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Re: 75 viper restroration

by fla.viper » Jul 22, 2011 1:12 am

what is this file too big **** when i try to post a pic? i liked it better the way it was use to be

Re: 75 viper restroration

by fla.viper » Jul 21, 2011 12:54 am

ok, got all cracks fixed from outside and starter building a jig. to start the core. ill try to post them..... in the night pics notice how level it turned out......... ok ill have learn to shrink pics to bad cuz i got alot done... ooh to the guy who offered to loan me his jig........ and never returned 1 pm or called...... look out for that viper who smokes your pice of want-to-be stream..... when mine is done, ill be cruzing your area.....dont blink cuz that is the only look you will get.......**** ill run you in the seabird.....somebody let me know how to post pics of got alot of progress pic of the boat and jig being made
mke

Re: 75 viper restroration

by fla.viper » Jul 07, 2011 6:46 am

brian, i sent you a pm with my #. deffiently would like to use the jig, and check out your stream. give me a call
tx mike

Re: 75 viper restroration

by 77viper » Jul 06, 2011 10:04 pm

I would wait to do any modifications until after the core is done. I would also try to make it so you can go back to stock if it doesn't work as planed.

Re: 75 viper restroration

by brianincc » Jul 06, 2011 8:56 pm

Mike, I've got my boat off of the jig and your welcome to it. It may not work on your boat, but it would be worth a try.

Let me know,Brian

Re: 75 viper restroration

by fla.viper » Jul 06, 2011 8:27 pm

finnally got to do some work on the viper its upside down on blocks been repairing cracks on the bottom. i will theg reinforce from inside. im going to take the wedge out of it. mainly to reinforce the thin glass in the back. my question.... do i remove the hook before recore or after? mind you i allready have the core compleatly out. what is left of the transom is still in. but it is mushy. will post progress pics tomorrow
tx, mike

Re: 75 viper restroration

by kytekeith » Jun 01, 2011 8:07 am

I supported mine at the outside edges of the pad with 2 x 4's cut to match the wedge. I held a board against the pad and marked and cut to fit .Then cut the second board rhe same. I began leveling at the transom between the boardsfinishing at the leading egde of pad. Then I supported the hull at the strake where my floor rests using the same method. It took a little time using levels from a torpedo to a 6 foot framing level. After i finished with the hull i checked the topside to see how it looked and found the deck was perfectly level also
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Re: 75 viper restroration

by brianincc » May 31, 2011 10:37 am

My vector is still sitting on the jig I built. Your welcome to it,but it will be a few weeks befor I can put it back on the trailer. Mine is built for an early vector(no hook). I don't know if it will work on your later hull or not.

Re: 75 viper restroration

by 77viper » May 29, 2011 6:52 pm

There are a couple ways I have heard of to keep the bottom straight. Some build a jig out of wood. did my viper on the trailer but it had 6 bunks and sat straight on it. I hung my vking from the ceiling and was real careful doing the sides.

Re: 75 viper restroration

by fla.viper » May 29, 2011 12:32 pm

hey guys, got the inside of the hull completey ground down. i cant belive all of the cracks and holes. im trying to come up with a platform to set the hull on so i can start with the hull streight and flat before i start any repairs. any ideas? i dont even like getting in it any more, because the hull is so thin. in the mean time im going to start on the transom. anybody got any pics of how much of the splash well i have to cut out? or should i wait untill i get the hull properly supported before i take the transom out? the trailer it is sitting on dont offer much suport. thanks, mike

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