new member with a 78 viper

[aaron78viper]

did a little more digging.. i know i make small improvements but i need to pick up a grinder and cutting wheel.. today i was vaccuuming and found that the floor and the hull were seperating in the left bow. and i was feeling a soft core standing in the boat so i pulled up a two foot or so section and found a mushy balsa core. glad i joined the forum or i never would have known about this stuff.

[HST4ME]

mushy is good, makes for a easy demolition. it really sucks when 1/2 the core is still decent, but it all as to come out anyway .

[aaron78viper]

just a coulple pics for eye candy.. the car has the spirit of the boat.. light weight, loud, and pretty fast

[aaron78viper]

i was looking at bobs nose cones. and was wondering how i would know which to choose later on.. for a 115 tower of power?

[aaron78viper]

did a bit more work. cut out the floor up in the nose and a bunch of the float boxes. windshield is off. did some sanding. i was shocked when i saw how much foam they managed to pack in this little boat.

[YDOC462]

all too familar

[265mercman]

yes indeed lol thats why i love my comp hull no foam or wood just fiberglass except the wood in the transom looking good keep on keeping on befor you no it youll be showing pics of new core being laid and then motor mounted then in the water

[aaron78viper]

has anyone found a quick way to get the good balsa core off the hull? the rotton stuff either falls out easy or take very little force but there is a fair amount of good balsa that i cant even dig into with a screwdriver. how do you guys get that junk out?

[VultureNo2]

We chiselled mine out with a screwdriver and a hammer like little wine bottle corks. I'm sure there are better ways though. I was just to new and afraid of poking holes in the bottom. It took us 6 months that way. Hopefully someone with come up with a better answer. Bill

[aaron78viper]

did a little work here and there. cleaned it up a bunch to see the core mostly out. i did post this for sale and these pics are mainly for the people interested