18SF rebuild

[Tashmoo2]

Adam,

I have same boat and am doing similar job except I will not add the motor bracket. It has taken me alot longer then expected due to work commitments but progress is being made. The tops of my stringers near stern were cut so deck insert would fit. That probably caused the foam to get wet. I cut tops off stringers to remove all the foam and extended the stringer back to tramsom. I have drains tube in bottom of channel so water will go to bilge.

The rear live well is not going back in and I am debating if it is necessary to keep the fuel tank coffin and reusing the 10" x 24" x 60" aluminum fuel tank.

Moeller makes a replacement plastic under deck tank about same size and I think it makes more sense to not ever have to worry about an aluminum tank.

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