1975 18' sf

[Old'sCool]

Good job and keep the pics coming!! I would like to see pics of the Contender. I love old bracketed ones.

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by Old'sCool

Good job and keep the pics coming!! I would like to see pics of the Contender. I love old bracketed ones.

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[dave s]

Link to my rebuild thread on THT: http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-...contender.html

Pic of her back in water.

[Tashmoo2]

Dave,

I am doing rebuild on same hull as yours. Intersting to see the top of stringers cut and foam exposed the same as mine. I found water in the very bottom of mine all the way forward to bow.

The gap between the top of stringers and bottom of the deck was between 3/4" and 1". I dug out all the old foam and raised the top of stringer so there was about a 1/8" gap between the new deck. I debated raising the deck 2" to make it self bailing. I'm 6'2" and decided not to because my knees did not feel comfortable above the gunnell.

I am going to run my wires from the motor to console using the existing channel on the starboard side. I forgot to measure the location of the opening next to the fuel tank well.
Will you do me a big favor and measure the length of the opening and the distance for outside of transom to aft end of the opening

thank you

[dave s]

Originally Posted by Tashmoo2

I am going to run my wires from the motor to console using the existing channel on the starboard side. I forgot to measure the location of the opening next to the fuel tank well.
Will you do me a big favor and measure the length of the opening and the distance for outside of transom to aft end of the opening

thank you

The opening length is about 24", tapers slightly top to bottom.

The distance from the aft end of the rigging channel opening to the inside of my transom is 71", so if it was finished with 1.5" core and the inner and outer skins, it would be about 73".