Well with the combo of the stringers going in on a monday or friday, and some shoddy repair work, the whole grid is coming out.
At some point someone had her apart and tried to fix some things, during which they used a jigsaw and sliced the stringers in a bunch of spots. They managed to slop a bunch of heavy roving in along with screwing and bedding the deck back down with some caulk on top of the original "moesly putty". Owner said he "hit a submerged object"...
The original tabbing is broken and loose in lots of spots, and most wasnt wet out very well.
Termites made the rest of demo ezpz. The best wood i found was right near the drain plug, saltwater preservation maybe ??
Mucho tierra to play with!
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Damage....
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"Repair" from the inside...
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You can see a couple jigsaw cuts here, others are almost full depth.
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Gotta love fixing other peoples shit!
Stringer height will be about doubled anyway, not a biggie to do all new. Wasnt expecting it to look much better under there...