After sitting for a few years this old girl starts her journey to a new life
The first of many new sheets of plywood is put in place
Stern view of same piece
outside layer of glass removed to check condition of fish-hold wall
the rot had penetrated several layers of the bulkhead so the decision was to remove it completely and make a new wall.
when removing the old dead and rotten wood, the pile builds quickly. There will be many more piles before the job is done.
when possible small sections are repaired instead of the entire area. The construction putty used combined with a few layers of cloth and resign will make this patch stronger then the original wall.
The old floor is removed making way for new flooring members and the new fuel tank.
Another large section of rear cabin wall/bulkhead is replaced. This was a difficult piece to remove as it had many attachments and was sandwiched on both sides with more structure members and other components.
This bulkhead now has its strength back. It better then new.
New roof beams are made using an old one as a template for the curvature
The roof hatch is framed in
Most but not all of original roof material is removed due to rot or damage
The old rear bulkhead of fish hold - before removal
Interior of cabin roof
All plywood seems are glued and screwed together with backing material
Close up of backing piece
Roof panels are laid down
Bad bulkhead gone - most of the original insulating foam is recovered
The mounting areas of old wall are cleaned up
The rear cabin wall goes up and is supported with temporary screws through scrap blocking held from the inside
The cabin is now closed up
New bulkhead is moved back to increase hold area. Its only a couple of feet but given the beam and depth, the increase is over a thousand gallons of fish holding potential
Temporary strapping is screwed from the rear side to hold plywood until glue sets
Stern view of new bulkhead
The hold area gains a thousand gallons
After the plywood is sealed with a thinned resign mix, a heavy layer of glass cloth is laid and rolled smooth
Mark preps the old foam insulation for installation by filling voids and sealing them with resign
The white spots are patches of filler
The foam is then pressed into place with timbers and wedges until the structure putty glue dries
The new space must also be foamed insulated
one piece remaining
The old humps are cut and ground out and all voids are then filled
scraps used to fill in the small voids
Starboard cabin wall whole again
New cabin floor
Mixing the mud - the glue
A liberal amount is applied to each piece before it is laid in place
It is mixed blue then turns brown and light gray as it cures
