took her under the knife (need some opinions)

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After shopping around for supplies (and actually setting up an account with a local company that only deals with boat builders, businesses, etc, moms educational consulting firm now has an "client entertainment ala SeaCraft" department , but saved a ton of money now and later, I'll never buy anything from West Marine or Boaters World again) and then waiting out a hurricane (hanna) and other random obligations, I finally got to work on my 20SF again.

While I was at work all day my dad was nice enough to do some prep work and lay down the layer of 1708 on the outer skin to thicken it up/prepare for the new core.





Then marked and cut out a template from the door skin, thanks for the tip grgrmouse was originally gonna go hunt down a huge refrigerator box and use cardboard but the appeal of not having to jump in a series of dumpsters was overwhelming . Test fit and trimmed down till a perfect fit. Just look at that beautiful VDR Hmmm what to do with this thing now? Maybe a life size CSC 74 Potter Built CSC poster for the shop wall?



Then laid out the Coosa to get ready to cut. Really impressed with this stuff so far, extremely light and easy to cut. Extra money was worth it for the less weight alone.





Got both pieces cut and cleaned them up some with the grinder, only needed a few touch ups here and there.



Sun was going down and the bugs were coming out so called it a night. Hopefully getting them epoxied together tonight after work and installed in the next day or two after some fitting and cleaning up as necessary. Just bought a new DSLR "like" digital camera (not enough into photography to justify buying a DSLR...yet), so couldnt help but snap a few of her. I know you guys have seen a million pictures of these boats but I cant help but posting a few, its just such a beautiful boat, even with her backend tore out haha.







Thanks for looking all, and all the opinions and advice, great community here. Hopefully have some more complete pictures up in the next couple of days or so. Trying to get all this done and the boat to my local Suzuki guy for him to mount the engine before the 4th when I leave for New Zealand for 10 days, so the whole plane ride back I can be thinking about my usable 20SF at home waiting for me.