and 10 months since "Sandy", we took the boat out of service with the intent of replacing the fuel tank. A string of projects other than the boat, took priority, and left the boat high and dry collecting leaves and dirt. While sitting, the intended project has evolved, now it's a list, in order,
1) remove and replace the fuel tank and soft floor.
2) remove and replace water and waste tanks.
3) repair or replace stringers and transom as required
4) add center stringer to support gas tank, and strengthen flexible spot in hull under tank.
5) Add additional length to main stringers to support hull behind cabin bulkhead. ( Inconceavably, 2x8 main stringers butt up to
incomplete bulkhead/ cofferdam for gas tank, then jump down in size to 2x2 aft to the transom. This explains the large
amount of spider cracks where the cockpit joins to the cabin bulkhead.
6) complete rework/remodel of cabin
7) paint and refinish hull, with new rubrail, and backing plates for cleats, handrails,chocks, tow and bow eyes, and backing plates
for the rubrail as well.
8) remodel V-birth
9) repower
Items will be replaced in groups with the intent to return boat to service during the summers for sanity maintenance.
So without further delay and alternating one day on boat one day on house we commence :
First order of business remove interior for access to gas tank, and to facilitate interior remod. Everything was unscrewed or cut out, as some items where tabbed in, screwed in or both.
Attached files [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40270-0813132103.jpg[/img] [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40271-0813132103a.jpg[/img] [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40272-0813132121.jpg[/img] [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40273-0816132138.jpg[/img]
1) remove and replace the fuel tank and soft floor.
2) remove and replace water and waste tanks.
3) repair or replace stringers and transom as required
4) add center stringer to support gas tank, and strengthen flexible spot in hull under tank.
5) Add additional length to main stringers to support hull behind cabin bulkhead. ( Inconceavably, 2x8 main stringers butt up to
incomplete bulkhead/ cofferdam for gas tank, then jump down in size to 2x2 aft to the transom. This explains the large
amount of spider cracks where the cockpit joins to the cabin bulkhead.
6) complete rework/remodel of cabin
7) paint and refinish hull, with new rubrail, and backing plates for cleats, handrails,chocks, tow and bow eyes, and backing plates
for the rubrail as well.
8) remodel V-birth
9) repower
Items will be replaced in groups with the intent to return boat to service during the summers for sanity maintenance.
So without further delay and alternating one day on boat one day on house we commence :
First order of business remove interior for access to gas tank, and to facilitate interior remod. Everything was unscrewed or cut out, as some items where tabbed in, screwed in or both.
Attached files [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40270-0813132103.jpg[/img] [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40271-0813132103a.jpg[/img] [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40272-0813132121.jpg[/img] [img]/media/kunena/attachments/vb/803995=40273-0816132138.jpg[/img]
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