FishingTheFL

Good info. I remember falling threw a small swampy area as a kid. Wasn't deep enough to drowned, but the walk threw the field is something I'll never forget... the cold gets you real fast soaked. I want to try the ice this year but to be honest... still get flash backs of that walk...

Nice pics! Winter always seems to produce wonderful views in the area. Looks like we might get some ice soon on north end

No, they were fused together I think.

Found this on shore still alive. Kinda... thought they stay out deep

Thanks for the trip and the fish. With the boat being down it's good to get out on the water again

Chainsaw did nice job cutting that out lol. Electric saw use bar chain oil?

How rotted is transom? If it's not like mud like my stringers and beams were, you may be able to get away with a wood stabilizer. I got lucky and didn't have to do my transom but interested in helping. When you get the motor and stuff of post pics. They'll help

Like I said I'm a newbie. Thought it would be an easy fix but when I started reading into beams and stringers... I realized how much work I had a head of me... I'm taking it one step at a time... the hard part is about to begin. My biggest worry is getting the beams in right, fiber glasses in, and then the floor meets level with the top of the beams. Everything else shouldn't be to hard just tedious. I've got about 20hours in, figure by the end I'll be looking at 60 hrs worth of work... but it will float! LoL😎

Rails out, found the holes, time to clean, touch up few spots inside, then pressure wash the dust out. From there tape the outside? And drip some resin threw the crack? Grind to shape or just fiber glass over the outside then use the paste and feather away from crack then sand and paint, I'm also going to put a piece of fiber that goes width of the stringer slot to act like a stitch. Any idea where to get bulk fiber and resin? This boat had a manufacture defect in it. They didn't stick resin on the fiber sides that held the main beams in which made them shift, causing a crack that let water in, causing the wood to rot... Glad I didn't buy it brand new lol. She will be like New soon.

I wanna say Seneca fish are deep... last time I went trolling in November I couldn't find a fish in water under 180fow. Heavy marks in 200 fow. And that's where I caught a salmon and laker 100 ft down

I'm complete newbie to this. I watched a buddy mix up a couple batches and he did have all the mats cut. I imagine I can do it after watching him. Just sounded like their might been a different proxies that cured a bit slower. Those 2x4 are a bit big. I'll grab some pics tomorrow. The main beams are T shaped wrapped plywood with a layer of U shaped fiber glass. Everything is made out of plywood in this boat... either because lighter or like rolmops said the plys give it flex and strength. Either way bringing it back to manufacture design will be easiest since the wood will sit right in the slots I took it out of. Down to just the beams. Kind a excited! Just gotta get a motor lift to lift the bow off the trailer to get s grind on the bottom and touch up some of the inside and I'll be ready to get her put back together!

I couldn't wait till morning so I got the floor area dug out. It butted up flush and it was solid... at least on the left side which originally looked the worst but I didn't dig the other side. Got to cold. Back at it when it warms up tomorrow.

Ha! Mine was built out of 1x1 pieces of plywood untreated. Same with the everything else in it. Buddy suggested locusts but ifs heavy and stiff and I don't have any that is dry and readily available. I'm going to do two layers of epoxy like someone suggested. After I fix this one I'm looking at another boat that's bigger. Listed as needs new floor... I said Oh Boy... another guy trying to get one over on me... Just the floor could be another gutting. Maybe I can get the price down.

I have a feeling that the lower half is rotted..I don't know how far up but guess if I'm doing the rest... guess I better do the transom too... it's just going to cause the floor to rot out again..

Anyone know if the ply floor and beams but flush against the transforms with fiber glass layer in between. Or they but up flush with wood exposed... I hope the first and not the later... I really don't wanna take the motor off... ugh...

Thanks. I'll give it a look. I gotta go to Barrett and pick his mind about the fuel leak. I don't know if it's even a leak from the sounds of it that older 60hp Mercurys seem to just have extra gas come out the carb if you leave the fuel line on... always gotta wipe up a bit before launching but other then that motor run a great... I'll get my fiber and resin from there so I know I get the right stuff

Are you sure your talking about the right resin? Maybe I used the wrong stuff last time? It heated up so hot last time you could light a small stick on the "puck" of left over resin in the bottom of the plastic cup we were using. Looks like I'll have to find a warm garage to do the rest. Fun Fun. I'll get some pictures today of the progress since it's not raining so bad. Yesterday it was too muddy lol