26 PROFESSIONAL BOATBUILDERREFIT: Rybovich RebuildsRhino renderings and would go back
to the hull to make it true to the plans.
“Making the Rhino model my bible
was critical,” he said.
From those angles he created accu-
rate plywood versions of the steel
engine-mounting hangers he would
need. He sent those, along with pat-
terns for most other fabricated metal-
work required for the project includ-
ing a custom six-sided rudder and
strut, to Je Hathaway at Hathaway
Marine in Manteo, North Carolina. “I
took him plywood templates. He gave
me back beautiful stainless pieces,”
Bandy said.a goal of a 40% increase in strength
and sti ness. Attaining that goal con-
tinued as they built interior and deck
structures.
Starting in the bilge, Bandy installed
new full-length Douglas- r stringers
with epoxy and mechanical fasteners.
“I laid them directly on the frames,”
Bandy explained. “And they roll for-
ward with the deadrise of the hull.”
Next, “the motor was hung in place
and an angle nder used to position
the motor and driveline based on the
angles taken o the hull.”
Wherever a t or angle seemed
questionable, Bandy defaulted to theremoved excess epoxy and prepped
the hull for painting. He eschews the
excessive use of fairing compound,
especially on an old boat like Timid
Tuna. If someone wants to give her a
perfect nish someday, they’re wel-
come to take the trouble, he said. For
the rebuild he shot barrier coats and
Awlgrip High-Build Epoxy Primer for
lling the fabric, then nished with
three coats of pink Awlcra 2000, a
close match to the boat’s attention-
grabbing original color.
Butterball was subjected to the same
sheathing process, with a few varia-
tions in laminate particulars, and a
slightly more subtle Fighting Lady
Yellow nish coat.
Bandy noted that the increased sti -
ness in the hulls was evident as they
were turned over again for mechanical
installations and interior work.
From the loose assemblage of parts
that had arrived, the hulls, at least,
had been transformed into monolithic
structures. Certainly the ample ber-
glass sheathing and cold-molded bot-
toms contributed to that, but Bandy
had also beefed up the scantlings of
the frames he’d replaced from 1" x 3"s
to 2" x 6"s.
“We knew we wanted to go 35 mph
in boats designed to go 25 mph,”
Bandy said. And a er consulting with
composites expert Al Horsmon, he setAbove—Bandy based his designs for the
plywood rudder and strut patterns seen here
on past experience designing his own Bandy
35 (10.7m) sport sherman. Right—The stain-
less steel components were fabricated by
Hathaway Marine (Manteo, North Carolina).Left—Following several barrier coats and high-build primer, Bandy shot
three coats of the distinctive pink Awlcraft 2000 to nish the hull.
Above—The new stringers and tunnel await placement of the engine
and shaftlog.AARON PORTERRybovichRefit170-AdFINALr2.indd 26 11/3/17 9:02 AM