Boat Renovation

Weekend #1: Carpet and seats removed

Weekend #1:  Rear floor that was previously replaced

Weekend #1:  After cutting the fiberglass floor out I found nothing but rotten wood.

More rotten wood.  The plywood floor was pretty much sawdust.

Weekend #1:  After the flooring was removed.

Weekend #1:  After flooring was removed

Weekend #2:  Buff and Molly came down to help with the renovation.  We first removed the top portion of the boat.

Weekend #2:  Then we removed the engine.

Weekend #2:  That's as high as the engine hoist would hoist.  We had to push the boat partly off the trailer then lift the bow to clear the engine.

Weekend #2:  Buff constructed a cart to wheel the engine around the shop.

Weekend #2:  The stringers that you see in the picture are very rotten.

Weekend #3:  I used a 4.5 inch grinder to cut the fiberglass from around the stringers and engine mount.  The pic shows the end result.

Weekend #3:  The transom was also rotten so it had to be removed.  I removed the 3/4 inch plywood from the inside of the transom and left the outer shell. 

Weekend #3:  A close-up of the transom and engine mounts. 

Weekend #3:  What was left of the stringers and transom.

Weekend #3:  The transom.