The carpet on the side of the hull is on it's way out, exposing a layer of foam.
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| These are the pads that are attached around the inside of the cockpit (called coaming bolsters). It's easy to see that they, too, are rotten to the core. On the left, you can also see the ski hatch and mount. These seem to be in good condition, and I expect to be able to use them again. I'll bet that hatch is some beautiful wood under the dark surface...can't wait to sand it down and seal it with a clearcoat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most of the carpet is out. I've laid it down just the way it came out and labeled each piece. I'll keep the pieces for patterns in the new carpet. Until I'm ready for the new carpet, these pieces will stay laid out just the way they are seen here. | Here is a look at the drivers area. The wires and cables are a tangled mess. Some of the wires have been cut or broken in some way...that should be fun to try to figure out!!!!! :-) The carpet on the side of the hull is on it's way out, exposing a layer of foam. |
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| A look toward the stern...it's a nasty, dirty mess. The boxes in the back (one shown in this pic) appear to be in good, solid condition and the transom appears to be strong. However, the floor boards were so wet and rotted that my foot went through one place (lower left in the pic). All floorboards sill definately need to be replaced. The stringers seem strong, but I have some concern due to their inconsistant color. | This is a look toward the bow with the carpeting removed. It was entirely covered with the yellow carpet glue (as shown not yet scraped from the starboard side).. Once the carpet was up and out of the way, the glue was scraped from the fiberglass with a razor blade. That step made some nasty, yellow dust that covered everything in site. I'm glad that step is almost complete. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Holy floorboards!!! Look at that rotton wood!!! It looks like a layer of 1/2" plywood and it is very, very wet. The foam under the floorboards is also saturated. Perhaps this is why the keel is not drying out. I'm beginning to hope the damage is not more extensive than this section of floorboard and the foam under it. If part of the stringers are damaged, it shouldn't be much of a problem to replace a section of them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I'm a bit surprised that the inside of the keel has not yet dried out. It's been cleaned out and left to air dry for several days. This, in combination with the moisture content in the floor boards is (for lack of a better description), building my curiousity!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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