarelon valves and fittingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5436.jpgMy fabricator welded a stainless adapter into the helm wheel hubhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5444.jpgNew 2" Marelon raw water intake valves and Schedule 80 6061 pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5443.jpgDSCF5443https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5439.jpgGood looking assemblyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5440.jpgDSCF5440https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5438.jpgNice, snug fit between the bolt and wheel hubhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5434.jpgVetus hydraulic helm pump will replace the OE steering gear2019-02-25T20:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-cabin-floors/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5474.jpgNice fit afthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5473.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5472.jpgRough cuts with a long sawsall blade to fit over the frameshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5471.jpgApplying the lessons learned on the stbd sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5460.jpgYet another 6" dump of snowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5402.jpgFloor section dry fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5403.jpgTest fitting the step uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5401.jpgReused angle will support the leading edge of the floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5400.jpgEZ track saw makes nice, straight cuts on the sub-floorhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5399.jpgFirst, cut out a section of the 6061 angle that supported the old tank2019-02-25T20:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-disassembling-the-bow-hatch/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5448.jpgMinor pitting in the casting, which should fill just fine with Awlquikhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5449.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5447.jpgCasting imperfectionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5446.jpg50 grit on a sander removes three layers of painthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5421.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5422.jpgThe vent that never moves!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5420.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5419.jpgNot exactly a smooth surface for a vent closer thingy to slide onhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5416.jpgGlass out from the underside of the hatch tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5415.jpg2019-02-25T20:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-trim-tabs/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5394.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5392.jpgRadius the corners and the pattern is done.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5393.jpgTest fit looks good...time to mark the actuator pin locationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5391.jpgIt's a tight fit up under the bow!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5389.jpgNext, scribe the trailing edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5390.jpgShop Smith bandsaw and 12" disk sander to finish the jobhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5388.jpgBrace up the trim tab pattern, then run inside the boat and drill the holes.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5387.jpgSet up shop and get busyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5386.jpgTent Model X...Best tent ever!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf5384.jpgScrappy remains of the (hopefully) last snow storm of 20142019-02-25T20:54:41+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-window-pains-iii-the-evil-helm-windshield-frames/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5188.jpgIf you ever wondered what's holding those windshields together...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf51901.jpgMore snapped off stainless screws in aluminum connectorshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5187.jpgDang it! Evil little screws!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5185.jpgPenetrating oil didn't help this onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5264.jpgJackin' awayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5192.jpgDSCF5192https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5193.jpgThe frame extrusion angles don't match the cabin tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5191.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5183.jpgIt isn't long enough to reach the cabin top!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5182.jpgI think it's supposed to go here2019-02-25T20:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-aft-enclosure-glass/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5329.jpg4) Use a plastic spreader to remove excess caulkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5328.jpg3) Place the glass in the frame and moosh it into place with clampshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5324.jpgFirst, tape off the exterior window openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5327.jpg2) Run a bead of Boat Life polysulfide around the window frame, then place spacer blockshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5315.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5316.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5313.jpgThen repeat for all the other windowshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5311.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5310.jpg2019-02-25T20:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-return-of-the-bow-seat-windows/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5323.jpgIs that slick or what?!?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5322.jpgI've been waiting six years to see the center window open!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5309.jpgStarboard side window was perfecthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5321.jpgTA-DAaaaa!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5307.jpgBut the screw slots don't line up with the threaded slot in the framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5304.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5306.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5303.jpgDefinitely not squarehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5301.jpg~3/8" offset to the lefthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5300.jpg2019-02-25T20:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-engine-beds/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5319.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5318.jpgDry fitting all of the pieceshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/engine-beds2.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/engine-beds1.jpgMotor mounts land right on top of the OE stringershttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/engine-beds.jpgYour basic virtual Cummins 430 Diamond in a Chris Craft Roamer 46https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cummins-engine-beds6.jpgCummins engine beds6https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cummins-engine-beds4.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cummins-engine-beds5.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cummins-engine-beds2.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cummins-engine-beds3.jpg2019-02-25T20:51:27+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-boatyard-in-winter-2014/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5161.jpgInside the boat, lights help add hours to the dayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5234.jpgTaking advantage of a lull between stormshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5287.jpg25° F can make any boatyard peacefulhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5286.jpgSometimes, it's worth the trip though.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5252.jpgShopsmith Mark V is ready to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5251.jpgDSCF5251https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf5229.jpgSetting up shop under the bow2019-02-25T20:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-exhaust-iiii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscf5149.jpgNice fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscf5148.jpgTaping off for the boot stripehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscf5147.jpgReady to go back to the paint shophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscf5116.jpgShiny exhaust ouletshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscf5117.jpgBack from the paint shop and shiny whitehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscf4914.jpgExhaust bits on the way to the paint shop2019-02-25T20:48:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-window-pains-ii-the-helm-windshield/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5163.jpgNothing fancyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5162.jpgA couple of cleats and some repurposed 1/2" marine plywoodhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5145.jpgDSCF5145https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5160.jpgBases temporarily installed for the test fithttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5143.jpgDSCF5143https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5135.jpgDrilling pilot holes from the underside of the cabin tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5141.jpgDrilling out the holes for the new 1/4-20 screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5133.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5131.jpgWindshield frame upright extrusions are open-endedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5132.jpg2019-02-25T20:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-window-pains/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4814.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4813.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4811.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4809.jpgHateful, nasty little screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4810.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4808.jpg2019-02-25T20:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-update-on-the-bow-seat-windows/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5023.jpgIt's 13-1/8" (because we started at 1") on the far side of the opposite weldhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5016.jpgAdd 3/64"~1/16" for the weldshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5019.jpgSet the 1" mark at the edge of the weld and...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5015.jpgDSCF5015https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5014.jpgSince 1" = 0, 14" = 13"https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5012.jpg1" mark = zerohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/motionspec2.jpgAnd for the center and port windowshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/motionspec1.jpg2019-02-25T20:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-tent-model-x/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/emailsub.jpgEMAILsubhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50711.jpgBattens hold the plastic securely and help maintain a tight tent coveringhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50701.jpgThe tent is much tighter to the hull than it was last yearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50681.jpgA new moving blanket and pads protect the cabin tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50691.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50671.jpgDSCF50676-inch gap separates the stainless rub rails from the tent uprightshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50661.jpgLots of space in the entrywayhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50651.jpg8am the next day...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50581.jpg9pmhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf50571.jpgThe sun is past its zenith, but the job's still not half-done2019-02-25T20:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-propeller-shafts-part-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5064.jpgBrand new 1-3/4" shafting is almost ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5061.jpgSeven passes filled the veehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5060.jpgCutlass bearings have a good fit in the new barrelshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4970.jpgCollets center the shaft in the strut barrelhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4969.jpgFlexible spool gun nozzle solves tight access problem2019-02-25T20:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-stainless-rub-rails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5030.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5029.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5028.jpgDSCF5028https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5027.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5026.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5001.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4997.jpgThe stainless pieces have corresponding differences in the corner radiihttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4998.jpgUpper rub rail is installedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4996.jpgThe port side corner is more roundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf4995.jpgThe starboard corner is sharp at the turn to the transom2019-02-25T20:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-wind-storm-tent-blow-out/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5011.jpgToupe back in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5010.jpgTinted glass is definitely the way to gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5009.jpgTinted glass is definitely the way to go.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5008.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5007.jpgThat's some kinda shiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5006.jpgNiiiiice :-)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf5004.jpgTent Model IX Got Scalped!!!2019-02-25T20:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/next-up-in-our-1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-stainless-rub-rails/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4678.jpgSanded to 1000 grit and wrapped for protectionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4677.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4667.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4665.jpgThe back side needed cleaning, toohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4664.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4663.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4662.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4661.jpgFirst run down one 12' strip of stainless with 500 grit2019-02-25T20:28:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-off-comes-the-plastic-aka-the-paint-job-is-done/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4967.jpgThat's a mound of masking tape and filmhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4964.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4966.jpgYeah, baby :-)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4963.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4962.jpgDSCF4962https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4961.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4959.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4960.jpgYes, that reflected paint can does say Awlgrip!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4958.jpgRed, white & blue seems appropriate for an American classichttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4954.jpgNice stripe!2019-02-25T20:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-helm-windshield-frames-part-i/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4745.jpgDSCF4745https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4653.jpgExtrusion after millinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4652.jpgHot metal flyin'!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4651.jpgExtrusion before millinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4650.jpgJigging up the Shop Smith millhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4645.jpgThe extrusions were not cooperatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4642.jpgDSCF4642Frame on top or frame inset?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4639.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4638.jpgMeasure, mark, cut, fit, & repeathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4616.jpgSide extrusions might work with aftermarket hinges2019-02-25T20:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-installing-the-propeller-shafts-part-1/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4887.jpgEight passes later, the housings were welded in.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4898.jpgBad news...stuck collethttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4871.jpgDSCF4871https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4866.jpgThe intermediate struthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4864.jpgPretty slick fit...ready to installhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4865.jpgNice fit to the OE strutshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4863.jpgTwo-piece aluminum collets can take the heat of welding without catching firehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4862.jpgNew 1-3/4" cutlass bearing, with matching housing and colletshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4846.jpgStruts await new cutlass bearing housings2019-02-25T20:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-painting-the-stripes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4860.jpgYou can read the small print on the Sharkskin label in the reflection!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4853.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4850.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4842.jpgPix don't capture the shiny as well as the eye canhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4841.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4838.jpgDSCF4838https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4835.jpgNo runs, even at the ER hatch gills.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4837.jpgThe blue line widens at the bowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4834.jpgTalk about nice flow!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4833.jpgProps to the Boatamalan painter!2019-02-25T20:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-steps-to-the-v-berth/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4826.jpgEdge sealed, back-side coated and screwed together again.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4789.jpgCleats, cleats everywherehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4784.jpgDSCF4784https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4788.jpgDSCF4788https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4781.jpgSteps are roughly framed outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4780.jpgEt Voila! https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4778.jpgFrame cuts 1, 2 and 3 are almost therehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4779.jpgThe gap shows that some more trimming is neededhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4775.jpgFirst frame cut at the bulkheadhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4771.jpgStep Two...basic fit looks good2019-02-25T20:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-glass/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf48181.jpgNew tinted panes on the stbd sidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4820.jpgNew glass with all edges lightly ground downhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4819.jpgOriginal clear glass is already installed in the salonhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf48171.jpgTinted glass v. Matterhorn White Awlcraft 2000 paint = :-)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4816.jpgMore aft enclosure paneshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4815.jpg1/4" tinted and tempered panes for the aft enclosure and windshield2019-02-25T19:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-refurbishing-hateful-aft-stateroom-portholes/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4797.jpgThe Good, the Bad, and the Hgly (screws, that is)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4798.jpgDSCF4798https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4796.jpg3 portholes to disassemblehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4795.jpgHateful aluminum screwshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4807.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4806.jpgLatch dogs come out nexthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4805.jpgOne down...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4804.jpgThe DAP sealant is hateful stuff in the corners thoughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4803.jpgFortunately, most of the original window sealant comes out easilyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscf4801.jpg2019-02-25T19:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-bow-seat-windows/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sharpweldedge-thincoating2.jpgThin coating at the sharp weld edgehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pinholes4.jpgAnother pinholehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sharpweldedge-thincoating.jpgStill another sharp weld edge with super thin powder coatinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pinholes3.jpgStill more pinholeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pinholes2.jpgAnother pinholehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/framevoid-sharpedges.jpgSharp weld edges and a void in the framehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pinholes.jpgPinhole at the welded jointhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4757.jpgExterior frame on top, interior clamp ring on the bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4761.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4762.jpg2019-02-25T19:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-salon-windows-2/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4581.jpgOriginal glass fits and slides wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4579.jpgSmall scraps help make sure the spacing is correcthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4573.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4577.jpgThen mark the opposite end to match the cut on the next segment of trackhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4572.jpg1-1/4" wide, 2 window + screen window track in a cratehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4570.jpgThere are lots of miter cuts to make tracks for concave irregular hexagonal window openingshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4569.jpg2019-02-25T19:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-hull-is-shiny-2/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4729.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4728.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4727.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4721.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4724.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4717.jpgThe view up from the bow.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4716.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4715.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4714.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4713.jpg2019-02-25T19:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-sanding-the-hull/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4681.jpgTent Model 9 is a great workshophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4680.jpgBy the time we were done, it was darkhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4712.jpgSmooth and clean...ready for painthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4711.jpgClean from top to bottomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4705.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4701.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4699.jpgShiny!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4696.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4691.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4690.jpgSanded and almost ready for paint2019-02-25T19:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-prime-coat-on-the-hull/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4656.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4655.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4654.jpgEt voila! Final primed in 545!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4635.jpgOut came the longboards one last timehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf45961.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf45911.jpgPlastic and tape stick very well to fresh primerhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf45881.jpg2019-02-25T19:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-windows-ii/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4557.jpgAnother former chip coated with Max Cor CFhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4559.jpgMax Cor primer outside, on the edge, and inside the window openinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4556.jpgNext, I brushed on some Awlgrip Max Cor aluminum primer.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4555.jpgGround back to remove all corrosion.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4536.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4534.jpgPeeling off more porthole sealantshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4533.jpgAnother spot where the primer popped offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4531.jpgBedding compound was adhered well.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4525.jpgSee the little chip out of the primer?2019-02-25T19:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-aft-stateroom-windows/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4515.jpgEdge sealed and water resistanthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4467.jpgEven rotten plywood works as a patternhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4514.jpgNew porthole surround coated with US Composites 645 epoxyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4466.jpgSlight delamination...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4465.jpgNot much wood left in this one.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4464.jpgSome of the frames weren't so nice.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4456.jpgAll the plywood came down easilyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4448.jpgPlywood porthole surround in good condition2019-02-25T19:34:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/%ef%bb%bf1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-longboarding-and-final-touch-ups-on-the-hull/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4564.jpgFormer stbd exhaust outlet holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4563.jpgFormer port exhaust holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4509.jpgAwlgrip Max Cor CF in each hole to protect the aluminumhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4508.jpgLow spots on the hull got a touch of fairing compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4502.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4504.jpgA few more low spots at the bowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4493.jpgLow spots on the hull got a touch of fairing compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4487.jpgDSCF4487https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4486.jpgStbd nav light cutouthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4485.jpgaft bilge and shower pump thruhulls2019-02-25T19:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-exhaust-iii-decommissioning-the-oe-system/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4478.jpgAuxiliary exhaust ports?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4475.jpgHouston, I think we've got a problem.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4473.jpgWhite spots on the outside?!?!?https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4472.jpgExtensive pitting in the OE exhaust pipehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4471.jpgOE exhaust is outhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4470.jpgNext!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4469.jpgOld pipes out the windowhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4433.jpgPort patch donehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4430.jpgGrind, tack and weldhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4425.jpgAluminum patch cutting2019-02-25T19:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-exhaust-ii-2/2019-02-25T19:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-dismantling-the-deck-level-scaffolding/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4395.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4389.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4388.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf4387.jpg...and now you don't!2019-02-25T19:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-exhaust/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4423.jpgOld exhaust holes at the transomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4424.jpgHull is ready for the flange.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4422.jpgWelded up hole at the transom is ready to be faired.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4421.jpg4 layers of 1810 fiberglass hot coated with homemade fairing compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4419.jpgFully taped and waxed...ready for fiberglasshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4418.jpgTaping the outsidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4414.jpgMake sure the hole is big enough for the exhaust part to fit throughhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4417.jpgFitted and clamped in placehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4413.jpgDaylight!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4410.jpgCut with a jigsaw2019-02-25T19:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-re-bunging-the-mahogany-toe-rail/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4392.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4383.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4382.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf43391.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4346.jpgTwo good bungs! Yea!!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4344.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4340.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4339.jpgDSCF4339https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4357.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/09141312261.jpg2019-02-25T19:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-shiny-out-to-the-rub-rail/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0914131654.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0914131331.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0914131325.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0914131226.jpg2019-02-25T19:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-non-skid/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4329.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4328.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4326.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4323.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4325.jpgBrilliant detailhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4322.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4321.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4319.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4317.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4318.jpg2019-02-25T19:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-prepping-for-non-skid/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4301.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4299.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4298.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4297.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4296.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4292.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4291.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4288.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4287.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4286.jpg2019-02-25T19:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-window-patterns/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4252.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4251.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf4250.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscn5254.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscn5253.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/aft-window-openings.jpg2019-02-25T19:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-painting-the-shiny-on-the-aft-enclosure/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4227.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4225.jpgDSCF4225Excellent glosshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4226.jpgShiny!!! :-)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4224.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4223.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4220.jpgNice shine on the hardtop brow.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4218.jpgCheck out that reflection!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4219.jpgMore overhanghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4213.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4211.jpg2019-02-25T19:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-painting-the-shiny-on-the-helm-dashboard/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4194.jpgYou could floss your teeth in that reflectionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4192.jpgLike a freakin' mirror, or WHAT??? :-)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131700.jpg"The shiny" on the visible inside surfaces of the aft enclosure.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131559.jpgThe dashboard and instrument pod in Awl Craft 2000 Matterhorn White.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131422.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131420.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131419.jpgIn addition to painting the dashboard, we're also doing the inside of the aft enclosure window frames today.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131216.jpgThe dashboard is sanded smooth with 320 grit Mirka Abranet.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131028.jpgAft enclosure mahogany moldings are nicely taped off.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0817131027.jpgLots of corners on the inside of the window frames means lots of hand 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pgDSCF3879https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3878.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3877.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3876.jpgDSCF3876https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3875.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3874.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3873.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3872.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf3871.jpg2019-02-25T18:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-final-priming-with-awl-grip-545/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3824.jpgThe fillets all the way around turned out very nicely.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3822.jpgThe weld seam I was so concerned about has magically disappeared.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3821.jpgDSCF3821https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3817.jpgThe aft-most section of the aft deck.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3815.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3816.jpgDSCF3816https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3813.jpgFirst, we shot some Awlquik primer around the stern.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3812.jpgDSCF3812https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf3811.jpgGotta love the dashboard 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hatch came out in January 2008. Little did I know it would remain out until 2013.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3186.jpgDSCN3186Give me a long enough lever and a place to stand, and I can…take out a salon roof hatch all by myself!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/salon_hatch_2.jpgsalon_hatch_2Here’s what the frames look like installed in as-found conditionhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf3239.jpg<img src="https://1969chriscraftroamer46.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/dscf3239.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600">https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4603.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4602.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4601.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4600.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hatch-cad.jpg2019-02-25T17:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-the-bow-seat/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2892.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2874.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2872.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2871.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2870.jpgDSCF2870https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2856.jpgDSCF2856https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2845.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2844.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2837.jpgDSCF2837https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2836.jpg2019-02-25T17:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-tent-model-ix/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2966.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2776.jpgDSCF2776https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2774.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2889.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2816.jpgDSCF2816https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2815.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2812.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2794.jpgDSCF2794https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2782.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2781.jpg2019-02-25T17:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-engines-right-proper-ones-this-time/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2696.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2692.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2677.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/6cta-as-purchased.jpg6cta as purchased2019-02-25T17:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-interior-concepts/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aftstateroom3d.jpgAftstateroom3dInitial aft stateroom concept, colorized and in 3dhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aftstateroom-1.jpgAftstateroom-1The initial concept for the aft stateroomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/salongalley3-1.jpgsalongalley3-1That's pretty much what we think the salon and galley will look likehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/salongalley2.jpgsalongalley2Different angle showing where the cooktop, dishdrawer (dishwasher in a drawer form factor) and convection/microwave oven will gohttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/salongalley.jpgsalongalleyCourtesy of Sketchup and a lot of free time because of the paperwork SNAFU: our Roamer Interior Concepthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/preblast_galley1.jpgpreblast_galleyWhen last we saw the Roamer interior, it was pretty much a blank palettehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/material-planning.jpgMaterial planninghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aft-stateroom-door-detail-concept.jpgaft.stateroom.Door.detail.Concepthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aft-stateroom-concept-e1426510745706.jpgaft.stateroom.Concepthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4607.jpgYup2019-02-25T17:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-a-celebration-and-condemnation-of-tents/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/splash7.jpgsplash7Tent Model VII rated a solid three starshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/libhaul4.jpgLibhaul4By order of the marina management, Tent Model V was decommissioned in July 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4277.jpgDSCN4277Not the prettiest tent, but Model V did have a certain...presencehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4279.jpgDSCN4279This is Tent Model V from 2009 (AKA The Beast)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4260.jpgDSCN4260Tent Model IV was doomed from the starthttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/stbd_profile.jpgstbd_profileBy April 2008, Model II was ready to retirehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tent_port_aft.jpgtent_port_aftAnother view of 2008's Model IIhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tent_bow.jpgtent_bowTent Model II (circa January 6, 2008) Your basic boatyard in winter-time white mushroomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf2683.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4278.jpg2019-02-25T17:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-priming-the-hull-and-painting-the-bottom/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bottompainted.jpgbottompaintedThis is kind of a partial "after."https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/46_roamerii.jpg46_RoamerIIFull frontal much loved Roamer circa July 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/primed-hull-struts.jpgprimed hull strutsStruts in May 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3103.jpgDSCN3103Struts in 2007https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0510093.jpg0510093A long view down the side in 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/stbd_profile_scloser2.jpgstbd_profile_scloser2A long view down the side in 2007https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0510091.jpg0510091Primed and ready for final sanding and top coat in May 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4660.jpgDSCN46602019-02-25T17:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-fairing-the-topsides/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boatamalan4.jpgboatamalan4Enter the Boatamalanshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boatamalan3.jpgboatamalan3The lower hull side gets a real fairing coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4576.jpgDSCN4576Makin’ ‘er blue from the chine uphttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4581.jpgDSCN4581Skimcoating the hullhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4574.jpgDSCN4574Lots more vinylester fairing compoundhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4580.jpgDSCN4580The view from the port transom looking forwardhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4664.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4659.jpgDSCN4659https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4656.jpgDSCN4656https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4630.jpgNext came the hard part: longboarding.2019-02-25T17:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/09/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-rudders/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4573.jpgDSCN4573The new rudders from the outsidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4588.jpgDSCN4588The view from the insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4568.jpgDSCN4568What came back from the fabricator was a nice set of brand new stainless rudders and hydraulic steering gearhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3572.jpgDSCN3572With the rudders out, I sent one off to a fabrication shop for replicationhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3573.jpgDSCN3573Enter the sawzall. And out came the rudders! 😉https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3502.jpgDSCN3502A 12 ton ram chained to the rudder achieved…nothing but an interesting photo opportunityhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3484.jpgDSCN3484The rudder view from the insidehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3104.jpgDSCN3104The key phrase here is “dissimilar metals”2019-02-25T17:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-the-exterior-hull/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4560.jpgdscn4560Same bottom in January 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bottom1.jpgbottom1This was the long view of the bottom in January 2008https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4561.jpgDSCN4561Aluminum oxide blasted away, then the transom got faired and barrier coatedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3505.jpgDSCN3505Here’s what I found when I took the deflectors offhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3506.jpgDSCN3506ahttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4566.jpgDSCN4566The chine in February 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chine2.jpgchine2The chine in 2007https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chine3.jpgchine3Some unpleasantness along the chine in 2008https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4558.jpgDSCN4558Same spot in January 2009https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bottom_bow.jpgbottom_bowThe bottom just abaft of the stem in January 20082019-02-25T17:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/1969-chris-craft-roamer-46-refit-engines-the-wrong-ones/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachliftlehmang2.jpgReachliftLehmanG2https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pandagenset.jpgPandagensetThe new Fischer Panda 12 Mini DP genset fit very nicely in half of the space used by the original 6.5kw Kohler gas onehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachlifttankoriginal.jpgReachlifttankOn October 18, 2008, I rented a high lift and moved heavy things againhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachliftnewtankoriginal.jpgReachliftnewtankAnd finally, after sunset we got the new fuel tank in through the salon hatch holehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachliftlehmang2original.jpgReachliftLehmanG2.jpg~originalTent Model III was a welding tarp, with scraps from Model II tied down to cover the cabin tophttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachliftlehmangoriginal.jpgReachliftLehmanG.jpg~originalNext the rebuilt Lehmans went inhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachlift2original.jpgReachlift2.jpg~originalAnd another...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reachlift1original.jpgReachlift1.jpg~originalIn went the heavy stuffhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fb859578.jpgfb859578https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/da6664e1.jpgda6664e12024-05-12T23:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-painting-the-bilge/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4187.jpgDSCN4187…to the engine room…https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4183.jpgDSCN4183Rolling on the barrier coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41602.jpgDSCN4160Blasted and ready for barrier coathttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4584.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4258.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4163.jpgDSCN41632019-02-25T17:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/turning-sheets-of-aluminum-into-a-chris-craft-roamer-aft-enclosure/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/deck4.jpgdeck4With lots of window area and lines that match the original helm window height, the enclosure should look tons better than the wooden structure it replaces.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4186.jpgDSCN4186The transom door was a bit of a challenge, too. I welded in the top and bottom edges before cutting so it would hold the arc of the transom panel.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41671.jpgDSCN4167https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41661.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41651.jpgDSCN4165We'll still be able to use all of the original Chris Craft vents and bollards. The aft deck shelf here is 18" wide or so--plenty for line handling.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41591.jpgDSCN4159https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41571.jpgDSCN4157The stern section of the aft enclosure was the most difficult part. The deck has a crown to it, which means you have to cut a nice curve on the bottom of the panel to fit. But the deck also has an arc in the horizontal axis. AND, to help shed rain, I also wanted it to be tilted slightly inboard at the top. Everything worked out fine except for one thing: the deck is more than 8' long, which is the length of the aluminum sheets I bought. So, to span the entire deck width I'd have to stitch two panels together. I welded the first one in, then stitched the other panel to it. What I should have done is stitch them together flat, then bend the whole panel to the arc of the deck, which would have created a smooth arc. Instead, I ended up with a hard line at the seam because I was unable to bend the one short panel enough to match the arc of the longer panel that was already welded in. I guess that's why they make fairing compound... ;-)https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4156.jpgDSCN4156More cutting and fitting, but since things were fitting pretty good, I fired up the Miller Trailblazer 280 NT and heated up the place using a Spoolmatic 30 spoolgun.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41491.jpgDSCN4149And with that I put a check mark in the box entitled Build Aft Deck Enclosure.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4148.jpgDSCN41482019-02-25T17:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/turning-sheets-of-aluminum-into-side-decks/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rdsilkeedown-the-allegheny-byln1.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4121.jpgDSCN4121Next, I removed the big C-beam, cut it and welded it back together as a straight beam, with the 45* waaaay up at the top, where it will be out of sight once the headliner goes back in. I also cut an additional 3' off of the original fiberglass enclosure. We now have the beginnings of the sliding door opening.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41201.jpgDSCN4120https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41141.jpgDSCN4114https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3489.jpgDSCN3489https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3457.jpgUnfortunately, when they built the old aft deck enclosure, they cut off the back part of the fiberglass helm enclosure. It was cut off vertically where the big C-channel beam comes down from the roof. With that 45* angle in the C-beam, which was the original design, the helm roof cannot possibly be as well supported as if the support beam were simply vertical. It was around this time that I started thinking sliding doors to either side of the helm station might be the way to go.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3456.jpgDSCN3456On the inside of the helm station area, the original cabinetry wasn't too bad.https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3491.jpgDSCN3491https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3455.jpghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn3454.jpgDSCN3454This shot shows the extent of the damaged teak deck, basically extending from the aluminum deck back behind where the old aft deck enclosure wing door used to be. Clearly, all of this would need to go.2019-02-25T17:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/1969-chris-craft-roamer-refit-step-2-sandblasting-inside-out/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tank.jpgtankWhile sandblasting clean up continued, a new 420 gallon fuel tank arrivedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn41601.jpgDSCN4160On the inside of the boat, all of the nasty bitumastic, oil, aluminum oxide and other goo had been replaced by hundreds of pounds of volcanic dust from the Farrow System sandblasterhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/blastedaugust7_20081.jpgBlastedAugust7_2008Almost there!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/blasted3august7_20081.jpgBlasted3August7_2008https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/blasted2august7_20081.jpgBlasted2August7_2008We found that taking the surface down to the hull was unnecessary in many placeshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/preblast_bow.jpgpreblast_bowHaving already removed the hardware, we carefully removed the toe railhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/preblast.jpgpreblastWe first tried stripping the exterior with a grinder.That proved to be both slow and inadequatehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4161.jpgdscn4161https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4160.jpgDSCN4160https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn4090.jpgDSCN40902019-02-25T17:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/still-more-demolition/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/preblast_galley.jpgpreblast_galleyThis brings us up to May 2008https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/stairs_from_vberth.jpgstairs_from_vberthThis shot from the V-berth aft shows where the stairs will behttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/head2.jpghead2https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/salon_galleystbd_2.jpgsalon_galleystbd_2Where once there was a built-in settee, some practically worthless storage, a head and a shower, there now is…anything we can imaginehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/salon_galleyport2.jpgsalon_galleyport2Six weeks into the project, and we had her ripped down pretty wellhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/galley_port.jpgGalley_portThe plywood shelf below the windows didn’t look bad on Day 1, but the top veneer was the only thing holding it togetherhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/galley_port2.jpgGalley_port2As in pretty much everywhere else, the more we dug in, the more problems we discovered2019-02-25T17:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/step-1-cont-disassemble-demolition/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_stateroom.jpgAft_stateroomWe did end up saving some of the larger pieces of 3/4″ marine plywood that weren’t water damagedhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_stateroom_port.jpgAft_stateroom_portThree long weekends into the project and we were making serious headway…in the tear-down phasehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_stateroom_inside.jpgaft_stateroom_insideThe missus was really getting into this demolition thinghttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_cabin2.jpgaft_cabin2The more stuff that came out, the more obvious the hidden problems becamehttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aft_cabin1.jpgaft_cabinMeanwhile, the missus was doing a terrific job demolishing the aft stateroomhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3267.jpgGetting the hatch and sofa out were big jobs, so the salon dismantling was pretty much done (for now)2019-02-25T17:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/step-1-dejunk-disassemble-and-demolition/https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn32531.jpgSuper SeaMaster 534ci twin turbo and intercooled marine engines and gearshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3253.jpgDSCN3253https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3256.jpgSuper SeaMaster 534ci twin turbo and intercooled marine engines and gearshttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3240.jpgDone!https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3238.jpgand a massive R-12 marine AC unit, just because there was still time on the clockhttps://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3236.jpgand a NASTY fridge...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3232.jpgand an electric stove...https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3227.jpgand a genset…https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3215.jpgand a three-a…https://1969chriscraftroamer46.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn3210.jpgAnd a 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