starting my 1972 20' seacfrat

[Max_Florida]

First off, congrats on your Seacraft!

I bought mine and ended up making a lot of repairs to it. This forum was a tremendous help. Like others have said, READ as many threads as you can that relate to what you are trying to do. In particular the aforementioned "here we go again" thread. Take your time and focus on getting it done RIGHT, not just getting it done.

If you are unfamiliar with working with fiberglass, epoxy, etc. Go read the West Systems How-to manual(available on their website for free). Read through all the different projects to get a basic understanding of the different techniques. For your first project try to do something simple. For two reasons: Something simple will obviously be easier, but also if you screw up you will not have wasted hundreds of dollars of materials and a ton of time if you have to re-do it.

I would highly recommend US Composites for your fiberglass/reasin needs, as they are much much cheaper than buying your epoxy at West Marine. Their tech guy is also super helpful and will give you advice on how to do it and what materials to use. I have been really happy with their products and customer service.

Good luck with your restoration!