rebuilding my V

[garbubba]

Thanks Cterrebonne!, putting your boat under roof cleared the weather up around here just fine! Driest it's been in weeks!

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by garbubba

Thanks Cterrebonne!, putting your boat under roof cleared the weather up around here just fine! Driest it's been in weeks!

lol, wish I could say the same here.

It looks like I will be able to get to some work done on Sunday. Hopefully I will be able to remove the bulkheads and the starboard side stringers, then sand it all down in preparation for new stringers on that side.

[cfelton]

Transom is looking good, you're doing some nice fiberglass work there!

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by cfelton

Transom is looking good, you're doing some nice fiberglass work there!

Thanks! I plan on putting down white gel coat over the fiberglass in the bilge and storage areas to dress it up.

[bradford]

Originally Posted by cterrebonne

Thanks! I plan on putting down white gel coat over the fiberglass in the bilge and storage areas to dress it up.

Great idea.

[cterrebonne]

made some progress today. I was able to cut out the starboard stringer and outboard bulkhead system. There was a ton of rot but luckily I found dry solid wood about 2ft from the main bulkhead at the bow which is also dry and solid. I plan on butting a new stringer up to the old stringer and run another piece of ply along the inboard side to add strength and help with the joint. Should last longer than I plan on keeping her.

[cterrebonne]

Update: I have been making more progress recently. I was able to grind down the old fiber glass some more. I also glued in the right stringer in today with epoxy glue. Now I have to sand off the areas where the epoxy leaked out. Hopefully this week I will be able to fillet and tab in the starboard stringer. I need to get my hand on some cabosil this week.