by thegammas » Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:56 pm
Well, just got home from visiting the boat. The floors were completely out so the boat was totally assessable. here's the deal.
The framing; Keel, ribs, rib ends, are all rock solid - I mean really good.
The bottom has two areas that would have to be repaired. In both these areas it looks like the boat bottomed out and badly gouged the plywood. In neither case was the bottom broken through, and the frames (ribs) in that area are original and show now evidence of cracking or repaired. It appears that The repairs were done poorly and did not last.
There is standing water at the transom and stem, but no leak through.
The transom looks rock solid and all original.
The 85 hp Johnson turns over.
The deck looks very good - no delamination.
The seats are complete, no splits.
The Top is orignal, or near original, but a mouse ate some large holes in it. Could be repaired
The entirety of the boat needs to be re-varnished
So the bad news:
It sat on those rollers for 2+ years full of water. No keel support. At each roller location there is a hog about the size of a dinner plate, varying degrees. The worse is about an 3/4 of an inch, the least, about an eighth of an inch. This is the only thing that gives me pause.
Will those hogs straighten out once properly supported and wet for a some period of time?
Peter Stransky
1962 Cortland Custom Sea Lancer
Wilmington, Delaware