Deck Replacement 18 SF

[uncleboo]

Originally Posted by Tashmoo2

I found some strange things when I cut deck out of my 18ft Seacraft

1. old sneakers used to prop the liner when they applied the putty to hold it to stringers

2. the tops of both aft ends of both stringers were cut and never reglassed when they dropped liner in hull. I guess it was sticking up too high. Needless to say they were soaked with water. I cut full length of tops off and poured all new foam

I removed the aft well which was useless and installed a fiberglass hatch with gutter and gasket.

The transom had that funny smell when I drilled a test hole into the wood. I ended up replacing it from the inside.

One small job end up as a major project but now it is right.

1. Old t-shirt, possibly just a rag
2. top of stringers at rear as well as about 4 more cutouts on each side, not glassed over, but, so far, all foam is dry.
3. found the corners from 5 or 6 bags, (akin to a icing bag) that they used to put the Potter Putty in with. Side note, there was a 1-1/2" wide plywood strip nailed down to the stringers directly under the putty. Made it easier to remove actually.
Removing the aft well also for weight reduction, but, man is it stuck!
Will update on transom by next weekend. Next on the list! Finally discovered how to use the advanced settings to post my pics so I will be posting some soon.