[3 Squids]

Well got some time today to play with the 21. I started digging out the foam with a spade shovel which worked very well. It came out in large chunks which made it easy to bag up. My plan was to do as little work with the shovel as possible and use my pressure washer to do the rest. Well that didn***8217;t go as planned. On areas where the foam is a thin layer it worked great. However in areas it was thick like in the corners and the bottom of the spaces it didn***8217;t work well. I have a 3100 psi washer and tried all the tips, even a turbo tip.

So it looks like I***8217;m going to go back through with the shovel and maybe a thin pry bar and try to get the majority of it out. Then with a thin layer hit it with the pressure washer. The washer does a great job of getting it clean off of the glass.

Also I noticed while using the stringers and bulkheads as pry points for the shovel that they are relatively strong Very little flex even with a lot of weight being put on the shovel but there is one spot that concerns me. The port stringer, right beside the fuel tank is soft. A lot of flex and hollowness. At the bulkhead forward of the tank the stringer turns in a bit so I***8217;m assuming there is a break there. I***8217;m guessing I can replace the stringer from there back. I***8217;m still going to inspect more areas and if I find more soft spots around the hull I guess a complete stringer/bulkhead job may be in order.

This is going to be a very time consuming project which is something I do not have much of. I***8217;m hoping to find someone who might take on this job and not completely screw me over. But I***8217;m having a hard time even finding anyone to give me an estimate. Seems everyone is stupid busy. So I guess I***8217;ll keep plucking along on it and maybe someone will come along and help me out. If not this could turn into a couple year project as between work and another project I***8217;m taking on (fill y***8217;all in on that in a couple weeks) I***8217;ll have very little time to work on this one. But it***8217;ll get there.