I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

[Fj40fiji]

I haven’t done any real inspection on the wood backing. I’ll figure out how I want to do that. . . The lag bolts had good resistance coming out, held against the ratchet till they were down to 1/2” embedment.
Here is what else I found:

 

[Fj40fiji]

Gonna be some watching and wire brushing to see what’s going on with the stringers themselves, and interestingly the ply wood build up was two layers, 3/4”+1/4”. I’m also pretty sure they locate the engine in. The boat and then lag them down, the lags aren’t even close to vertical.

 

[Fj40fiji]

That’s where the height went

 

[Fj40fiji]

New bases for the engine mounts. Still cleaning the stringers, I might give them an overlay, partly just to get another .090” of height, the pitting isn’t that heavy and doesn’t really demand it.

 

[Fj40fiji]

Mommy. Did you test the wood in the stringers?

Turns out getting the wood out of the stringers is very straightforward and it’s in good condition.
The wet area is where I was cleaning around the engine before I pulled these out.

 

[Fj40fiji]

I just noticed autocorrect changed “acid washing” to “watching” earlier.
Especially on a horizontal surface I like to just rewet it throughout the day with either starbrite aluminum cleaner (phosphoric acid I think) or acetic acid (good old white vinegar) to dissolve as much corrosion as possible.