The Tear Down

Ok, I am finally getting to this weeks update. I have been under the weather the past few days, and I have just not felt like doing much. Dad and I got a lot done on the boat this weekend, and we has come to the realization that we need to pull the cap to do this right. We actually found that the wood is not only rotten, but the good wood in infested with termites. Sooo, next weekend we will be pulling the cap, and taking the rest of the deck and stringers out.

The good news is that I have a fully Dressed 4 barrel 350 with outdrive and trim pump coming next week... Whoohoo. I actually found it on ebay, and the guy has awesome feedback as a seller for boat parts, so I feel very confident that I am protected. It is used, but has been gone through and guaranteed. I am pumped. 

After working in the garage this weekend I relized two things... The lighting stinks, and the audio on the go pro is terrible. So installed 4 new lights, and got an external mic for the go pro. Now it it is like daylight all the time in the garage, and the audio is awesome!. 

Anyway, the deconstruction goes on. 

Got the rear bench out to see a nasty dirty mess



Termite Larva



This is how much leaves and dirt I have vacuumed out of the boat.



I removed both of the foam blocks in the rear.. and yes, they were waterlogged. 



Dad on Cleanup Duty



The rear motor mounts were completely full of water, and the wood was like mud. The build quality of this boat is terrible. I'll fix that.


Making progress! Just take your time and make sure you do not cut through the hull.



You can see the top part of the stringer is good, but the bottom is rotten.



Back half of the boat is devoid of stringers

This is the point that I realized I need to take the Cap off to be able to do this right.

Chewpacabra?





You can see the deck under the helm is just dry rotted everywhere. It is better just to take it all out.



My pile of stuff that needs to go to the storage unit.