Re: 74 Seacraft Tsunami
Thanks for the comments and photos guys!
The reason for the deck removal was due to the following things.
Removing the splashwell
Removing the rear vents
Adding full transom
Found soft areas of the deck
Had to push the 150gal fuel tank (3yrs old) 8" forward.
Had to create fish box
Found water pooling under the foam
Had to remove the rotted ply that held up the fuel tank
Need to reinforce the transom, Bracket and new motor
I just couldn't see doing all of this and leaving a soft deck in place. In addition, I rarely fish, I am a diver in Florida so the boat gets used year around. So LARGE scuppers in the rear are necissary to allow water from the dive gear out.
Making it look pretty after it's all done WILL be the hard part. But, I am sealing the deck and only installing ispection ports. I am lucky enough to have a fried that owns a fiberglass decking company which makes the raw materials fairly inexpenive. Right now, I have approx 15 hours in the whole process.
Grinding does suck!
Jason
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