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10-25-2016, 08:08 AM
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BIG project, my sympathy, but the first time you take it out in rough water, you will know for sure it was worth it.
There is so much room under the deck, you will be able to do most anything you need to do without pulling the cap ( skinny and flexible helps). Pull the fuel tanks, cut an access hole between the bunks and you should be golden. Be sure to reinforce the forward section of the hull, Potter made a mistake when he omitted the water ballast tank and did not add some reinforcement to take care of the reinforcing that was omitted. Welcome to CSC and good luck with a great project 
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10-26-2016, 04:12 AM
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Ty cd. I'm not sure we'd attempt this stuff without this board. Great info and people here.
--------- So we built a gantry crane and engine stand. The crane will serve multiple purposes: Engine removal Trailer removal Boat safety during sanding And many other vehicle repairs.  The engine stand works great. Decided to bolt it back down. Was just a little too wobbly otherwise. But it's holding up the 340lb beast great. If you want the plans just pm me.  The swim deck and bracket are removed. Now have 24 holes to patch. Removed the tub section to access transom. Wish I would have just cut the cap now.... Transom has some weird bolts in back of it in top edge (may not be pictures. Below is the rot and precious repairs) but they don't go through the fiberglass maybe lag bolts. Will check this out later. Any ideas appreciated. You can see previous repairs are areas of leakage and time to just git'r done.  Unwrapped this rigging tape. I'm not familiar with it but looks like saltwater has really done a number on some cables here. They'll be replaced. We have a new rigging sleeve on order. Gonna look around CSC for good ways to route this under deck in tub so it's not visible and more protected. If anybody has ideas, please share. Been siphoning gas for a while. Planning to get the tanks out for a cleaning. check under deck and bulkheads for reinforcement and this drainage idea of using foam and fiberglass to eliminate the swamp. Gonna be relocating the batteries forward to counter balance the outboard... Eventually will get around to removing this hardtop but I'm focusing on getting this transom done and unrigging everything. Lots and lots of labeling/deconstruction. All in all a really good day.
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11-05-2016, 03:00 AM
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Help Needed Please
Help needed please....
Anyone know what the stringers are made of on a 72? Wood, foam, hollow? I've found termites in the transom, so I'm doing major investigation, now.
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