89 18sf Project/rebuild/restore started

[Snookerd]

I have seen a bunch of these rebuilds and know where you are at.........forum member mark has been there on his old 20 (raising the deck and putting on a DF140) and Hermco should be able to weigh in too. Sounds like you are close to doing it. Glass lay-up looks solid and a 3/4 inch deck core was thick. Is the DF140 a done deal? I was wondering where all that black stuff came from. I plan on wet sanding my 88 18 this year. Let me know how that goes. That gel coat should handle the sanding well considering the thickness on both of our boats!