1976 Grady White Transom Rebuild

[demarko210]

kcassells


Its ok, i figured it would fall down anyway.
How is your boat coming along?
I want to ask the yellow stuff in picture 2 to the right of the right stringer, do i need to remove that also? Its solid like bullet proof plastic?

 

[kcassells]

if your're referring to this "yellow" that is just foam that needs to come out. It for flotation ;

My little project is coming along. Thanks for asking. Drop by anytime if you feel sleepy.
You'll need to pour in some new stuff when you get to that point.
Carry on! looking great!

 

[kcassells]

Different ways to remove.
Some guys use a wire wheel with a vacum to catch the dust. pretty messy.
Some cut it with a sawzall blade into squares then can pull it out with a crowbar in chunks. or a claw hammer.

 

[demarko210]

@kcassells
What is it called? It's not the foam. Should I replace it?

 

[kcassells]

Give us a better pic palease.

 

[kcassells]

Are you talking about the fabric? If that's the case try to save it cause you will be able to make a new pattern out of it when you get there. Also try to save the wood behind it if there is any for the template. It's a pleated marine vinyl.
Now if you aren't going back with a fabric then it of no use. I would save it for later just for the hey of it.

 

[demarko210]

@kcassells

Thanks it is foam. I went back today to take a better picture and since air has gotten down there I can see now. It had a layer csm over it and I could not tell.

Before I remove the stringer I will measure and make a model on my pc. I want to add a icebox and livewell under there. When removing the stringer do I just remove the wood between the woven or cut the woven out with the wood? Meaning leave the shell of woven to reuse?

 

[kcassells]

I'd cut as much as I could instead of back and forth. Forget reusing the woven. Going back new from here on sir!

 

[demarko210]

@kcassells

Thanks, what about the cabin? Do i need to do anything there?

 

[kcassells]

Well there's your dilema, right? So much rot dictates the cabins wood is also shot, right? I didn't pull my cap, Others have for ease and access. I ended up doing inhuman contortions, pre-glassing, learning pb tolerances and new curse words. In the end it worked for me and the rear of my boat is like cotton candy work.

 

[demarko210]

@kcassells

Lol. I know what you mean. I removed everything from the cabin. My stringers inside looks good. I say that because it looks impossible to remove its so solid. I will do everything but the cabin. I didn't plan on doing stringers but you, and the thought of having a much needed live well and ice box is the reason I did pull the floor up. Plus I may even decide to put the gas tank under the floor. I was looking at tanks the other day.

 

[kcassells]

Drill a pc. out of thebunk and put yuor head in there for a looksie. Use a hole saw cause you can put the piece right back in. Also definitely take a look into the tank. Pressure test if you want to 3# to see if it holds. pics pics pics

 

[demarko210]

@kcassells

Man that csm cut the heck out of my leg. I got the floor off. Wood doesn't look bad to me. This middle stringer is rotten but the rest seems ok. I'm not an expert and not trying to avoid the work but I don't need to replace much. I have not cut the back where the transom is yet, I suspect there will be rot there. I may buy more foam to fill out sides port and starboard. Here some pictures

 

[demarko210]

I'm going to get a moller gas tank from the Amazon. I don't think my aluminum tank that was above deck can fit in there. It may...

 

[kcassells]

What model and size Grady is she?

 

[demarko210]

kcassells

Its a 19ft weekender 1976. Where did you say you were located again?

 

[demarko210]

kcassells

I wanted to ask you. My stringer that runs down the middle of the deck, is that stringer needed? I was thinking of placing a gas tank in the back and that stringer runs right down the middle. It stops at the cabin and at the rear where the deck drops off to the bilge. Thats the one that is rotten so it will need to be replaced. Was wondering if I could just remove?

 

[kcassells]

USA, Pa. Take a good pic of the area. You may be able to get duel aluminum tanks in the current opening. You can have the alumunum made to fir the space.

 

[demarko210]

@kcassells

Ok.Congratulations on the new Grandchild!

Back to picking your brain. I went over yesterday and took pictures with my camera, not the phone. Here is what i found while taking measurements. I removed the bulkhead that closes off the cabin because the wood was rotten. That stringer that goes down the middle continues under the cabin for about 6ft to the center point of the front of the boat WTF. Then when I placed my had under the cabin to feel whats under the cabin, of course its wood, wet wood. So i think when i remove that middle stringer I will have to cut the cabin floor. It seems that the cabin is shell that sets on top of the hull.What do you think?

 

[kcassells]

I had to do the exact same thig. there are pics on my snooze along. Cutting there is about the only option unless you pop the top. That stringer ties to your boats keel. Like the backbone.
I saved the glass and was able to put it back in on a new pc. of wood. That being said since you are going that far time to annee up and just get rid of all the wood in the boat.
Hey thanks...