V2o Steplift

[nymack66]

You are so right Ferm, Thanks for the advice; I will slowly start to chain saw the old wood out and clean it up. Which one will you recommend base on the fact I am in Orlando and you familiar with the climatic conditions.
Arjay or Nadacore ?
Ferm do you think I should take this approach or the one on this site where a chain saw was used?
http://transomrepair.com/SkinRemoval
The one show on the hyper link seems to make the removal of the rotten wood easier ..
Please let me know , I will start tomorrow.

[THEFERMANATOR]

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...hlight=transom

I'd follow this thread for the how to on it. And the ARJAY 6011 is made in SARASOTA I believe so the shipping should be pretty reasonaeable to ORLANDO. I believe NIDACORE is made in the MIAMI area, but is basically the same as the ARJAY from what I have been able to research on it.

[nymack66]

Ferm,
I jump the gun on this one. It seems like the wood is NOT rotten after all, it was soaked because I remove the cap and it rained like hell and soak the darn thing for tow days before I got to it this weekend, I attempted to chain saw it and instantly hit solid wood, Its still a little wet, I will let it dry for a couple days and make and assessment.
I have shown it to my friend and he thinks all is ok. I will let it dry and drill a couple test holes lower to analyze it better (holes for engine mount).
The chain saw removes some wood that appears to be good, still not sure, I will keep you posted, Thanks for your help again.

[THEFERMANATOR]

From looking at your pictures and what you describe, it looks like this hull suffers from the classic aluminum cap problem that so many V-20's suffer from. They get wet and begin to rot from the top down. Looks like you caught it in the early stages of it though. If you could dry it out, you could use some KWIK POLY to treat it and strengthen it back.