With the inside skin “stabilized “, and I had several sheets of the 1/4” foam panels, I glassed in stringers and a floor. I realized a flat floor wouldn’t work so I came up with a dropped center section for better leg room. The lower floor drains into a narrow bilge area. The floor was glassed in an...

Once I got it in the shop ( I still lived in Alaska then), pulled the deck, and looked over the waterlogged hull. I was wondering if it was worth saving the Whaler hull or just making a new hull. I decided to do both. That would save $$ in fiberglass and mold making , keeping the whalers transom, si...

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About 20 years ago I made three 1/2 size Virages for my kids. They were painted to match the Virage I had at the time. I made the decks and put on 9’ Boston Whaler hulls ( for safety reasons). Over the years, they got sold off and all left town. Fast forward about 17 years , we have our ‘91 Virage i...

Thanks for the kind words!!

I hope by documenting these projects, may help folks down the line see how it’s done.
Ron

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Well, the more I do, the easier it gets. I was getting ready to mount the front seats and “woah!!!” The ski locker hatch won’t come out!! The seats are 1” off the floor ( Factory height). The only way it could have been removed would be to slide forward. The rear seat base is too close to go back an...

I put together an interior ( in the interior section), https://www.hydrostreamforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=4448&p=26332#p26332


This project is done….

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And that’s a wrap!!
8 hours to fix the oops..

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I’m thinking it was the bulk at the piping AND that I sewed the piping on the arm band THEN sewed the pleated panel to that which caused the issues. Here’s the comparison. Now to tear down the other seat. [ Post made via iPhone ] https://www.hydrostreamforums.com/ext/sniper/mobiledevice/images/iPhon...

Got all the sewing done and installed. Everything was looking great until the front buckets. The foam on the shell goes beyond the fiberglass edge by up to 1-1/2” beyond. Even with firm foam, it can’t hold the sewn together pleats straight. I removed the pleaded panel from the arm band and started s...