Now I'm getting serious....

[gcarter]

If I understand correctly what you did, you have three sheet of 24 laid in the floor of the hull (lapping up on each stringer), so four general sections. In this view, you carried it up the transom....is that the last of three layers, or all three?

I reinforced the transom seperately,so I ended up using
5 courses all together on the transom.

I'm trying to remember, but after filling under the stringers,
I laid in a course in each panel (center, port, and stbd,
just in the bottom. Then I developed the radii on each side
of the stringers and laid in a 12" wide course in all the
stringer radii, followed by a course from the stringer top
to the stringer top in the center, and stringer tops to the chine
on each outboard side. Then finally a single course of heavy
roving in the center from stringer top to stringer.
I did this for the aft 7' of the hull. Were I to do it again,
I'd probably run it to the aft fuel tank bulkhead.
But keep in mind, my hull was suffering from cracking in
the area of the engine mounts.
If I were you, I'd just beef up the stringers w/root radii
and lay in a course, or two of about a foot wide in the bottom
and up the stringer sides.

Since you haven't ordered your tank yet, why not extend it aft
another 12"-15". It'd give you all the capacity you could ask for
w/o the complexity of a second tank. And please don't think
about widening your stringers to accommodate your plastic tank
as the stringers need to be on top of the inner lifting strakes.

[sandslot]

Here ya go Bill;
https://www.minicraft.com/retail/putties.htm

I use the "A", or amber putty.

Bill, are you ever going to go back to work??? LOL

I've been trying to call you.

George, this link does not work.....can you point me to the putty you used? Thx!

[gcarter]

George, this link does not work.....can you point me to the putty you used? Thx!

I wouldn't suggest using Minicraft's putty.
IMHO, it's way over priced. That link is
pretty old.
Take a look here;
http://www.mertons.com/Epoxy/polyest...ins/putty.html

[Swindom]

Name: Testa Rossa.jpg
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Size: 353.6 KBMy wife and I are the proud new owners of George’s fantastic Testarossa.

We look forward to many years of fun. The Testarossa is our first Donzi and joins our collection of Rivas and a Chris Craft 21 Cobra.

[jl1962]

Congrats and welcome!

George would be glad that the boat has found a good home.

You might have to start a separate thread for the Riva!

[CHACHI]

Congrats and enjoy.

Ken

[Swindom]

Congrats and enjoy.

Ken

If any members who have worked on or followed the work would like a ride she is located on Lake Martin in Alabama. Feel free to contact me Steve Windom, steve@stevewindom.com.

We changed the oil and have run her a bit—and already love her. The only issue so far is a little oil leak. We thought it was the distributor gasket and replaced it but that didn’t solve the problem as we found out yesterday in light running on our lake. We will see what else we can find this week. Otherwise all good.

[JParanee]

You got a great boat from a great man

Here is wishing you many happy outings