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 PostPosted: November 22nd, 2016, 8:50 am   
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So when I bought the boat it all appeared to be pretty solid, no stress crack around the transom, pretty solid elsewhere in the boat. After almost seeing the ski pole rip out of the boat down in Jasper after a ski up the river thought I would dig in and take a closer look at it all. Started cutting away into the floor. Started pulling it away in pieces with just my hands - both fiberglass and plywood floor - the whole floor was rotten. Same with the stringers. Totally soaked.

Luckily for me though, checked around in a couple of different areas and the transom is totally dry - and based on the evidence of drilling into a couple spots and seeing dry wood, and the lack of stress cracks anywhere in the transom both lead me to believe it doesn't need replacing.

As for the rest of the boat (new floor, seat bases, knees, stringers, and front bulkhead) all new coosa is going back in. The exterior of the boat is in excellent shape and with a good buff and wax will look like brand new. All the interior and rigging is getting redone also. It seems like these projects are becoming an addiction more than a hobby lol. In either case, the boat will look brand new - and basically will be brand new at the end of it all.

Considering how well it ran with a rotten floor and rotten stringers I'm very anxious as to how it will run when its not rotten.

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 PostPosted: November 22nd, 2016, 9:33 am   
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another great project to pass the winter, look forward to the updates

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Bummer that it was waterlogged. It will be real nice when done. I really like these hulls. Unsolicited suggestions in that if you are planning a lake boat glass in some speaker mounts when the floor goes back in if you want to rock some tunes! You can likely put in a metal plate for that ski pole too :)

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 PostPosted: November 24th, 2016, 8:22 am   
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The ski pole had a metal plate already which is good, only problem is it was getting screwed into a rotten floor lol. I hear what you mean about speaker mounts/boxes - it'll be a lake boat, but just not sure yet if I'm putting a stereo in it yet, or just putting a 12v plug to plug in a stereo.

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Awesome man - can't wait to see more updates as you go along.

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Busy winter for you guys!

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 PostPosted: November 25th, 2016, 12:48 pm   
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oh god. been there done that...it will make a huge difference youll see! gained 20mph with mine form the day i baught it to the day i sold it. still running strong on our lake. my transom was also good..but the rest looked like yours...


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 PostPosted: November 25th, 2016, 1:08 pm   
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look at the hammer deep in the stringer. i could squezze water out of it with my bare hands..

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Ya mine was the same way. Floor, stringers and that seat base could basicslly have the water rung out of it like a towel. That being said I don't think 20 mph differences are where it's headed but any speed increase would be awesome

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talonkid wrote:
The ski pole had a metal plate already which is good, only problem is it was getting screwed into a rotten floor lol. I hear what you mean about speaker mounts/boxes - it'll be a lake boat, but just not sure yet if I'm putting a stereo in it yet, or just putting a 12v plug to plug in a stereo.


Adam wants a stereo in the Sidewinder 14SS we're restoring. Need less holes not more.
Going with a Bluetooth Amp, likely a small Class D 2+1. Everyone carries their music on phones these days so why cut another hole.


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