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Johnny, Haven't cut anything yet, so no photos other than those above. I pressure-washed the interior yesterday to get a better idea of what I was looking at under all the dirt. Boat had been stored outside and had collected all sorts of neat lichen and moss. Yes, there are two skins. They...

Okay, so, tentative plan... Cut out most of interior skin, leaving about a 2" perimeter. Evaluate exterior skin for corrosion. Clean. Clean again. Seal remaining interior skin with Gluvit. Put together a nice plywood/glass transom and bolt to aluminum transom. Reinstall transom brackets...

Great idea. I hadn't considered just cutting out the interior skin. The edges of it are fine, and I'd be reluctant to cut near the corners as they are structural. So I could cut out the corroded center, check what's going on on the back side of the new .125 plate skin, and then put a good...

Any thoughts on a rainy Sunday?

The boat is going to be getting a thorough bath soon, and then will have plenty of time to dry out before I seal anything up. There are enough screw holes in the inner skin that I can probably get a pretty decent amount of clean water back between the two skins. Much admiration for your...

First time posting here. Lots of reading so far. Great inspiration on this forum. I recently bought an old Valco Bayrunner hull to fix up. I got it knowing it was going to be a project. We go to Baja every year and the combination of the high bow and wide beam, while still being...