I want to thank this forum and everyone who contributes for the vast wealth of knowledge. Had i not found this board and spent hours reading and watching, this hull would probably be in a landfill. But instead I now have the confidence to make it a project.
Its a 1990 sea ray 160. Fish A̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶k̶i̶ because i'm building it to go fishing, not to ski, although we will do that occasionally.
I started ripping it apart because the deck around the ski locker and fuel tank were collapsed. what i found was everything soaked. So i cut the deck off and chopped out all of the foam.
this guy was between the layers where the deck was reinforced for the pedestal seat
kept cutting and chopping
got almost all of it out, and started grinding out the stringers. I quit because i need to get different disks for my grinder.
so i decided to start working on the transom. first i built the stand that i found on here
then i cut the cap off of the transom and started drilling. started with a 1/2" feeler then 1" auger.
and then chainsaw. i thought i'd be able to feel the glass, but that wasnt the case on the inside edges. nothing that cant be fixed! i got most of it out but still have some to do. dont want to anger the neighbors on sunday night
and here is my transom on the floor
time's limited the next few weeks, but im going to start a material list and get ordering.
Its a 1990 sea ray 160. Fish A̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶k̶i̶ because i'm building it to go fishing, not to ski, although we will do that occasionally.
I started ripping it apart because the deck around the ski locker and fuel tank were collapsed. what i found was everything soaked. So i cut the deck off and chopped out all of the foam.
this guy was between the layers where the deck was reinforced for the pedestal seat
kept cutting and chopping
got almost all of it out, and started grinding out the stringers. I quit because i need to get different disks for my grinder.
so i decided to start working on the transom. first i built the stand that i found on here
then i cut the cap off of the transom and started drilling. started with a 1/2" feeler then 1" auger.
and then chainsaw. i thought i'd be able to feel the glass, but that wasnt the case on the inside edges. nothing that cant be fixed! i got most of it out but still have some to do. dont want to anger the neighbors on sunday night
and here is my transom on the floor
time's limited the next few weeks, but im going to start a material list and get ordering.