Great job and great content @PerfectFitBoating. Awesome to see another SoFlo Grady being restored! Hope to see you out on the water this summer and we're looking forward to seeing your future videos. All the best to you all.
I’m curious why you opted to go back in with wood, rather than a synthetic material that can’t absorb water. Was it a cost factor or a different reason? Yall amaze me with your DIY skills! I would love to do an offshore boat as a project - just to say I did it. You are inspiring! ❤👊
Thank you buddy. Cost was the main factor. When we started this we really didn’t have the means to pay 4x the cost for composite material so we did the best we could with what was available. Going forward with our future projects, we have the means for using all types of composites! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! 🛥️🤙🌊
Thank you so much for the comment. So we laminated the stringers to the underside of the floor. The floor itself was solid. We found zero holes drilled anywhere in the floor (thank god) so it’s completely solid! 🤙
Thank you! We’ve come a long way! Honestly, we used gelcoat because it’s so familiar. Our boat hasn’t been messed with as far as it’s original gelcoat goes so we figured we should continue with it. I’m definitely not opposed to using paint. It’s just that everything we’ve used so far has been polyester resin based and we’ve gotten pretty good at using it. Paint has been pretty foreign to us up until recently that we started looking into it. As far as cost goes, a gallon of gelcoat costs about $70. Add mek and roll it on and you’re done. A gallon of good paint can range upwards of $150 plus primer reducer etc. so things like the floor where it’s mostly nonskid or the floor compartments that aren’t really finished can get covered and it doesn’t have to be perfect. I know paint gets a much nicer look and we’re actually considering paint for the outside of the hull so any suggestions or tips is definitely appreciated!
The empty areas were foam filled and we took all of it out. A lot of it was waterlogged. If we do the stringers again, we’ll do the floor and we’ll do it the right way by taking the floor off. We’d add foam in that case. 🤙
We used different types from resin with cabosil, polyester structural repair putty and bonding putty all from FGCI. We found the bonding putty to be the easiest to work with.
@@perfectfitboating Thanks for the quick reply. What brand was the putty, specifically? I have the materials to make thickened resin for adhesives on my project, but I'd rather use the resin for laminating.
I don’t think they’re the best boat EVER made. I can tell you from taking the boat apart, it is an overbuilt boat but like many boats built with wood in the 80’s and earlier, manufacturers cut a lot of corners when it came to encapsulating the wood. For example the port forward stringers are glassed on the sides but completely exposed up top. Same for the mid starboard stringer. Exposed up top and on the bottom allowing for any water that collects in the cabin and make its way down into the the bilge to wet the stringer. Then add the fact that owners over the years drill holes in their boats for things like transducers, water separator’s etc and dont seal them correctly and you have a way for water to get in and ultimately rot. Not too many boats from the 80s are still solid and rot free today. 🍻
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Very Knowledgeable! Amazing work.
Thanks a lot! Felt good to finish up everything under the deck! 🍻
@@perfectfitboating y'all have done a fantastic job. 👍😁
Great job and great content @PerfectFitBoating. Awesome to see another SoFlo Grady being restored! Hope to see you out on the water this summer and we're looking forward to seeing your future videos. All the best to you all.
Same to you my friend! Thank you for the kind words! Cheers! 🍻
Keep up the good work! I am enjoying the channel!
Thank you Jeff! We’re glad you’re enjoying it! We’re trying to put out new context every week! Thanks for commenting! 🍻
Yeah you’re right about that keep up the good work
Thanks Larry! Take care! 🍻
I’m curious why you opted to go back in with wood, rather than a synthetic material that can’t absorb water. Was it a cost factor or a different reason?
Yall amaze me with your DIY skills! I would love to do an offshore boat as a project - just to say I did it. You are inspiring! ❤👊
Thank you buddy. Cost was the main factor. When we started this we really didn’t have the means to pay 4x the cost for composite material so we did the best we could with what was available. Going forward with our future projects, we have the means for using all types of composites! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! 🛥️🤙🌊
Video has been very helpful. I see how you did the stringers and bulkhead repairs. Did you do anything to strengthen the floors?
Thank you so much for the comment. So we laminated the stringers to the underside of the floor. The floor itself was solid. We found zero holes drilled anywhere in the floor (thank god) so it’s completely solid! 🤙
Nice work, making good progress. I am curious why you gel coated everything, it doesn't add anything structurally does it?
Thank you! We’ve come a long way!
Honestly, we used gelcoat because it’s so familiar. Our boat hasn’t been messed with as far as it’s original gelcoat goes so we figured we should continue with it. I’m definitely not opposed to using paint. It’s just that everything we’ve used so far has been polyester resin based and we’ve gotten pretty good at using it. Paint has been pretty foreign to us up until recently that we started looking into it.
As far as cost goes, a gallon of gelcoat costs about $70. Add mek and roll it on and you’re done. A gallon of good paint can range upwards of $150 plus primer reducer etc. so things like the floor where it’s mostly nonskid or the floor compartments that aren’t really finished can get covered and it doesn’t have to be perfect.
I know paint gets a much nicer look and we’re actually considering paint for the outside of the hull so any suggestions or tips is definitely appreciated!
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Thank you so much for watching Jorge! Send us those pics of the boat! 🤙🌊🛥️
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Was that empty area filled with foam .and if so did u refill it
The empty areas were foam filled and we took all of it out. A lot of it was waterlogged. If we do the stringers again, we’ll do the floor and we’ll do it the right way by taking the floor off. We’d add foam in that case. 🤙
@@perfectfitboating I'm in the same boat ,figuratively and litera.should I take out the foam
@perfectfitboating it was water logged,,air dried now ...also 1/4 inch on the fuel tank bay correct cuz mine were rotten and I mangled them out
I would take it all out. And I used 3/4 inch plywood for the compartment.
@@perfectfitboating awsome
What is the bedding compound used for the stringers and bulkheads?
We used different types from resin with cabosil, polyester structural repair putty and bonding putty all from FGCI. We found the bonding putty to be the easiest to work with.
@@perfectfitboating Thanks for the quick reply. What brand was the putty, specifically? I have the materials to make thickened resin for adhesives on my project, but I'd rather use the resin for laminating.
FGCI is the brand. 🍻 good luck on that project!
@@perfectfitboating gotcha. I knew they were a company, didn't realize they had their own brand. Nice work on this project, BTW!
Thank you buddy I appreciate that! Thanks for subscribing! 🍻
I thought the Grady white was the best boat ever made why all the rot
I don’t think they’re the best boat EVER made. I can tell you from taking the boat apart, it is an overbuilt boat but like many boats built with wood in the 80’s and earlier, manufacturers cut a lot of corners when it came to encapsulating the wood. For example the port forward stringers are glassed on the sides but completely exposed up top. Same for the mid starboard stringer. Exposed up top and on the bottom allowing for any water that collects in the cabin and make its way down into the the bilge to wet the stringer.
Then add the fact that owners over the years drill holes in their boats for things like transducers, water separator’s etc and dont seal them correctly and you have a way for water to get in and ultimately rot.
Not too many boats from the 80s are still solid and rot free today. 🍻