The amount of resin that they put on the transom to hold the cap on is just unbelievable! After I mad the cuts I went through with a chisel and pounded out the rest! The front only took about 2.5 hours to get it to pop, however the back I have invested a good 15 hours in it. However, I got it off in one piece and now let the games begin! By the way, no dress for me the transom was soaked and plenty of rotted spots already and I haven't exposed the lower part of it yet!
Note to self: When sanding fiberglass wear long sleeves... ouch.
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So, I got most the floor up, all but a small piece up front. All the foam is out and I started working on removing the back portion of the stringers this weekend, which were really all mush in between 2 pieces of fiberglass. The entire rear section of the boat is just rotted out. I'm a little disappointed because I wanted to use the stringers as a template for the new ones, however I'm going to be on my own for about 5+ feet of it, due to the rot. So, this weekend I'm going to cut out the small piece of floor I left in on the front of the boat and try to take the stringers out. Should I be doing anything thing to keep the walls from moving? I have a ratchet strap on it right now, but just one almost where the seats would be (in the middle) holding it at the distance of the cap. I was wondering if it's not properly supported when I'm taking the rest of the stringers out will I have an issue later in life getting the cap back on? Any tips?
as for the foam, if you can get by the hardware store and get a long handle ice scraper it makes real quick work of the foam, I got all mine out in a hour or so.