1987 V20 CC-SD Cap Off Restoration

OK Guys, *time to get 'r dun. ;)

Let the destruction begin.

Here it goes.....


I started yesterday pulling the skin off the inside of the transon core. *The transom had more rot than I expected:



Any of you full transom or I/O guys should really check your transom. *It seems to me that with the three piece core like this, water intrusion is inevitable.

Here are some close-ups:

Port


Starboard


I also found the stringers to be very wet. *The boat hasn't been in the water in 6 months. *But, by the look of it you'd think it just came out yesterday.

Stringers:


Notice the nice round hole in the core. *That was my finger. *The wood has become SOUP!



Talk about STINKY!!!! :o
I have never smelled anything quite as putrid as this:



Here is a shot of the tank tag:


The company is still around, but they are not called AFP anymore. *They are now called *RDS Manufacturing.
Here is the link: *http://www.rdsaluminum.com/homepage.html

Check the story and truck box catalog out here:
http://www.rdsaluminum.com/images/05CATALO.PDF

Anyways, *I will be updating every once in a while. *I will be pretty busy with work this summer. *So, most of this will be done on weekends and nights. *

Now, Back to cutting/grinding. *Man it's HOT today! :P


Chris

[tsubaki]

Man that's way more than I would want to do at once but it don't look like you had any choice.
Just doing my transom made me question if I was an alcoholic. ;D ;D

[macojoe]

That sure needed to be fixed!! I am not looking at mine, I don't want to know!!

I do know this, I can bounce my motor up and down on the transom with tyhe bracket and see or hear anything, and thats ok by me!

Good luck! And keep us posted!

[bradford]

While you're tearing stuff up check your fuel tank. the one in my 85 had a couple of fist sized holes from corrosion caused by the foam holding so much water.

[reelapeelin]

Big job, cbe, but it'll be worth it when finished ;) ...thanks for the pix 8)...glad no scratch n' sniff :P ... at this point, it seems pullin' the tank would be a good idea ... you gonna remove all stringer material, or leave glass and fill voids?...

[Stillrunning]

Did you take the inner skin out or cut it away? If you took it apart did you take any pics? Looks like you have your work cut out for you.

Originally Posted by Stillrunning

Did you take the inner skin out or cut it away? If you took it apart did you take any pics? Looks like you have your work cut out for you.

Which inner skin are you referring to? *If you are talking about the transom inner skin, *this is the pic I took after cutting the perimeter with a grinder. *

I then took a flat bar and pried the skin loose from the core. *It came right off where the wood was rotten. *Where there was still good wood I had to beat the bar in with a hammer, but it would still pop off pretty easy. *If you look closely you can see thie skin sections I cut out on the ground behind the ladder.
I am in the process now of removing all the old core(plywood) from the transom. :P




I do think I will pull the tank out. *I have pressure tested it, and it tests good. *But, I think with all the extra room there is forward of the tank,

I might look into putting a 100gal tank in there. ;D

Reel, I haven't decided yet on what to do about the stringers. I will have to see how far up the water goes. I am gonna do the transom first, and then work my way forward.




Chris

[mauryc]

How bad was removal of the top cap? Got any pics of that?

Maury

[macojoe]

Deal with the stringers at the same time!! This way when you do the transom, you cann add knee boards and glass all toghter fore xtra support.

Flounder,

The cap really just pops off. I didn't take any pic of that process. It's pretty simple though. I made a lift out of 6x6 and double 2x10 cross-beam.

I used two 880lb electric hoists I picked up at harbor freight. Make sure you lift from the floor hatches and not from the gunwale sides. The cap will flex too much upon lifting. I just used a 4x4 as a lifting block catching the sides of the back-most hatch and the forward hatch. The 4x4 catches the deck on either side of the hatches for better lifting without flex. There is a grout material that was used for leveling the deck on the stringers and bulkheads. It took a little persuasion but it just popped loose eventually.

MJ, I just mean doing the deconsruction phase of the transom first. Then I will move forward with the chaos. I will certainly tie the knees into the transom when I redo the stringers.

Here is the transom with all the core pulled out. The wood you see is just a small layer that needs to be sanded off.

I should have all that sanded out tomorrow.


Chris