'76 22 Osprey re-build

[dirtwheelsfl]

I like the width on the new transom cap 

[Que Pasa]

Thanks dirt, obviously its not in yet. I went with 10 inches, and I'm gonna wait till the knees are in so I can tie it all together. I got lucky with the alignment of the original cap. Some advise to others make sure you dont cut the outside corners to low.

[northfork]

Looks really good. Have fun with the deck. Can you measure from the casting deck face to the front edge of the tank.

[Que Pasa]

Got a late start today but I put a dent in it and so the fun begins. Foam outboard of the stringer on the starboard side soaked and full of mold. Good news foam in the stringers is dry. Bad news port stringer cracked up by the bow.

[Que Pasa]

North, I'll measure it in the morning for ya.

[Que Pasa]

Got a liitle more done today, had the grinder out and went through some serious cement. At least that's what I'm calling it. Got the tops ground down and started on the foam. Starboard side was saturated and moldy, port side totally dry. Boat must have been the leaning tower of piza.

[RickK]

Nice progress QP - weird that one side was soaked and one not.

Bad news port stringer cracked up by the bow.

Take a good look at the bonding of the stringer "system" to the hull, and the stringers in general to the bottom part of the "system" (the part that bonds to the hull).  If they/all are sound, then you can repair the stringer/system with some epoxy and cloth and save yourself a ton of work.  I would think about lightly grinding all of the stringers and bottom part and then covering them all with a layer or two of 1708 and epoxy. Then you can build up the stringer heights a variety of ways.
Just trying to save you a ton of work.  I would have saved mine but there were wide open cracks and loose to the hull, in spots.
The little bit I can see of the stringers don't look too bad.
Hawgleg, the liner sides you see here up the hull sides under the gunnels might be what you have?

[Que Pasa]

Yea Rick, I got a good like at the bonding and all is intact. The port stringer is cracked in the very front where the first foam fill port was, just the wall itself not into bond. So I think it's salvageable. Tomorrow  should be interesting, day three on striping the floor alone.

[northfork]

Que
If you get a chance to measure the existing tank location that would be great.
I wrote everything down but am questioning my notes.
Looks like your really having some fun now.
Chuck

[Que Pasa]

North 33 3/4", now take a close look at my tank from the previous pics. Yes, you guessed it, not original so I'm afraid that it wasn't put exactly where the orig was. But, the remnants of the original cradle bottom are there and it looks like the tank was centered. I would be interested as to what you measurements were.

[RickK]

Man those stringers look new 

[northfork]

Thanks for the measurement. I will check mine later and let you know. The stringers do look like they are in good shape. Mine were as well. The center wood core stringer was bad from mid tank to the stern. Just wet mush under the glass. I removed it and added glass across the hull.

[Que Pasa]

Yep, I'm guessing my keel board will need to be removed. The stringers are in good shape except for a crack in the port one just forward of the casting platform. I should be able to fix it with some coosa and glass. I plan putting a layer or two of 1708 on the stringers after I add the lift.

[northfork]

My tank measurement was 34.25" back from casting deck so yours was really close. I glassed my knees in this weekend. I gotta get more supplies and get the bulkheads in.

[Que Pasa]

I started grinding and got the center stringer out. Lots more grinding to do. Are you replacing the center stringer?