1974 20SF Rebuild,,, Should I, or Shouldn't I

[FLexpat]

Originally Posted by waterpressure

She needs to dry out for a month or so.
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FYI - if there is wet wood, foam or balsa anywhere that is fully, mostly, or even partially enclosed with fiberglass (e.g. transom, stringers, deck) it isn't going to completely dry in a month, year, or decade without extreme measures. And then you still have the rot damage.

Plan on using a tyvek suit when you start grinding and cutting and remember that whatever you cut out comes out in 1/100th of the time it takes to put it back in.

Welcome and good luck

[ocuyler]

Originally Posted by FLexpat

remember that whatever you cut out comes out in 1/100th of the time it takes to put it back in.

Amen

[waterpressure]

thanks for the boost of confidence guys. I got it up on blocks in the barn early this week but I'm heading down to the Lauderdale show so my plans of cutting the deck up are on hold till Tuesday. I will post some more pics as soon as I get the deck up. I will need some opinions (which I'm sure I will get a ton of) so thanks in advance.