Re: Mystery Boat Project
So time for an update!
We went around to pick up the boat on the Saturday morning, After inflating the tires with a compressor and going forward 5m then back 5m for a bit we felt it was safe enough to drive. As we got upto 30kmh on the main road I noticed smoke coming from one of the wheels so with no kerb to pull over onto we had to stop on the road. Thankfully it was a quite road and a quick fix, the hull had slipped and was rubbing on the tire.
We made it safe and sound to it's new home without any more incidents, The shed it was going into had about 8 m3 of wood left in it so the first daywas spent cleaning that out and leveling out the floor. Once this was done we backed in the trailer and jacked it up.
Next up was stripping out the decking timber and the wiring, Most of the wiring and battery systems were gone and corroded so they went in the bin. I kept most of the engine control bits but I don't hold much hope they will work due to corrosion. With the big bits gone it was time to do some drill samples and mild sanding we found that the bow from the start over the first 12 ft was fine, The cap has some rot but the hull came up ok. The rest not so much, around the center line of the boat from where the decking was exposed shows signs of rot, alot of rot right thru the hull. The supports for the deck came out very easily. Right now we're sitting back and thinking about what to do from here in, I have the feeling a 1m wide 2-3m length of the hull will need to be replaced