by brian62 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:47 am
It sure does help.I did save the old decking(for measurements)and as far as the dash ends i think the caulking is original ,it was put on the face end of the dash where the inside rail meets up against the face of the dash. This was probably done to prevent the boards from squeaking (just a guess).However the dash end is still not touching the outside rail and there is no screw holes to indicate that the factory ever put any in and the dash is not rotted at all.The caulking matches the same stuff they put on the framing of the deck before laying the plywood down. Its evident that the sides have pulled away and need to be drawn in and fastened.As far as cracked ribs i have 7 cracked and 1 broken all the way thru.They are the last 8 from the transom toward the bow and all on the starboard side.The keel rot is exactly where the outer stem meets the keel(directly under the dash board) All rot is on the outside ,no rot inside.This weak spot has created the plywood bottom to have a pocket in it that sunk inward,this was created from the boat sitting on the trailer roller for years.So here is my guess on what to do.1.replace ribs 2.brace boat to flip over 3.repair keel and plywood bottom 4.flip boat back over 5.Pull sides in and replace deck and a whole bunch of little things in between.6.count the days until summer 2012... (<; Brian