It started with a little soft spot
 

About 7 years ago I went fishing on a buddies Seacraft. It was snotty, but she handled beautifully. We caught some dolphin and I caught the Seacraft bug. A few weeks later I was the proud new owner of a slightly used 1973 20'.

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Fast forward 2 years... We had fished the hell out of the boat, but I was tired of putting band aids on her. It was time for some minor modifications.

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This was the first tiny little soft spot that I investigated. Much to my horror, I realized that the entire deck was one patched up soft spot
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I decided to leave everything in place (huge mistake) and just sneak a new deck in.

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Much to my horror, I rapidly began to understand how terribly rotten this boat was. It needed help in every area.

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Fast forward 5 years, 3 hurricanes, one new baby son, and a mountain of beer. We are finally out chasing dolphin again, though with a lot more family icw cruises mixed in.

In retrospect I learned a gained a great deal of knowledge about boats, fiberglass a lot of sanding equipment, and the understanding that it is never wise to leave boating receipts laying around my house.

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Re: It started with a little soft spot
 

WOW! what a difference

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Now you have a kick A$$ boat :D

strick

Re: It started with a little soft spot
 

Nice job.

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Strong work, beautiful result.

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Yes Sir!!!! One of the top five rules you should never slip up and forget, oh yeah a hidden account is also a good idea!!! Great work!!

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I`m just gonna` pop the console and check the tank.....
looks sweet now.