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02-21-2011, 06:06 PM
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Re: Rework of 20SF -1973
The weather has improved somewhat down here, and another payment on boat storage motivated me to get the ball rolling again.
Since the paint on the hull was old and brittle, I figured the best way to remove it would be with a pressure washer. It made short work of most of it. It took about 8 hours total to do the entire boat. Some parts came off real easy, some were more stubborn, and some will need to be removed with a DA sander. I wanted to use the pressure washer to dislodge any cracked or damaged glass or hull repairs, and sure enough I found some areas that were well hidden by the paint. My buddy Dan gave me a hand with this task and in the process.  Since the floor is up, I wanted to get the fuel tank out, it had about 30 gallons of fuel in it. The guy who's property the boat is on was cool enough to let me use an old 55 gallon drum to dump it in, and it was conveniently located next to my boat. I brought an old automotive fuel pump that I had in the garage and a deep cycle battery with some jumper cables and kind of redneck improvised using the fuel line from within the boat..   The fuel tank was easy to remove once empty. It slid right out. Upon getting it on the ground I noticed the manufacturer or installer had placed rubber strips on the bottom, removing them yielded some corrosion, but nothing that seems too bad... I cleaned it up with the pressure washer, hoping to loosen any bad spots. I intend on pressure testing with my compressor before re-instillation.  Kinda looks like a dull fighting lady yellow?  When I was uncovering the origional finish, I came across this piece on the port, mid-ship hull, approximately slightly more fore then the fuel filler. I placed my hand in the picture for reference. Any ideas?  Until the next update... 
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