Tore the skin right off my bottom!

[Billybob]

Thanks for the info Ed.I will get some digitals when I get it into the warehouse and set up.It's really a mess, at least a couple layers tore off and the rovings exposed and it tore clean off from point of impact all the way to the transom. Even forward of the impact point,there is some delam, so I will have to cut up until I find a good bond and hopefully not get up into the color coat because I don't want to have to paint the whole hull.
The part that bothers me is the cause.The guys at the yard think that it was a layup problem, but it's hard to believe that it took 30 years until something whacked it just right to cause this. But, what else could it be?
As for flipping it, I thought about it but I really don't want to.I plan to put the keel down on some big tires or blocks and then lay it over on it's other chine on some tires and prop it up. It's the middle "step" on the port side.It's gonna be a bitch because it's about an 18' run, so I'll have to work quick with each pot I make.
Now, I'm just waiting for that check and hoping my buddy has the storage avail when I'm ready.
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How many beers is this gonna take? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]