Soooo....my boat sank 2 years ago. Last spring I tuned up the engine, got everyting running, then ran out of $ haha. After a nice little bonus check (today) I now have enough to start the major rehaul that I've been wanting to do - Stringers! Since it's going to be nice, sunny and in the 70's tomorrow I figured it would be a great time to start the teardown process. I am HOPING to at least have the new stringers and floor in by the middle of May so I can at least put it in the water and enjoy.
I've never done anything like this so hopefully I can get some help along the way (I have a few rebuilds already bookmarked). I probably won't be able to put current pictures of the boat until tomorrow but I do have a picture of it when it did float (pre-tower install)
I do have one question to start it off tho. There is a crack from where the platform attached on the back (that and a failed pump are the reason the boat sank). To fix it I need to refiberglass that area and create a better support for it (like I did for my tower). Can I use the same fiberglass for the patch and the stringers?
The first day I had the boat in the water...such a great day!
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Thinking about maybe having a removable back bench to make room for the dogs. Any good ideas?
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