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10-01-2002, 07:15 PM
Well I got my boat home last night and went out today to inspect how bad the damage was. Not good...
First it's 18'2" but I still don't know the exact make. I bought it knowing the interior floor was delaminating but I didn't notice how bad it was untill today. The entire floor is stress cracked and several spots are peeling up. The stringers are also delaminating over about 70% of it's surface. In a couple of spot on the floor where the glass has already peeled up there is plywood underneath that has started to surface rot.
On the exterior there are some shallow stress cracks but nothing shows on the inside and all of the cracks are on the top surface except a few that are on the sides. It's about a 70 and it's still wearing it's factory gel, that'll be changing this winter. Suprisingly the bottom of the hull is in better shape than the rest, no problems that I can see with it on the trailer.
The V-drive looks to be in great shape but I thought all Casale drives were water cooled? Mine has two bosses labeled water but they aren't drilled or anything. The propshaft looks to be in perfect shape and the prop itself has some surface rust but not one nick or ding. Gears are in the range of 22's or 32's.
The cav plate only has about 5/8" up/down travel over 9 positions, no overide pedal.
The engine is out. 428 Ford with Basset OT's. The previous owner pulled it before last winter to overhaul it and failed to protect the interior and snow got in causing the worst of the damage. I paid $2000 for everything including the tandam axle trailer (no dam brakes on it either). The up side of the deal is the engine has been overhauled and the Bassetts are brand new.
So whats the best way to repair the hull? The stringers are 30+ years old but are dry and solid. I'm thinking the best thing to do is grind out the whole floor where the damage is and reglass the entire area vs spot repairs. With the rotting wood can I router that down to dry and use 1/4" ply as patch repair before glass? Should I replace the stringers or go with the ones that are there after removing the loose glass? Did I get screwed?
This is my first boat but I'm not a newbie to them. I'm experienced with glass repair so I'm not afraid of the work and since my bud has a 30' garage I can do all the work inside where it's dry. I also drive a tow truck on the weekends so lifting it off the trailer is not an issue. I've been reading everything here I can since I made the purchase arrangements for it and you guys seem to know what needs to be done. I can also get pics tomorrow if I get off work early enough, just let me know if you want to see anything specific.
Sorry about the book,
-Mike
First it's 18'2" but I still don't know the exact make. I bought it knowing the interior floor was delaminating but I didn't notice how bad it was untill today. The entire floor is stress cracked and several spots are peeling up. The stringers are also delaminating over about 70% of it's surface. In a couple of spot on the floor where the glass has already peeled up there is plywood underneath that has started to surface rot.
On the exterior there are some shallow stress cracks but nothing shows on the inside and all of the cracks are on the top surface except a few that are on the sides. It's about a 70 and it's still wearing it's factory gel, that'll be changing this winter. Suprisingly the bottom of the hull is in better shape than the rest, no problems that I can see with it on the trailer.
The V-drive looks to be in great shape but I thought all Casale drives were water cooled? Mine has two bosses labeled water but they aren't drilled or anything. The propshaft looks to be in perfect shape and the prop itself has some surface rust but not one nick or ding. Gears are in the range of 22's or 32's.
The cav plate only has about 5/8" up/down travel over 9 positions, no overide pedal.
The engine is out. 428 Ford with Basset OT's. The previous owner pulled it before last winter to overhaul it and failed to protect the interior and snow got in causing the worst of the damage. I paid $2000 for everything including the tandam axle trailer (no dam brakes on it either). The up side of the deal is the engine has been overhauled and the Bassetts are brand new.
So whats the best way to repair the hull? The stringers are 30+ years old but are dry and solid. I'm thinking the best thing to do is grind out the whole floor where the damage is and reglass the entire area vs spot repairs. With the rotting wood can I router that down to dry and use 1/4" ply as patch repair before glass? Should I replace the stringers or go with the ones that are there after removing the loose glass? Did I get screwed?
This is my first boat but I'm not a newbie to them. I'm experienced with glass repair so I'm not afraid of the work and since my bud has a 30' garage I can do all the work inside where it's dry. I also drive a tow truck on the weekends so lifting it off the trailer is not an issue. I've been reading everything here I can since I made the purchase arrangements for it and you guys seem to know what needs to be done. I can also get pics tomorrow if I get off work early enough, just let me know if you want to see anything specific.
Sorry about the book,
-Mike