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Full floor and foam removal
Removed the gas tank, vent hoses and some floor boards without any trouble last night. Next I plan to remove the rest of the floor boards and foam then drill test holes in the stringers to assess full or partial replacement. I can see there are multiples areas where I'll eventually need to decide whether to replace wood/fiberglass from the side of the hull for parts which aren't currently broken (stern - speedometer sensors, vent line box/elbow, tow/lift eyes etc.)
So a few questions:
1. Based on my approach above, pictures, do you have an opinion on whether I should cut out those areas I view as optional?
2. Tell me more about grinding, since it was one of your least favorite things to do in the stringer replacement job and I don't have an appreciation for it.
3. Any suggested plans / strategies for me moving ahead based on where I'm at?
A couple lesson's learned:
1. Wish I would've taken the cap off earlier. It's intimidating, but as soon as I knew I was going to replace big sections of the floor it would have saved me time on tinkering with gas tank removal and evaluation of floor/stringers.
2. The cap on my '87 Supra Comp ts6m is not as heavy as other caps and may not require any support. I have it sitting on the ground in the back yard and so far it seems perfectly content.
Selling boat part way through restore
I'm going to list this boat for sale ($2k) as I'm just not motivated to finish the restore now that I have a different boat. I've already posted on craigslist, let me know if you're interested.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/da...248843471.html