Picked up today

[charlie_the_tuna]

hey nothing, where are you on long island? i'm in long beach.

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Originally Posted by BenFishin

I miss read where you said you had removed the cap. and it did look like it had been wet at one time. Did you test it for moisture tho? Drill a hole see what the wood looks like?

Yeah, i did the moisture meter thing and also the knife point thing on all holes, wood is dry and strong everywhere, the transom is really solid.

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Originally Posted by dmoore

Congrats on the new family member! Looks like she's in good hands alright...keep us posted! Dave

Thanks, i'm trying to work a little everyday on the boat, but i'm really bussy with work and don't have a lot time.

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Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

hey nothing, where are you on long island? i'm in long beach.

Queens and Greenport. I got this boat so i can explore the south side, my other boat is in Southold.

[bksah2]

Boat looks great
I also picked up a 1989 v and the transom looks likethat also,,, at first i was worried but i have beat on it and touged up and down on the motor and see no movement on the glass ..My question ,,is the fiberglass supposed to be seperated there on the transom,, is that where the mold was....Thanks

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Originally Posted by bksah2

Boat looks great
I also picked up a 1989 v and the transom looks likethat also,,, at first i was worried but i have beat on it and touged up and down on the motor and see no movement on the glass ..My question ,,is the fiberglass supposed to be seperated there on the transom,, is that where the mold was....Thanks

Yes, this is where the cap(top section of the boat) meets the hull. Wellcraft had some kind of putty in between, then a plastic cap to look nice. This is the number one cuase of water intrusion(thank god my transom looks and feels solid), so what i did was removed tha putty, filled with resin and chopped glass, smoothed with epoxy filler(west system 407), then apply glass. I just finished doing that actually. I will post some pics later.

[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