rebuilding my V
 

I moved the boat up here from "down the bayou" this week. I haven't been able to do much except wash the mildew off the side of the hull. It has been raining non-stop for the last month it seems. Hopefully this weekend I can get everything out that needs to be out in order to remove the cap. Then I can really start to access the stringer and transom situation. Here is a pic of her.

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Glad to see you get started, look forward to seeing progress.

thanks, I will be posting better pictures also.

CT, that's a good looking lady. I'm sure she will appreciate everything you do to her and will reward you with many more years of great service. Looking forward to seeing pics of your rebuild. :beer:

Can't wait to see you tear into her, good luck and take your time.
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I was busy today with cleaning up around the house, so I did not have too much time to work on the V but I dud make some progress. I did not realize that the console was that heavy. I have a console from a Frontier that I might use instead. It has a smaller footprint and Is lighter. I would just put an ice chest in front of the console for seating if I were to do that.

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I am still not sure how the transom was able to crack yet. I did notice that the knees were not tied into the stringers but to the floor of the hull.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/IMAG0179.jpg

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thanks for the encouragement! It sure helps in these Louisiana hot summers :beer:

The center section between those knees is what was flexing badly with the motor on. It was literally the top of the transom flexing outward. I was amazed that we made it back to the dock, let alone back to NOLA from Gulfport with the motor. I was worried that I might have dropped it into traffic.

It will be interesting to see what is found in the transom. Very odd for the transom to break in such a small span.

Why does Wellcraft cut all the rigging holes in the gas tank cover like that? The rotted 18 Fisherman i have had the gas hatch cut the same way and its rotted out.

I remember you saying that. Those cracks are pretty big.

quick and easy i am guessing. I am sure the engineers didn't plan on these boats running for as long as they have been.