Folks,<br /><br />Saw some posts on replacing fibreglass and foam, here is a short long story.<br /><br />Deck was soft, replace deck.<br />Pull deck find, previous owner put 1/2 deck over first deck.<br />Pull Second deck, consoles (side console)<br />Find, bad cross members<br />Pull cross members, find bad stringers,<br />Pull stringers, find hole in tank, crack in hull<br />Find soft spots in transom, cut back, find more<br />remove transom, grind glass down to original hull<br />Find rotted wood in gunnel<br />Replace gunnel.<br /><br />I am almost to the end, new transom, new stringers, new cross members, new gunnel, new foam, new tank, new hatches, NEW BOAT!<br /><br />Short story: once you pull the deck, man can you open a can of worms, has been a labor of love for sure.<br /><br />Will advise on maiden voyage. Just hope I can get the motor running as well as the rest of the boat.<br /><br />Ed.
