Originally Posted by RidgeRunner (Post 189353)

I built a jig to fit the cap when the liner was off and flipped upside down. It supported the liner well while I went after the bad core in the floor. Mine liner had plywood squares laminated from the bottom. Tools of choice, an angle grinder, hammer and chisel. It was rotten so bad the core removal was easy. The jig was framed with 2x12x24' as a base, 2x6's for uprights and some 2x4 for the cross braces and then plywood was screwed to the top of the frame where the floor would rest nice and flat. It took some time but made a simple job out of putting the core back plus I installed a 1/2" piece of allthread and a couple of pneumatic tires and made it easy to move around with a forklift.. If I only had pictures..

Once the liner is really loose at the gunnels, you will find the liner very flimsy. Pulling at the cleats could cause a bit of damage depending on how well the cap is stuck to the stringers. A 2x4 cut to length and placed side to side down low in one of the access holes with a rope pulling up and some carefully driven wedges of wood should do the trick on releasing the cap from the stringers.. I started in the front and put a piece of wood from side to side in the front compartment as my first lifting spot. Once it started to come loose it was over in a jiffy. Startling actually..

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner (Post 189371)

I have two pictures that are non-digital, 4x6 glossy from a throw away 35mm. I have a scanner around here somewhere, luckily the jig is in one of the pictures and the whole arse end of the cap had been cut off. At least it would prove that my 83 model did start life as a notched down transom. I will get to work on scanning ASAP.