I drilled out the pop rivets and the trim came off nice and easy. I was able to see the seperation right were i had marked it from the leak test. It seems hard to believe that there was that much water in the boat with such tiny seperations. But after several leak tests they were the only three...
Also, has anyone ever experminted with something other than the aluminum trim? Like a rubber or some kind of hard plastic instead. Thoughts are that I could just glue it on instead of all the rivits.
I did the leak test today and really paid attention to all the places in here that everyone says to watch. Unfortunately i found three leaks all along the sides where the deck meets the hull. Since the piece of trim is still on the boat i will need to remove it. But before removing it I noticed...
Thanks, I have searched all over the boat and find nothing but a few spider cracks. They are barley even there. I am hoping it is something around the hardware that can be fixed easily. I plan to paint the boat next and have been reading up on painting gelcoat. Has anyone had any luck painting...
I have just taken on the same project. I purchased a 1982 SF late last summer for $200 w/ trailor. She is very solid and in great shape. I had to purchase a new sail since the mice had made one heck of a nest out of the orginal. After about the 5th sail I started to notice water inside. After...
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