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Going The Distance
Thanks for all your posts. It gave me the info and, more importantly, the courage to tackle this. I bought this boat off craigs list for $1500, knowing the motor lost oil pressure. Pulled the motor and broke it down. Piston sleeves need polishing, new piston rings, new cams and cam shaft. While motor is out I thought "why not wet sand and put new paint on...
I opened a can of worms there. Started pulling seats out and found some rot. Being a carpenter I know that where there is rot on the surface there is usually rot in the substructure. I had my fingers crossed because the deck was new, but when I did a core check on the joist it showed rot also. Crap! I'm gutting her. She's had her top off before because there is a thousand rivots and two pounds of silicon holding it down...good times.
Well after pulling the brand new deck someone put in I found rot, water, and mold. There was even a little cockroach under there. They used "Great Stuff" to foam in a couple of sections. The foam was literally soaked. After removing it all the boat was probably 200#'s lighter. The floor joist are rotten, so I'll be taking those out as well. Looks like it's going to be a "SUPRA-BOWL SUNDAY"..HA!
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Good for you. Take lots of pictures. Not surprised to hear about the water, mold and rot.
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It looks like you're making good progress already. Keep us up to date with pics!
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Welcome to the IN to Deep and No Return Now Club! Its worth it when done right! keep the pics rolling!
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Congtrats on your project. Any questions or concerns, Just ask :D
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Got the lid off
Got everything loose from lid and cranked it up today. Just need to get my buddies over to move it...funny how they are always around in the summer when it's "wakeboard time"..Ha!!!
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Great job on the lift (but I'm partial to the garage rafter set-up)! I like the hay bale jack stands :) (too bad I gave away the hay when I sold the last horse). At least with all that Great Stuff, she was well insulated and not as drafty. If the trailer is decent, sounds about where I started with my Saltare.
Yeah, my buddies split too once I started talkin' about crazy things like cutting a running boat in two & unleashing 25 year old mold spores and toxic gunk from rotting foam. Can't imagine why they wouldn't want to share in breathing resin fumes & fiberglass dust???
Good luck & let us know if we can help. Don't always have answers, but opinions aplenty.
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I know..right?! I used a bottle jack and those big yellow straps to get her off the trailer. I was a little nervous about her weight flexing the joist and cracking the grout on my bathroom floor (just finished that project), so I used the hay bails..works great and molds to the contour of the hull nicely. Most importantly, I didn't have to spend any money!
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Yeah, there'll be plenty of opportunities to spend money as you progress...
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foam
just wondering if it is nessary to add foam under the deck? I was looking at khelfrich's restoration pics. on shutterfly and I don't think he did. If I can get away without it I will ($244.00 saved).