1977 20ft Master Angler Restoration

[Seacraft84]

Tank is out and the rub rail is off. I still have about 25gal of gas left in the tank that I need to pump out before I take it out the boat. Hopefully cut the floor out in the morning.

[Seacraft84]

Ended up getting 30 some gals of gas out. Floor is out along with all the foam outside the stringers. Trying to figure out how exactly I am going to do the transom and top cap. Thought about using the gas tank but I am going to go ahead and buy a new one.

[Seacraft84]

Put some sides on my shelter and will get some tarps to put on the ends tomorrow.

[everybody]

Looks just like my 76 except the top of one of my stringers failed and seperated. When I pulled the floor the top came with it. How much of a gap between floor and stringer did you have? Mine was approx 3/4 of an inch or more with th gap filled with a big turd of potter putty. The rear port stinger wasn't even bonden to the stinger. The thick bead of potter putty was there, but the gap was so large it never bedded. I was also suprised they never glassed over the holes for the foam? Good luck with the floor. Do you have a game plan?

[Seacraft84]

Yeah my gap was about the same. I basically cut the floor into three sections and it came right out. Most of the putty had broke loss from the floor. It was still glued to the stringers pretty good though.
I guess I am going to raise the floor 3-4" high. Mainly running some 2x6's from side to side every two feet. Where the seam in the plywood is going to be put 2 2x6's glassed together. Off course the 2x6's will be glassed to the stringers and hull and trimmed down to proper height. Then along the outside edge glass about an 1"- 1 1/2" ledge for the floor to sit on. Probably do that in 1/2" strips that I will steam so I can do it in one piece and fit the contour of the hull. I will put down some thickened resin and also screw the floor down. I may try and get away with 1/2" plywood and just put alot of glass on the bottom and top to make it all 3/4". That is what the original floor was. Of course my 23' I redid I put down 3/4 plywood. That was definatly strong.

How has yours been coming along? Any pics?

[Seacraft84]

Started on the transom. Alot of wet plywood up top and at the bottom. The foam had minimal water in it so I will just leave the foam alone. Sanded down all the high glass on the sides so I can blast them when I blast the hull, making it so I do not have to sand all of it.
Look at the close up of the transom. Where the stringers are and where the wood shelf was glassed in at the transom they did not even glass the transom to the hull. All the wood under there was rotten.

[Seacraft84]

My friend over at CarolinaSodaBlast.com offered to let me blast the boat at his place. Used his farrow system blaster and it did an awesome job. Not to many dings and nicks for a 34 year old bottom. Also blasted the inside to get it cleaned up and to rough it up so I can lay another layer of glass on it. Alot better than sanding!!

[uncleboo]

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