79 Ranger Restoration project

[nophun]

Re: 79 Ranger Restoration project

ok, so I worked Sunday morning for about three hours, separating the top cap from the hull. I am not even close yet, it is becoming more apparant that Ranger never intended for thier boats to be taken apart, the top cap and hull were riveted together, like most and silconed together, that was the easy part, now I am in the process of cutting out all the storage areas, which are part of the top cap and glassed to the hull and floor. I will try and post some pictures monday, showing all the glassed in, foamed in areas.

Did you pull the trolling control panel up front? On my '86 I found that they glassed the point of the bow up there, I don't know how they worked through that little hole.

 

[tonk62]

Re: 79 Ranger Restoration project

yes nophun, I pulled it, and I got all the tabbed areas loose around the top. I decided to take my digital camera and stick it in all the small areas i could not see, below is a link to photobucket, showing the foam, under the front cast deck, and under the side rails. these areas are inaccessible with tools, unless you are like 6 inches tall and can crawl through the control panel hole. http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/tonk62/spray foam/