1977 20' CC Project "Real World"

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Some other projects:

Got the new antenna & base installed just how the other one was:


A quick spray bomb of this horrendous engine cover until I have time to strip and paint the whole motor:


Installed the new LED lights on the sides of the console. I am a little disappointed, I should have ordered the ones that deflect the light downwards. These send a circular glow onto the inner hullsides, looks strange. I think I will use these elsewhere, like under the console.


My aft cleats were very loose, so I cut an inspection hole in the vent area and whern I loosened the bolts, some rotten plywood fell out. It was not coated in anything...just slapped up there as a backing for the cleat:

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Some more progress. Hope you guys aren't getting bored because this isn't a full-blown resto!


Anyway, here are the updates:
First off, I had an experienced fiberglass guy come to the house and patch the hull and some holes in the deck & transom. He has worked at Donzi, Wellcraft, and Jupiter here locally. Sorry I don't have any progress shots, but it was hot and we were very busy that day.
The hull:


The old marinium cleats were loose so we filled the holes and shot some "primer" gelcoat on the aft corners of the deck:
before:


after:


Also filled some holes in the transom:


removed all hardware from the bow deck, drilled and filled the nonexistant core with resin and fiberglassed a resin-coated piece of marine plywood underneath for some structure:


This gelcoat is just a primer, we will roll on the color-matched nonskid next weekend. Looks SO much better without the rail, but my wife wants it on for the kids








Also tried buffing the hull, came up ok for now. Just need to look ok for this year, then I'll paint the hull & bottom this winter.


Thanks for looking...