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new member with a 78 viper

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Re: new member with a 78 viper

Post: # 18444Post YDOC462 »

looking good man :up:
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hauled some a** workin on this thing today. grinding still.. makes a huge mess, but its a step closer. I bought 25 yards of fiberglass fabric, and a combined total of 7.5 gallons of resin and hardener. transom boards are all cut out also. I'm not gonna lie, I am nervous to start laying glass, because I am new to this kind of work. I only did it once before and it was less than perfect and a long time ago.. I WANT a grinding disk that works faster than the steel grinding disk ive been using. I know someone bought it for their build... I forgot what its called.
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pics.. finally no more black on the boat.. almost. for the pad damage, will cabosil and sanding work? or build up fiberglass fabric? the plywood will be a rear fishing deck for my cousin.. hopefully it will see some use i know you all might not be into the mod but we fish A LOT
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Re: new member with a 78 viper

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more updates
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Post: # 18493Post Hippie459MN »

Looking good so far. :up:
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Re: new member with a 78 viper

Post: # 18500Post aaron78viper »

just a couple pics of transom buildup, and a silly faced image of myself pretending to drive this thing. yes i look silly, it was the intended look at the moment
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Re: new member with a 78 viper

Post: # 18946Post aaron78viper »

doing a little more work. more pics coming soon
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Re: new member with a 78 viper

Post: # 18947Post varmint1 »

Looking good! A step closer to putting it in the water

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Re: new member with a 78 viper

Post: # 18949Post 265mercman »

looks good keep up progress and pics love seeing a old hydrostream coming back to life means there never gona die out

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