Hail Yeah back under the knife
 

Have you ever wanted to throw up when you started working on your boat? I had that feeling tonight. My son and I began deconstruction tonight and I think its bad. If you have looked at my previous posts there are some real concerns. We got the livewell out, t-top off, deck hatches over tank removed. This looks rough and I have not even gotten to the parts that were my original concern. Here are a few pics. Let me know your thoughts. My first thought was, this will make a great reef.

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The stringers on both sides of the tank are pretty rough looking. Not sure what the tank is/was sitting on, but it looks like the tank has dropped down. Will try to get the console out tomorrow.

It may be easier to pull the top cap and then pull the liner - I think that is how Strick did one of his (20?). Based on all the cracking you have seen so far, the putty between the liner and stringers may be kinda weak now. It looks like you have a good shop to work in so that helps. If you get the liner out in one piece, you can probably flip the liner over and work on the deck from the back side. If you end up doing it that way, remember to have a set of work braces holding the hull in shape while you are working. If I remember right you had it redone a few years ago so I'm guessing you don't have to mess with the transom.

Good luck - at least the outside still looks great and it will be much stronger when you are done.

Take a look at these photos.
http://www.fandbboatworks.com/restor..._seacraft.html
He cut the deck out rather than pulling the cap and liner. It also shows the glassed in wooden pads you were talking about in the stern.

Hopefully the tanks will come out easy tomorrow.
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Flexpat,
Thanks for the link. I have been studying those pics. We are finding a few issues as we go. The stringers have damage where the screws holding the tank cut through them. The tank had broken loose and slid back about 6". The bulk head in the front directly under the step up is completely loose. You can move it with your hand.

What is the best thing to use to clean out the interior of the hull once the floor and tanks are removed? Would like to get the tanks out, floor cut out and interior cleaned this weekend.
Thanks

Vacuum all the big stuff out then you can rinse the bare fiberglass with water to get all the dust off then let it dry. It's s a good idea to wipe any surface down with acetone prior to glassing it.

strick

Don't know how much the tank bounced around but 300-400 lbs of fuel in a tank makes a pretty good battering ram. I would check the tank welds very closely before I put it back in...

Should sand that tank down good and coat it with interlux barrier coat a few times before putting it back in, that is if there are no leaks or cracks on the fittings anywhere. There is going to be some foam and potter putty to take out once the deck comes up.

Here some pics I took a while back of one I did.

Thanks for the responses and pics. Helps a lot.