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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1994 Spectrum 16 Sport Rebuild? - Bouncing ideas around
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 495882" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>Dave,</p><p>Thank you again for that picture. It really helped me a lot yesterday. Mine is exactly like yours, except there is roto-molded plastic inside the ski-locker area.</p><p></p><p>My flooring is still solid, but the back plywood is super-saturated. Waterlogged and very heavy. I decided to run a shallow saw cut just behind the consoles, and I popped the heads off the rivets and lifted the cockpit flooring out.</p><p></p><p>What I found surprised me. Under the floor was Tyvek house wrap. Huh?? Under that I found DRY floatation foam and shiny, new-looking stringers! WHAT?!?! You NEVER see that in old boats! The Tyvek idea is brilliant. I can't believe it actually worked, but the proof is in the pudding. This really makes my life a lot easier when it comes to replacing the deck.</p><p></p><p>It was dark and rain was coming, so I covered it up and called it a night. I'll take pictures when I get back to it. Thanks again for the floor picture.</p><p></p><p> I still need to man-up and start working on that transom. I plan to dig that rear foam out and assess from there. If you can find a pic or two of the transom work, that would be awesome. Maybe I could return the favor somehow, besides plentiful praises and thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 495882, member: 4972"] Dave, Thank you again for that picture. It really helped me a lot yesterday. Mine is exactly like yours, except there is roto-molded plastic inside the ski-locker area. My flooring is still solid, but the back plywood is super-saturated. Waterlogged and very heavy. I decided to run a shallow saw cut just behind the consoles, and I popped the heads off the rivets and lifted the cockpit flooring out. What I found surprised me. Under the floor was Tyvek house wrap. Huh?? Under that I found DRY floatation foam and shiny, new-looking stringers! WHAT?!?! You NEVER see that in old boats! The Tyvek idea is brilliant. I can't believe it actually worked, but the proof is in the pudding. This really makes my life a lot easier when it comes to replacing the deck. It was dark and rain was coming, so I covered it up and called it a night. I'll take pictures when I get back to it. Thanks again for the floor picture. I still need to man-up and start working on that transom. I plan to dig that rear foam out and assess from there. If you can find a pic or two of the transom work, that would be awesome. Maybe I could return the favor somehow, besides plentiful praises and thanks. [/QUOTE]
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