Picked up today

[bksah2]

WOW,,, of all places to have a gap ,that has got to be the worse place ..Like i said earler I just got the boat and was suprise when i pulled back the medal cap to see the gap ..I hit the transom all around and its solid however i am going to drill a few very small holes to check for water (should that be done from the inside or outside or does it not mater ) ,,i read that you guys also use a meter where do you get them from...

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Originally Posted by bksah2

WOW,,, of all places to have a gap ,that has got to be the worse place ..Like i said earler I just got the boat and was suprise when i pulled back the medal cap to see the gap ..I hit the transom all around and its solid however i am going to drill a few very small holes to check for water (should that be done from the inside or outside or does it not mater ) ,,i read that you guys also use a meter where do you get them from...

You don't have to drill more holes if you have a transducer installed, just remove it with a hand screwdriver and inspect the screws for water marks/rust and also see if you have any water coming out, then you have the bolts from the swim platform, remove those also(the ones under the water line). The meter i bought it from a woodworking magazine,i think it was 100 or 150 bucks, i use it at work a lot to check the wood we getting.

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I've been busy trying to finish this boat, so the last couple of days i removed and cleaned the gas tank in and out and also getting new hoses and fittings.





Also had to fix the gas tank hatch, it felt soft when stepping on it, so i remove the core material and to my surprise the core was honeycomp style PAPER , never seen that before and was soaked in water(sorry no picture of that) so removed it and epoxied a 3/4 plywood secured with epoxy resin and filler, then epoxied the underside of it, looks pretty strong now.






Also finished with a layer of cloth the transom gap.





Starts to look good.

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[bksah2]

Was it tough to get the gas tank out I here it is packed in foam

[bksah2]

Did you find the foam to be wet

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No, it was not hard to remove at all. It had foam on te top portion of the perimeter so what i did was used a hack saw blade and cut it loose.
Foam was not wet.
Any body knows if the foam were using is it closed cell? (does not absorb water).

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I've been doing some work on the V lately, can't go full throtle, i've been busy with work. Anyway, besides changing all wires, removed live well(what a huge space under it), changing location of second battery(under the live well), also in the same location i installed the raw water washdown pump, battery charger and the second battery.
I remove part on the original console and made a new one to fit my gauges, switches and GPS.





Also painted the side rod holder boxes, they came out much better that expected.