Glasspar Tacoma project

[chattyrona]

We have never restored anything,but I want to restore this little boat. I love how it looked new and want to try to get close. So I've read a lot but stil we would love some detailed suggestions from someone who has similar experience. I would really appreciate knowing exactly what or how to do the stringers. They are fiberglass with rotten wood in the middle of them but some places look like there were stringers originally and now there is nothing, but I can't be sure. The stringer in the middle only goes a third of the way down from the transom and then nothing. Not sure if that is the way it s supposed to be or did last person cut it out. Thank in advance for any suggestions.

 

[kcassells]

Chatt,
Really looks like alot simply rotted away. Take alot of pics and meas. This one looks like a good rehab. Most stringers are replaced with ply. ACX,BCX or more costly woods. Ply works real well. Next after all is demoed and removed you have to decide on poly or epoxy for the rebuild. Poly is less expensive and does the job.Epoxy is superior in regards to strength but racks up some $$. Keep the pics and questions coming. Lots of great guys here to help. The pics are what makes everyone able to answer you questions better.
Welcome to IBoats/drydock.

 

[gm280]

chattyrona, first things first :welcome: to iboats. Nice to have you aboard...

I know what you are seeing is not very pretty and totally rotted. But you come to the best place on the net to refurbish your boat. However, you have to understand the amount of long sweaty, itchy, dirty, labor intensive work ahead of you and not to mention the money it will take. If you are good with both factors, then let's get started. As kcassells suggested, now is the absolute best time to take tons of pictures and lots of measurements and write them down for future use. Pictures drives this site, because that is the only way we can see what you are asking about and to see your progress on here. So tons of pictures for sure. So posting more pictures of your boat from the sides and back and front so we can see the type hull you have for starters. There certainly will be more folks dropping by and watching and helping with your new project... JMHO!

 

[chattyrona]

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Well I have done a little more grinding away the rot. I have attached more pics also. I think I should measure the stringer height and length, of the ones left that is, is that correct? Then I grind them all down as they are all rotten in pieces under the fiberglass. Is this also correct? When I feel the transom it really seems solid, not soft at all, is that possible? The boat looks like it was "repaired" before and none of the boards in the floor were sealed or anything but it looks like the transom is still good. But being that the boat is a 1962 I think, would it be possible to have a good transom still?