Re: 1982 Glastron Hpv165 bass boat restoration.
Ok. So here is what got accomplished today. I managed to do a lot of destruction, mess making and making of mistakes that will add to my workload, cost more bread and create more work when it comes time to start building back up again.
Jc my friend, I wish I would have broke a couple of screws. Not demeaning anything in your expreiences but at least you didnt manage to cut a 6 inch gash completely through your hull with a circular saw!
At least not that your owning up to, ha-ha!
Why was I using a circular saw some may be asking themselves. Well, here's why. Because I managed to burn up my NEW rotozip saw and my jig-saw that didnt seem to agree with cutting through a fine mixture of resin soaked wood, coated with fiberglass and the occasional nail. And even before I could finish cutting the floor out, guess what, I burned up the circular saw too! Did I mention the part where I was digging nasty waterlogged foam out of the floatation cells and I bent, yes bent my favorite flat nose shovel that just happens to work perfectly for digging grass from underneath the fence line.:facepalm:
Ok. Really now that I'm finished crying and complaining, I actually feel very good about the work I did manage to get accomplished. First I got the shovel which did actually work quite nicely and spent some time digging the foam out of the cells and getting it all smashed into the garbage can. I'm happy tonight is take the cans out night because there was a lot of foam in those two cells. I was actually very surprised. I thought that stuff was suppose to expand when you install it, not when you remove it.:laugh:
After that, I got all the tools set up and got suited up for my big day. I even got my baby girl to get a picture of me all dressed up for the occasion.
Then I drilled a few pilot holes to try and find the shallow spots in the deck, which didn't really quite work as planned, obviously. And then I started cutting. And three cutting type devices later, this is where I ended up. Please take note of the flotation that had been set in the floor before installing the deck on this boats last rebuild go-round. It was literally just layed in there. I dont think this is the way they do it. Is it?
Then I was just right worn out, to be quite honest. So I vacumed and swept everything the best I could for the night and called it quits. I think I'm gonna build a dust shelter tomorrow. Thanks everyone. Feel free to add in or even just plain old poke some fun. That's what it's all about anyways, right?
