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Re: Advice Needed on Monark McFast 15
I worked last night till got rained out then I continued tonight after work. I cut out a bunch of wet, rotten balsa. A LOT more than I originally thought was bad but that's the way it usually goes in a situation like this. I feel pretty confident that I got...
Re: Advice Needed on Monark McFast 15
Thanks for all that info Woodonglass!
I did some more exploring today. it's actually a pretty good sized area. I think I finally figured out how it got wet. I found a small hole in my keel, I'm not positive but it seems this is where it got wet.
I've got...
Re: Advice Needed on Monark McFast 15
And now for the ugly part. While my deck was curing today I brought my hull in from the barn and started grinding the transom down to get it ready for replacement. I was grinding along the bottom of the hull when I discovered more wood, it looked like balsa...
Re: Advice Needed on Monark McFast 15
After thinking about it some more I think I'm going to dive in. I finally got the top cap off last night. I ended up spending most of an evening getting the rub rail off. It was held on by regular steel screws and a lot of the heads were beyond grabbing a...
Hello, I am new to this forum and would really appreciate some advice. I own a 1978 Monark McFast 15 with a Suzuki DT 50. I've had it for probably 6 years. When I first got it I had trouble with a seat base that was screwed to the deck kept coming loose for me. I just thought the scews were...
