Beginning my 1987 Fisherman 20 Restoration

[Myfathersson]

Well this was supposed to happen next weekend when my brother comes down to visit and lend a hand. But I hoisted up the cap to make sure everything fit together correctly before he traveled down. It went together so smoothly I opted to crack out the PL adhesive and bed down the cap today.






And once I got the 4200 run around the entire joint (I hate caulking, and I really hate caulking upside down...) I stripped the 2x4's of the lifting structure out of the cap and set up a new tarp support system and got the cover back on her before it rains tomorrow.




Next weekend when my brother is down I'll have him assist with breaking the gantry down and storing it until I acquire a new outboard. I'm sure my neighbors will appreciate the change of scenery!




It's been 427 days since I removed the cap and began stripping out foam and exposing the rotten structure. It's been a hell of a lot of work but really no one task was all that hard. Expensive yes, but hard no! But it sure feels good to have her looking like a real boat again!

Hopefully I can get the cutting I need to do on the console done in the next few weeks and get that back into the basement to be able to glass and fair it over the winter. Then when I pull the cover back off again and get the sanding done on the sole, I can paint the sole and console together. Still plenty left to do but nothing happens overnight.

Thanks for looking - Greg