I've found out that I've made a mistake. I couldn't set the cap on the flooring but instead have to recut the floor and set it on top of the pre existing outline and then screw it in. But I'm working on it and getting it done the right way
I know the four smaller holes are the mounts, the two at the bottom, one is for the Live-well and the other for the drain plug. Just not sure about the one in the middle
The previous guy, or someone cut into it and I don't have any good pictures to rebuild it while it's off, so I'm just going to seal up that part and reinforce it. It's past the spillwell, where the cap connects to the Transom, covered by a metal strip for the motor
Finally got to work for outlining my next steps of fiberglass and making it more personable for myself. I might add extra fiberglass to the stringers when I remove the cap tomorrow but I definitely plan to just fuse the cap and transom into being one piece so getting all the immediate things...
I've revised the plan, the fiberglass is coming in, and when it does I'll put up some pictures of the Transom because I feel like there's supposed to be a bit more of a connection with the cap and just need to figure out at least a baseline to go off of with the new fiberglass and resin.
I really appreciate all the help and advice I've been given, and I will definitely need some time first to gather up the materials needed to actually start working on it. But I've got the raptor Lining, working on getting the Fiberglass & Resin for the repairs around the trim, then it'll be onto...
Tonight I'll be setting up the outboard on the stand I had help building, I'll post a pic of that when I'm done, then more detailed ones this weekend when I get to actually working on the boat just to see if they need touch ups
I'm just coating the plywood underneath that'll be touching the stringers with flex seal, I'm thinking since it settles tacky it would create a better seal around the edging and such. The top of the plywood will have raptor Lining, then carpeting on top of that. The original floors were gone...
I've got a full face respirator and such to do any of the fiberglass and things of that nature. But I've got a lot of plans and ideas for things I'd like to do with this boat
So, I would've been suspicious of it, but honestly it looks great and held up this far with keeping things sealed up down there, and the guy I bought it from already specialized in doing work like that and I trust his work
Between my passion for this restoration, and the fact that I've got knowledgeable experts as my next door neighbors, I'm pretty much set for any problems that may occur and will have help getting any parts I may need. A lot of the seats will come from FB marketplace or somewhere, but I've been...
I have a hangar to put it in and work on it under dry/warm conditions all winter, don't have any sort of relationship to keep me distracted and from 8am to 8pm every weekend I'll be using to work on the boat. After this weekend I should have the fiberglass and flooring completely done or at...
I was told the Evinrude I have still runs, but I'm not focused on that for right now, my biggest thing this weekend is removing the cap once more, drilling the old rivets out, Re-Fiberglass the both edges that'll meet to strengthen them and then Re-drill for the new rivets and seal anything...
