[thedink9]

Jim

You have a lot of choices to make regarding how to proceed:

First I would drain your gas off into a few small tanks and pour it into your cars to get rid of. Taking it to someplace to dispose of it doesn't make sense since you can recycle it and save the money for the coosa.
Regarding the deck rebuild, I opted to save the top skin of glass. I made a cut around the outer edge near the gunnels, peeled the top skin away from the wood core, scraped the wet / rotted wood away from the lower skin, let it dry out for a few weeks and then recored with a combination of core cell and plywood ( around the edges where the console would be fastened). Once the core was glassed in, I put the top skin back on. I replace with 1/2 inch material and I do not notice any deflection so I believe this is all you will need. Once the skin was glassed in , I ground a 12:1 bevel along the seam all around and added alternating widths of cloth into the seam to spread out the load along the seam. The seam was widened to a width of about 3 inches in this step and then filled. A bit of fairing along the edges and you should be ready to paint or re gel coat!

As far as the console is concerned, it would give some consideration to reglassing the outer lip as this would be the least amount of work. Two or three layers of cloth applied to the bottom should do the trick. If you want a smaller console or one with an internal lip, I would consider taking a trip to Fla. and visiting the Dania flea market or one of a number of fabricators or boat manufacturers, that have been discussed in earlier posts. One of the nicer consoles available directly from a manufauturer is made by Dusky. SeaVee also makes a great console but I don't know if they will sell one to you.
Good luck with your upgrades. Rich