Tommy1
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2010
- Messages
- 13
Hello,
I recently purchased a 1975, Glastron Carlson CV 16. I'm excited a bout it. She is in very good shape all things considered. She is my first boat, and I was expecting to have to fix a few things to make her ship-shape for use, and I found what she needs to have fixed. But I need some advice. The floor was rotting, and I have removed most of it already. A previous owner did some work to fix / strengthen the transom (maybe more), but a portion of the job was poorly done. The holes allowing water to flow into the bilge pump well were not low enough, so water stayed in the bottom of the hull and the floor rot began. The stringer looks and feels solid. This is what I want to do, and I am hoping to get some advice to make sure I am on the right path. There is a brace coming from the transom to the floor, and the wood supporting the brace is rotting. I can't remove the engine at my house, so I was planning on supporting its weight from below to prevent any possible damage to the transom during the floor replacement and rebuilding of the braces. (The motor also has a support from the trailer.) I want to fill the space below the floor with the polyeurathane, closed cell foam to prevent future water damage to the future floor and add flotation to the hull. I plan to glass both sides of the new floor.
What kind of adhesive is used to secure the floor to the hull?
Would it be an acceptable idea to stiffen the hull with 2 additional, small stringers running parallel to the existing stringer? Possibly flat pieces of plywood glassed, then glued to the bottom of the hull prior to the foam nstallation? Now would be my chance.
I also have to repair some fiberglass at the point where the bulkhead meets the floor of the hull and I am going to replace the fuel tank just to be safe.
Some of the wood in the back of the gunnels is bad, and I was going to use oak as the replacement wood.
Once I finish these repairs and install new carpet, I'll put the seats back in. I'll then turn my attention to the engine which, I'm told, only has a water pump problem. After all of this, I'll work more on the other cosmetic issues.
Please comment on anything you can. I will appreciate any help I can get. Please let me know if I'm on the wrong track,
If anybody has a photo of an original CV 16 transom from the inside, I would love to see that.
Thanks,
Mike
I recently purchased a 1975, Glastron Carlson CV 16. I'm excited a bout it. She is in very good shape all things considered. She is my first boat, and I was expecting to have to fix a few things to make her ship-shape for use, and I found what she needs to have fixed. But I need some advice. The floor was rotting, and I have removed most of it already. A previous owner did some work to fix / strengthen the transom (maybe more), but a portion of the job was poorly done. The holes allowing water to flow into the bilge pump well were not low enough, so water stayed in the bottom of the hull and the floor rot began. The stringer looks and feels solid. This is what I want to do, and I am hoping to get some advice to make sure I am on the right path. There is a brace coming from the transom to the floor, and the wood supporting the brace is rotting. I can't remove the engine at my house, so I was planning on supporting its weight from below to prevent any possible damage to the transom during the floor replacement and rebuilding of the braces. (The motor also has a support from the trailer.) I want to fill the space below the floor with the polyeurathane, closed cell foam to prevent future water damage to the future floor and add flotation to the hull. I plan to glass both sides of the new floor.
What kind of adhesive is used to secure the floor to the hull?
Would it be an acceptable idea to stiffen the hull with 2 additional, small stringers running parallel to the existing stringer? Possibly flat pieces of plywood glassed, then glued to the bottom of the hull prior to the foam nstallation? Now would be my chance.
I also have to repair some fiberglass at the point where the bulkhead meets the floor of the hull and I am going to replace the fuel tank just to be safe.
Some of the wood in the back of the gunnels is bad, and I was going to use oak as the replacement wood.
Once I finish these repairs and install new carpet, I'll put the seats back in. I'll then turn my attention to the engine which, I'm told, only has a water pump problem. After all of this, I'll work more on the other cosmetic issues.
Please comment on anything you can. I will appreciate any help I can get. Please let me know if I'm on the wrong track,
If anybody has a photo of an original CV 16 transom from the inside, I would love to see that.
Thanks,
Mike
