Re: 72 Reinell Rebuild
Re: 72 Reinell Rebuild
Well I have had the boat sitting on a hill for 3 days and it is still slowly draining water. And I know I will be removing the foam out of the hull. But how do I replace it and what should I use? Also how tall should the stringers be, and how do I make them? Same goes for the transom... Where do I get the wood?
You can try to drain the water if you want. But if this is a total gut job (and it sounds like it is) you can get the water out when the foam comes out. My boat was dripping water for six months before I got the foam out.
Be careful when removing your deck, Reinell's seem to have a knack for building up thick areas of resin where the deck meets the hull (do a search on deck removal). After the deck was removed, I was able to pop out big chunks of the foam with a shovel (just be sure you don't put too much stress on the hull). Then smaller tools to get the rest. You can buy two part pourable foam to replace it when the time comes. There are a lot of threads on pouring foam here.
When you get the foam out, you will be able to get to the stringers. If they are like mine were, they will only be covered in glass at the bow end. If they are intact at all, you should be able to get a measurement. You can rebuild them with layers of plywood. The thickness will depend on the originals. Same with the transom. Measure everything. Stringers, transom, supports... width, height, length - the distance between them, where they start and stop and so on. Measure everything. You should be able to draw a diagram of everything you remove. It will make it much easier to put back together. Did I mention to measure everything. Once you've done some demo and have some measurements, it will be easier to answer some of your more specific questions on rebuilding.
If I'm planing on filling the damaged areas on the hull and repainting should I do this before the stringers, deck and transom are replaced and its just and empty shell?
It's hard to say without seeing the actual damage. But after you pop the cap of, and before you rip everything out, it would be a good idea to strap the hull in place in a couple of spots. This will help retain the shape while you are working on everything else. Also, if your trailer doesn't give you enough support, you may want to build a cradle or some type of support structure so the hull doesn't bend and get out of shape while you're working on it. When you get to that point, pictures of the damaged areas will be helpful in getting specific information regarding the repair.
You have a lot of general questions. It will be easier for everyone here to help when you have some specifics questions and some pictures to work with.
I would suggest you do a search on tri-hulls, and pick three or four or six threads to read. Also, Oops' "hull extension with pics" thread has a ton of information. Search and read, search and read.
You rebuild a boat the same way you eat an elephant - one bite at a time.
