Removed my deck
 

So it is time to start the overhaul of my 73 cuddy. I cut out the deck last weekend and found a real interesting set up underneath it.
Although the original construction was pretty shoddy there looks to have been some equally crappy repairs in the past. I have enclosed some pics for your amusement.

The girders are original and do have some roven woving on them here and there,looks like it was thrown on from a distance.

I am a little confused about the main stringer,i know someone has added the stringer closest the keel but is the outer string original or was that added at the same time? Neither has any glass on them.

this is how you do it the right way:oh:

16 penny nails everywhere

nice parquet

here is how you glass in a girder at the wellcraft factory

probably gain a few knots when I remove the couple of hundred pounds of doubled up 2x12 stringers

:oh: WOW what a mess, I hate hacks . do it wright or dont touch it

GW- None of our boats would have been built had Wellcraft heeded those words. LOL ! I like solid sawn 2x12 for stringers. You did open up a can of worms didn't you.

Gut check = That moment, right after the Wallet check!

Your demo looks good and you certainly got to the root of a lot of evil, fast.

Mine actually looked pretty good with the exception of the fuel tank compartment with all the foam trapping water and gasoline.

I think it was Skools who said the small squares with the alternating grain actually made the deck stronger.

I would think this would have to be the case vs the ease of just glassing a couple of large sheets of ply. Even if they were getting the ply wood scraps for free I don't think they would be saving.

The foam was remarkably dry,as was the port side stringers. I cut the transom cap off,that needs recoring.I plan to remove the rest of the foam,and clean up a little then pull the motor in the next couple of weeks(depending on weather) and figure out the transom,i know its toast,at least around the outdrive,likely totally at the bottom.

your going at the project the rite way , take your time slow and steady and keep a photo log of all you do during the rebuild , looks good so far