TOPIC: It's DRY!!!!!!!!!

YAHOO!!!!!!!!

After working off and on (mostly off) for 5 years, I finally got my 1953 Herter's Quebec registered, powered and in the water last year. I had done some (to me) major repair work. All the through hull bolt holes were 1/2"-3/4" instead of the 1/4" they were supposed to be. Transom had split from the sides about 8" down on both sides. I had NO experience with fiberglass work when I started. All the cast aluminum for the keel and floor support was trash due to salt water and corrosion. Replaced with a homemade keel of aluminum angle iron and solid PVC 1x2 and pressure treated 2x4 floor support.

Took it out a couple times last year and had some minor water intrusion. Was going to take the floor out this year and investigate. Well, a buddy took it out on Monday and NOT a DROP of water came in. Don't know if what I saw was water that had been under the floor or what, but glad to know it's DRY! I must not have done too bad a job. In July after I get back from scout camp, we're gonna take the floor out again and the give it a good paint job to replace the merely adequate paint job I gave it. Hopefully it will be looking good by the end of the summer.

Huntr1,
Good for you, way to tackle it. How about some pics, would love to see it.

Bob

Waterwings wrote:

Huntr1,
Good for you, way to tackle it. How about some pics, would love to see it.

Bob

Bob,
Heck with pictures, I'll take you out in it once I get it repainted. I'm in Charlotte Hall.

Make that 6 years, not 5. First post after starting work was July 12, 2005.