1986 1600 bayliner cuddy capri

[David Hard]

so i am restoring this bayliner. the deck has rotted out but the fiberglass is in good shape where and how does one go about cutting out the deck to replace it?

 

[chevymaher]

It is a pain. Circular saw set slightly over the thickness of the deck. Exploratory hole to determine that. Cut away from the side 3 inches. I found it is easier to leave a little so when you go to trim that off. A set of adjustable wrenches. You got something to grab onto to twist it up.

Once you dig the foam out from under it you can see what to cut to. Before it is a guess and many have cut right through the hull. Me the extra wor is worth it not to damage anything.

 

[David Hard]

thank you for the info i have removed most of the rot with out cutting to much i think now i need to treat what ever wood is left with a shalack or something to stop further rot then put new wood down. i have removed everything in big sections so i have a decent template of the new wood. then after the wood is cut and ready to be fitted in i need new foam for the trim peaces on the sides and foam for under the new deck. lol i wanted a project and now i have one. i dont know how to upload pics to this forum from my phone but i have been documenting with pics and videos on facebook david hard

 

[garbageguy]

If there was rot in the deck wood, there's probably more rot (transom and stringers?). Lots of questions and good answers about this in this forum

 

[havoc_squad]

Post plenty of photos of the exploratory surgery findings here.

You will need to either provide web links that are public to show the pictures, use an image hosting service, or practice resizing images so they can be attached to a forum post.

High possibility of stringer and transom rot that needs replaced.

The pictures of core samples drilled at a safe depth at multiple transom spots at the bottom will tell you alot on its condition.

 

[Panoguy]

It is a pain. Circular saw set slightly over the thickness of the deck. Exploratory hole to determine that. Cut away from the side 3 inches. I found it is easier to leave a little so when you go to trim that off. A set of adjustable wrenches. You got something to grab onto to twist it up.

Once you dig the foam out from under it you can see what to cut to. Before it is a guess and many have cut right through the hull. Me the extra work is worth it not to damage anything.

Yep - chevymaher is spot-on here - I cut a 2" line thru my hull, THEN went to cutting-back a few inches, to prevent doing that again. Once the deck has been pulled-out, get ready for hours of grinding things flush... a grinder with a flap-disc sanding wheel will be your best friend to accomplish this! If you don't have a grinder - get a cheap one @ Harbor Freight, fiberglass really beats them up.

 

[Woodonglass]

She's 33 years old!! It's a given certainty that she needs a full restoration. If you're not willing to put the time and money into doing that them I'd recommend moving on. Any other solution is NOT a sound investment.