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Anchor and windlass mounting pads. In hindsight, these could and should have gone on after the foredeck had been glassed.

update #x This fibreglass piece was recycled/repurposed from the old version of the boat, and now is the front of the fore cabin. Still not quite in the right place, but getting there..... What you can't see is a frame holding this in place until it gets epoxied into place.

progress report both fore bulkheads in position laser level on duty....

Aluminum frame for the engine. This will allow me to work around it (and walk over it) and might be a good thing to attach sound damping to as well. Template of the side of the boat for the front bulkhead. Fitting

front deck The original deck was flat, and poorly secured by the center post. The deck flexed/wiggled when walked on, and the flexing prevented a watertight seal by the centre support (anchor line) post. Arching the deck gives better rigidity, strength, provides more headroom, and of course...

Hi MurrayM. Good question. I'm thinking I would get a trailer and haul it back every winter. The issue is that the boat is big enough that it may not be a straightforward process of just backing the trailer into the workshop. Also, a trailer for this size boat isn't cheap - not sure if...

I'm putting insulation in only because for under the floor it's my only chance to do so, and its not a big effort/cost. I'm not sure if I actually would insulate the rest of the boat. After reviewing how much marine plywood I ordered from WestWind, it was clear that I didn't have enough, and...

Epoxy filleted into place. All bare wood is getting epoxied. My filleting skills will get better.... The holes are just to look cool.... :lol:

setting up supports to hold templates for floor timbers templates - Tried OSB first, but then used cardboard lining them up to maximize use of a sheet of plywood "floor timbers"

Update: Epoxy coating on the inside. Quite possibly an unnecessary step? But aesthetically it helps it look/feel like new. At the very least it should kill any remaining "old boat smell". hahaha...... :ermm: The blank canvas is ready. The real fun is about to begin.....:dance:

This is what ~$1000CAD of carbon fibre looks like. Engine beams fully reinforced. No more flex. In this picture I'm putting more fibreglass tape on either side of, and overlapping with the carbon fibre stringers. In hindsight, this was probably unnecessary. I repacked the stuffing box, and...

Love the questions! Curiosity is a virtue! toocoys, I will be changing the layout to a raised pilot house, hopefully looking like this North Pacific 28. koliver, i'm most likely repowered, so your theory has merit. My exhaust was dry stack, so my exhaust elbow isn't supplied with raw water. I...

Great advice and much appreciated. Intercooler was cleaned, with new o-ring to the turbo pipe. Access for future engine re and re will be incorporated. :thumb: Stringer repair started... Test patch My first actual rebuilding starts. :dance: Laying down tape. Epoxy.

koliver, my engine tag says 41B, and yet it's definitely turbocharged and after cooled, which I thought for sure that makes it a TAMD41B. Any ideas?

I appreciate the interest and the comments/replies. boomerang, thanks, its easy to take for granted to be able to work inside a building. :blush: Lou_tribal, I thought about that, but it rains a lot where I am. Would go a lot faster, I recon. :thumb: koliver, great question/comment. The...

Front deck removed. Still to go: rear deck, front and rear helms, and some hoses. The hull was starting to feel slightly "floppy" when walking around in it, so getting the stringers fixed was a priority.

Further into the rabbit hole..... The fuel tank rubbed against the stringers, causing breeches, and allowing bilge water to get soaked into the the foam used to mold the stringers. Maybe it could have been left alone, but I chose to clean them out. I cut open the stringers and used a claw...

Grinding off the bulkhead remnants. Its amazing how simply and yet strongly the bulkheads were attached to the hull (fibreglass tape and resin) and in some of them didn't have filet. Banging them off with a hammer did work on occasion, revealing that the weak link was adhesion. In the end, I...

The fuel tank (no picture) was a 200gallon aluminum bottom mounted v-shaped thing. It was foamed in place. Bilge water and diesel has completely saturated the foam, dripping liquid when removed, and pretty stinky too. And heavy. The tank looked corroded, and had lots of tiny pinholes. I had...

"I see an engine’s still there." Nomad, when I said completely gutted, the engine wasn't part of the deal. :D Sorry for any misunderstanding. :) Lou_tribal, the engine is 200hp Volvo Penta AD41B turbo/after-cooled, ~5000hrs. Gonna keep it in for now. MurrayM, the toilet is going to...

If you are faint of heart, please avert your eyes........ :eek::eek::eek::eek: Click on the image for the full effect, if you are into that sort of thing. :devil: Stay tuned!

Dust was becoming a problem. I sheeted in with poly, and used a sonotube and fan to create a negative pressure ventilation system. ....:popcorn: ........ Gut shots next :eek: :devil:

Brutal, gory gutted pictures coming soon... Keeping it clean for now! :D And gotta build the suspense....:popcorn: Removing stuff, and then cutting stuff off. Unbolting hardware was straightforward, with the exception of the occasional rust frozen bolt. There was no magically easy way...

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