Removed the inner skin of the transom. I cut the fiberglass with a grinder and used chisels and long wood shims to separate the inner skin from the wood.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tQe4o3Uzn7YZGLEQ8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/g8ehyyrxtXYWpJPp9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WTmWkR4W1gQEQhuQ6

Crazy amount of work. Thanks for sharing.


Cant wait to see it all done!

Added additional supports to the hull. Removed the deck.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KVpKW5Y9Spwgi5UD8

good idea to go ahead with the deck & stringer(if needed). I'm sure you thought about cap-off but you get it done faster this way.

Are you reusing/recoring the deck or are you going to plywood down and glass over? Use 1/2 in Exterior AB grade douglas fir aka marine grade plywood. DONT use pressure treated plywood.

Plastic fuel tank?

Definitely get a forward bilge pump in there.

Think of everything while you have it opened up!

Looking good.
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I’m going to use Seacast to replace all the wood in the transom, stingers, bulkheads and keel. I’d like to re-core the deck. Already thought about the forward bilge pump. Thought about moving the 55/60 gal aluminum fuel tank forward to get the stern up a little. Didn’t search this site yet to see if anyone has done it and if there was a benefit worth the trouble.

your 82 was before the foamed in tanks?
Bilge passes under tank? PVC pipe or wood & glass?

Tank in good shape?...thats OLD!

I did an aluminum replacement and re-foamed it in.
I think plastic would be better. I have since seen a Moeller 55 that will work.

I would keep the tank aft.

Bilge passed under the tank via PVC. Tank was foamed in when I bought her in 92. Replaced it around 97.

Cut and removed a portion of the inside fiberglass skin of the fuel tank stringer. The majority of the wood was easily pulled out by hand.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3CE8kLYcVc2S4RP7A

Video of removing one side of the fiberglass skin in the Bilge under the splash well.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QpY7Wys1Ff27WZp79