[76 Bonneville]

Here I go again. Picked this up in Nor. Cal. from Doug (justsquirtin)

[82daytona]

Can't wait to see what you have planned

[JordanDangerfield]

Such a cool looking hull!!

[SuperJet]

I always liked that hull. 

[76 Bonneville]

Been looking for a 20' closed deck for awhile. This will go to my daughter and her husband. Just want to get it on the water. Not the full restoration like we did on the 19.

[riverfred]

My first boat was 78 Rogers 19' bubble deck with a 454, jet

[76 Bonneville]

Only one ka0tyk.
Good looking TR riverfred.
Here's a pic of ours.

[76 Bonneville]

Working on the interior.
Old school radius front seats.
Resin coated and all corners inside and out are glassed

[76 Bonneville]

I probably spend 3 to 4 hours applying water to the panels before I bend them. A wet towel down first, then lay the smooth side on it. then keep pouring the water on the grooved side. I still had it pop in a few places. Ground those spots down then glassed it for some rigidity. I fill the grooves with bondo on the inside to lock the radius in and then glass the inside too. With the grooves filled and glass on both sides it's a pretty stiff seat.

[SoCalPSD]

They have plywood I can't remember the technical term  but where I get it they call it flexiboard. It's a full size sheet available in different thickness and it runs about 20 bucks more than a regular sheet. It's glued with all the layers grained the same way so it flexes a good amount one way but is ridgid the other. If you can find it its worth it. Really you'll only need half a sheet for the backs and a regular sheet of plywood for the bottoms.

[76 Bonneville]

They have plywood I can't remember the technical term  but where I get it they call it flexiboard. It's a full size sheet available in different thickness and it runs about 20 bucks more than a regular sheet. It's glued with all the layers grained the same way so it flexes a good amount one way but is ridgid the other. If you can find it its worth it. Really you'll only need half a sheet for the backs and a regular sheet of plywood for the bottoms.

It's called poplar bending stock.
We use it to build radius walls. Then wrap with laminates or wood veneer.
Too lazy to get it, so I did it the old way.

[76 Bonneville]

A couple shots of the exterior.
I know bow rails and rub rails aren't so cool now, but I put them back on.
Alot easier than filling holes.

[Mwgasman]

Nice looking project.

How did you find it?

I've been looking for a 19' TR or 20' Rogers project and have seen nothing.

[76 Bonneville]

Nice looking project.

How did you find it?

I've been looking for a 19' TR or 20' Rogers project and have seen nothing.

20's are hard to find and I just sold one of my 19's.
The 20 came up on one of the boat sites.

[76 Bonneville]

Back in the day, the bow rail was like a lap belt for kids.
It was common to see kids riding on the bow with their legs hanging over the sides and under the rail.

[76 Bonneville]

I agree, they will find it to be much more user friendly than the cruiser she grew up with.
But I draw the line with cutting the bow open on this boat. Haha

[Just Electric]

Not to shabby for a cabinet maker 😜


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[76 Bonneville]

Not to shabby for a cabinet maker 😜
Here's a few with the seats in the boat


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[76 Bonneville]

No work at the shop, so I decided to get back on this project.

Glassed in the tank and put 2 layers of mat along with some cloth on the floor.
It was a little soft.
[attachmini=2]Got some carpet down[attachmini=4]Bolted the seats back in to check th fit

[Just Electric]

Coming out nice ron now when are gonna build my buckets zn low pro bench for the sprint 😜


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[76 Bonneville]

Coming out nice ron now when are gonna build my buckets zn low pro bench for the sprint 😜
I'll build them if you want me to, but it's a lot easier to buy glass buckets.
I'm to cheep to buy them.


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[Just Electric]

I know bud if I do t go fiberglass I'm gonna make my own seat frames I've got the tools and a few templates I can copy. Was just teasing ya Ron


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[76 Bonneville]

So I finally got it to the upholsterer today.
The fenders were really bent up, so I cut them off.
Had an extra set of chrome fenders laying around and bolted them on.
New tires yesterday. 

[76 Bonneville]

One week later and it's all done.
Raul at A-1 Marine did a great job and I really didn't think it would be done in a week.

[SuperJet]

One week later and it's all done.
Raul at A-1 Marine did a great job and I really didn't think it would be done in a week.

Wow, that came out really nice! I dig this hill.


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