Re: need advise on hulls, stingers, floor, transom, ect.....
Re: need advise on hulls, stingers, floor, transom, ect.....
The Lido is a GREAT boat. I've got it's 'older brother', the Citation.
You are going to want to pop the cap off. Super easy on a Glasspar- The hull & deck are joined with rivits all along the rail, under the rubber insert. Drill 'em all out, lift off the cap.
I can almost guarantee your transom is rotten. This is a weak spot on Glasspars- They did nothing to seal the tops of them, and the get water in them. Odds are the floor and stringers will have issues, too- Because of how the boats were built. There is probably no access to the bilge area- Another 'flaw' in Glasspar design. Originally, they considered the sealed off double bottom to be a safety feature, but it leads to rot issues down the line. The stringers, and the floor, are bare wood.
For taking the boat apart, and cutting the floor out, I recommend one of the oscillating tools- Dremel makes one, Harbor freight has one, and there are others out there. They are aggressive enough to get the job done- But not TOO aggressive. They make quick work of cutting floors and transoms out, and can get into the tightest spots. I noticed the Harbor Freight on is in the after thanksgiving sale at for $18.00... I've got two of them- With different blades- So I don't have to swap them out while I'm working. Yeah, I know- LAZY....
You can check out this thread-
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=355668 Where I restored my 1960 Glasspar Citation. Lots of similar things. I also just did the transom and part of the stringers/floor in a '61 Glasspar G-3 -
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=518300
-Andrew