Re: hidden problems, HELP!
Hi Salvagefirst
Welcome to the board and sorry about all the problems on your 89. Looks like if I were you I would take nothing for granted on this boat. First off you should remove the CC and leaning post with all the wire, motor, tank hatch, tank and the deck under the tank. You might have already done this but if not you need to just to make the next decisions. Next is determining what to really do about the stringers and the deck. (Maybe at this point you could just drill 1” holes in the stringers to help drain the water or maybe you will have to cut the tops off the stringers and rewove the foam out of the inside they re foam and glass over the tops again. Maybe the one loose stringer isn’t so bad that it could be re glassed into place maybe you will have to replace the whole thing. Basically you will need to keep on digging until you find a solid starting point. As for the decks they might need replacing this would be a great time to do that and maybe the transom needs replacement and this would be a great time for that as well. I had to do my entire boat and I moved on the premises “When In Doubt Cut It Out” you might need some help/advice regarding where to start the re building point from. I would take some good pictures and post them or get someone to help you make some suggestions first. As for glass and materials my guess you will need a verity of methods for each part of this project undertake. I personally love epoxy for repair work and there is a lot of info regarding the how too’s after you determine where to start.
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