Deck Removal '88 ?
 

As I'm getting ready to overhaul my 88 from the inside. How much tab do I need to leave from the gutter and liner on the deck when cutting it out? Does 2 inches give enough room to tab the deck back in or +/-.

2-3" should be good, I wouldn't go any less than that though. Leave a little extra and you can always trim it back a pinch if you like or need to.

Not sure if the deck was foam or wood in 88', but definitely need to cut enough to remove any rot. Yo can always run a ledger of core around the edge that matches the stringer height for the new deck to rest and be bonded to.

Core is wood.

...and a solid deck doesn't always mean it's dry.

I've seen a deck removal where he took out the deck as one piece flipped it over, took out all the rot and replaced it with foam board. Says he did it to keep the looking original.

Leaving 2” at least is a good plan .wrapping fiberglass into the gully and then grinding and finishing is a pain in the ass ! A bit more work know will save a bunch later on.

So I left a 3" tab around the liner and baitwell. Definitely lots of snap crackle and pops on prying the deck out. For extra leverage and torque, I used a 5ft piece of 2x4 up on the front/mid section to pry the deck up. In which it popped off pretty easily. Next big task, removing motorwell hopefully this weekend to access the transom and get all that old core out.

Any plans to raise the deck? I'm not familiar with the post Potter hulls. What kind of power will you be mounting?

I took a measurement of roughly 1.5 inches off the stringers before I removed the deck. I haven't decided if I'm going to put back in with that height or raise another inch. I have a Yamaha f150 hanging on the back.