seperated deck from hull

[JasonJ]

Removed all controls, wiring, and rubrails, then seperated the deck from the hull. In addition to the rubrails, the deck was also held to the hull with one million staples. I will be glassing the deck to the hull permanently, no rusty staples will be going back on this boat. I got the neighbors to help lift the deck off, it weighed a ton, and put it in the back yard for the time being. I took a look at the transom, and it has a nice carpenter ant colony living in it, so I guess its a good idea that I am replacing it. Being an exterminator, I couldn't help but laugh. I am also not happy with the transom thickness, so I can add 3/8th inch and still get the deck back on, so thats what I will do.<br /><br />

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[tmcalavy]

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Way to go Jason,<br />Keep the posts and pix coming. Wish I was there to help. This is exactly what I want to do to my old trihull, so I'm watching your project carefully. Keep us posted.<br /><br />TWM

 

[Hawkeye1]

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Might want to check that deck cap cores for rotten wood. Would be easy to replace the cores with it off and turned upside down. I would check the core in the stringers also.

 

[crab bait]

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well,, you donedidit NOW...<br /><br />you offically got yourself a project..!!<br /><br />GOOD LUCK...!!

 

[Hawkeye1]

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Good idea on glassing the top back onto the hull. I did it on my formula. You will have trouble around the front 1/3 of yours so think about glassing in a strip of 1/2"or3/4 ply to the top edge of the hull so you have some meat to screw into.

 

[JAZZedBW]

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What kind of boat is it? And delamination is a bad thing <br /><br />JAZZ

 

[lmc1601]

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What kind of boat is in the pictures?

 

[JasonJ]

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It is a Silverline Comoro 16.5 ft Tri-hull. It will make a good platform for my center console conversion. <br /><br />To Hawkeye, If its wood, it is getting replaced.I have been thinking about the fact that I can't get to the front 1/3rd to glass the top on, I like the idea of glassing some meat to screw into. My plan is to use a strong adheisive on the flange of the joint, then run some rivets on the flange all the way around. Then I can glass it from the inside, and screw it from the outside through the aluminum rubrail bracketing like it was originally. It should be plenty strong. I worry about that since I saw on the news some guys in an old tri-hull crossing Puget Sound in very rough seas had the top rip itself from the hull from the pounding, and they barely limped the ruined boat to their destination. Granted, My lake doesn't get as bad, and I am smart enough to just stay home when the weather is that bad. It does turn ugly sometimes, with 3-4 ft waters on a bad day, and tri-hulls do not cut through waves that well.

 

[Hawkeye1]

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Your flang idea will work. After you glass the hull to the top you wont need the screws but to hold the rubrail on. You keep thinking about things and you will find there are severial ways to acomplesh the same thing. That is the unnique thing about a project boat. I have spent hours just looking and thinking about different parts of my project. Most of the time I would end up going with the 1st set of ideas. But a few times I caught myself from making the job harder then needed to be or found a better way of doing the task.

 

[shovelrocker]

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I've got one in the back yard that looks to be in about the same shape. This is the second time I've had to do this,the first time I didn't use enough glass when I put the new plywood deck in and it was not watertight in spots so the wood rotted again so I'm doing it all over again. Fiberglass hull and plywood deck. Sidewinder Scooter - USE PLENTY OF GLASS!!!<br /> Shovelrocker in South Texas

 

[lmc1601]

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i asked because i have a 1979 Mckee Craft that is identical to you boat. the bow rails, cockpit, everything seems to match.

 

[JasonJ]

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I'll post the pics tomorrow, I have all the stringers, foam, transom, floor, everything is out. One concern I had was that there would be hull distortion with all the structure out and it sitting on the trailer, but the opposite has happened. It had a bit of distortion prior to removal of structure, now the hull has a perfect shape to it, and nothing has spread, despite my 200 pound carcass being in it. The trailer is a roller trailer, so it might be distributing everything evenly. I must have removed 300 pounds os saturated wood and foam....

 

[93bronco]

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this is exactly what i want to do to my 1802 bayliner trophy. havent found anyone to give insite on how to do it. can you give a detailed list? and how hard was it to break sealing compound free and staples? thanx

 

[JasonJ]

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2kboat, The first thing I did was cut a hole in the floor large enough to see the condition of the structure. I knew it needed to be replaced anyway, but I wanted to make sure. Once I knew what I was up against, I went to Amazon.com and ordered a copy of Runabout Renovation by Jim Anderson. It was $15 with shipping, and it tells you everything you need to know about fixing a crusty old boat. As far as sealant and staples and such, it was just boring simple work. The deck seperated easily from the hull, but I needed a couple more strong backs to help heft it off and put it in the back yard. As far as cutting the fiberglass, I used a 4 1/2 angle grinder with a metal cuttoff wheel, and the wheel never wore down, so you get plenty of life out of it. Just be real careful, that disc goes through the glass like it isn't there, and you don't need to punch holes in your hull. I also wore coveralls, headgear, respirator, and had a fan to blow the dust away from the project area. That dust is insideous, and the more of it you can keep away from you and your lungs, the better off you are. Good luck....