Re: Seperating hull from top of boat
It is not difficult to seperate. Remove everything you can, including windshield. Remove rubrail. The flanges may be glassed, stapled, or riveted, won't know til you get there. The spashwell will be bonded to the transom, but you can pop that bond with a prybar. Then you get three buddies, everyone grab a corner, and lift the whole mess off, and set it aside. Easy as that. I did mine with my neighbor and his wife, not hard at all.<br /><br />You do need to make sure the hull is supported either on a good bunk or roller trailer, or on supports. The possibility of hull warpage when the top is off is high, so you have to monitor it. <br /><br />I took measurements at the floor level every two inches, from one side to the other. That way I could cut the new floor pieces based on those measurements, not on the bare hull shell when you get all the guts out. The reason for this is that the hull can spread, you do not want to end up rebuilding your hull wider than it was. The top will not fit back on properly otherwise. Anyway, keep us posted, good luck.