BigBoatinOkie
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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Howdy there folks. My fear and stress has now turned into excitement as I have finally begun work on my '84 Wellcraft Elite XL 180. My plans are to replace the deck along with a couple of bulkheads that have a little rot. I have drilled quite a few holes in the transom and stringers all over the place checking for rotted wood, and to my surprise, I have found very little. Most of the foam is even dry. There is an area at the front of the bilge that needs to be replaced as well as two bulkheads. The cause of the rot is of course the stupidity of a previous owner, imagine that. Just aft of the ski locker, the PO decided he needed another below deck storage compartment, so he just cut a hole in the deck and screwed some angle iron into the sides of the stringers and bulkheads to make a place for the lid to sit. Awesome. He did not seal anything when he cut the hole, so the deck just soaked up water from there aft, and you guessed it, it rotted. Also, I plan on doing a little painting. The hull is cream and ugly brown. I plan to just replace the brown with crimson, which would make crimson and cream like my beloved OU Sooners, or I may do black. I'll figure that out later. Anywho, I'll be posting pics as I go and will most likely be asking for advice. Hope you enjoy. Thanks.
Here is a pic of the delamination on the front of the bilge.
This is the extra storage compartment. A little rot in the bulkheads. Also a little wet foam to the right where the old helm chair sat and was not sealed.
I got a little captain in me.
Here is a pic of the delamination on the front of the bilge.
This is the extra storage compartment. A little rot in the bulkheads. Also a little wet foam to the right where the old helm chair sat and was not sealed.
I got a little captain in me.
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Enjoy!
