Hi Guys!
I have learned so much from reading your forums over the last 2 years about boating and boat maintenance, that I decided to skip the marina and try completing some minor restoration on my own! My first project was to replace the rotted wood in the forward seat cushion inside the cuddy. Well, that went so well I decided to do this gunwale repair. I have a ton of pictures of my progress so far. I also made a light mechanical drawing of the wooden structure o put in here once I clean it up so you guys can use it. One thing I noticed, is that the inside of the gunwale is full of plywood, that is in great shape, to remove it I would have to do some major damage to the boat hull cap. However, some of the screw holes have pulled out from wear and tear, I was going to fill them with Marine Tex, and drill them out and re-tap some threads in there so the new interior piece will pull in nice and tight. Do any of you think this is a good idea?
I have learned so much from reading your forums over the last 2 years about boating and boat maintenance, that I decided to skip the marina and try completing some minor restoration on my own! My first project was to replace the rotted wood in the forward seat cushion inside the cuddy. Well, that went so well I decided to do this gunwale repair. I have a ton of pictures of my progress so far. I also made a light mechanical drawing of the wooden structure o put in here once I clean it up so you guys can use it. One thing I noticed, is that the inside of the gunwale is full of plywood, that is in great shape, to remove it I would have to do some major damage to the boat hull cap. However, some of the screw holes have pulled out from wear and tear, I was going to fill them with Marine Tex, and drill them out and re-tap some threads in there so the new interior piece will pull in nice and tight. Do any of you think this is a good idea?
