Twhjelmgren28
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 31, 2016
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As recommended by you guys, I'm starting to replace my floor and transom. Noticed a little rot on the floor and when I pulled it up, the stringer was rotted all the way through. My plan is to replace the floor and transom. When I put it back together, I'm going to make storage space for fishing poles, make the battery space more user-friendly, and install pedestal seats. With new seats, I'll most likely match carpet to them and change the upholstery accordingly. I'm also toying with the idea of getting an estimate for some body repair and new paint job but that is a long ways down the road. I'll start with some photos - not the greatest quality - in future, I'll use a better camera. I'm pretty religiously following Frisco's guide and will be checking other threads as well.
Here's the the boat - I inherited from my Grandpa:
![IMG_5343.JPG IMG_5343.JPG](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348604-1fdb79fce0a99b47adc28f1afc3cd1bd.jpg)
Rotten stringer:
![IMG_20210825_181739417.jpg IMG_20210825_181739417.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348597-0e3e6f068f3b7768aa5f47df4aa48291.jpg)
This is the entire floor removed from the cockpit back - the nice thing about it being a smaller boat is there is a lot less demo and there will be less new materials compared to some of these restorations I've been looking at. Interesting note, there was only 1 stringer down the center and no bulkheads. Also no flotation foam. When I rebuild it, I think I'm going to connect 2 stringers together and leave the bottom completely open so I have enough space to store fishing poles"
![IMG_20210825_184351946.jpg IMG_20210825_184351946.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348598-0e423bbe49c126434a8be437126170be.jpg)
Here's a pic of the floor with a cross section cut out. The floor itself seemed pretty solid. The wood is dark on the bottom but as you can see, no rot in the layers (yet). The bottom is also a bit shiny so I'm wondering if the dark color is some sort of waterproofing - does anyone know?
![IMG_20210825_184734360.jpg IMG_20210825_184734360.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348599-b25c3b52aaae0f912f217e12be8c9ea4.jpg)
This last picture is kind of worthless but just showing my engine mount situation. This will all be replaced as well.
![IMG_20210825_181544856.jpg IMG_20210825_181544856.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348600-07b30254696177718b962e7f62fae716.jpg)
Here's the the boat - I inherited from my Grandpa:
![IMG_5343.JPG IMG_5343.JPG](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348604-1fdb79fce0a99b47adc28f1afc3cd1bd.jpg)
Rotten stringer:
![IMG_20210825_181739417.jpg IMG_20210825_181739417.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348597-0e3e6f068f3b7768aa5f47df4aa48291.jpg)
This is the entire floor removed from the cockpit back - the nice thing about it being a smaller boat is there is a lot less demo and there will be less new materials compared to some of these restorations I've been looking at. Interesting note, there was only 1 stringer down the center and no bulkheads. Also no flotation foam. When I rebuild it, I think I'm going to connect 2 stringers together and leave the bottom completely open so I have enough space to store fishing poles"
![IMG_20210825_184351946.jpg IMG_20210825_184351946.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348598-0e423bbe49c126434a8be437126170be.jpg)
Here's a pic of the floor with a cross section cut out. The floor itself seemed pretty solid. The wood is dark on the bottom but as you can see, no rot in the layers (yet). The bottom is also a bit shiny so I'm wondering if the dark color is some sort of waterproofing - does anyone know?
![IMG_20210825_184734360.jpg IMG_20210825_184734360.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348599-b25c3b52aaae0f912f217e12be8c9ea4.jpg)
This last picture is kind of worthless but just showing my engine mount situation. This will all be replaced as well.
![IMG_20210825_181544856.jpg IMG_20210825_181544856.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/348/348600-07b30254696177718b962e7f62fae716.jpg)
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