Just to update, got rid of both the wife and boat. Boat lasted longer, but it turns out its harder to finish two seacrafts than finishing one. But at least that 23 might get done in the next ten years.
I did the transom conversion, extended stringers to transom, did the bow repair (correctly with epoxy, not the bondo that was on there), and drove it up to cape ann. New owner is a great guy, didn't seem to know about csc, hope he finds this thread, and finishes it.
Ex-wife? I think I'm the only guy who ever made money getting divorced. There were some lean years in there, but suffice to say, buying this boat which caused a reaction that led to some clarity on my part, was about the best thing that could have happened!
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