Re: Rebuilding "i550"
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:02 pm
On closer inspection, there are a lot of bits of hull panel that are soft. I cut out all of the bad and put in new bits it would be a lot of patchwork. I'm worried that if I started cutting big holes in the hull panels that the boat would lose it's shape ???
Another alternative would be to entirely replace all of the hull panels from about 1/3 of the way back from the bow. There is a bulkhead at about 90 inches from the bow, just aft of that there are butt blocks which join the hull panels, I am thinking it might be better to try to remove all of the hull panels from there and start again.
Another alternative would be to entirely replace all of the hull panels from about 1/3 of the way back from the bow. There is a bulkhead at about 90 inches from the bow, just aft of that there are butt blocks which join the hull panels, I am thinking it might be better to try to remove all of the hull panels from there and start again.