Who's idea was this anyway?

[ocuyler]

OK, I give...

SaltyDog and and I have been drilling out holes in the sole and filling them and prepping for paint. Today we discovered a couple of things that are pretty disturbing.

Where the leaning post and t-top were screwed to the sole, we opened up those holes only to discover the ply was wet. We went to a 5" hole saw to reveal the entire area. Still wet. Now we're cutting a 20" x 8' section of the starboard sole. The port side had only minor moisture. A major set back time wise.



Most disturbing is that upon close investigation the liner is 1" HIGHER ON THE STARBOARD SIDE in the stern and 3/8" shifted to the port at the bow. I feel like it's a lemon.

To make matters worse, I had another bad reaction to West System, waking up with my right eye swollen shut. My doctor kinda freaked and gave me prednazone (sp?). Leaving for Florida Thursday looking like a freak.

My apologies to Otterly Cool and the others regarding the Potter built quality. It's not just hardware and wiring, etc. It's even worse (on this '89) right where it hurts the most. Ideally, the liner should be removed, but due to time and budget constraints, we'll do the best we can and make sure the next one is a Potter hull...

The good news is that this boat rode great before I knew any of this and it can only be more solid when we're done. It should be good for another 20 years.

Please, no "I told ya so" comments. I'm bummed enough as it is. Encouragement will be appreciated.

Otto

[ February 11, 2003, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: Otto Cuyler ]