89 18sf Project/rebuild/restore started

[alexh]

Basically spent the last week after work filling fairing sanding the gunnel caps. The front hatch and livewell deck hatch felt strong but core samples showed the wood to be wet, so I went ahead and recored them as well. Hopefully when I have a week off for Christmas I'll get the deck up along with the fuel tank. Turns out it is an original tank. 47 gallons. I had assumed all tanks sat in their own fiberglass coffin box.

hotcoat coring parts. I only hotcoat the bottom/sides that will be bonded first. Once all the coring is in place I hit the top side all at once so I dont have to handle a ton of pieces again.


coring clamped in with the torpedo heater keeping it warm.


1708 cut to size:


1.5oz mat wetted out over old rod holder locations



filled sanded faired. again and again and again.