This post is kind of a carpet bomb of photos, so sit back, relax, and don't forget about that tight, tight, hold.
Tasks I've been working on:
- Removing the Varnish and white paint over-spray from the interior of the hull.
- Repairing the ribs where rusted screws had either been cemented in, or where the screw holes were rusty pits of dust that would not hold screws
- removing the port side garboard plank, which is the worst plank on the boat.
Most concerning area I've found is this section of the keel, so I'm focusing on getting the other garboard off to assess the entire keel before I start reattaching any planks.
The port garboard is also in bad shape; every screw into the keel on the forward half of the boat is rusted and the plank split and rotted. I think that the screws were too close the edge of the plank, set too shallow, and that allowed moisture to get to the screws and cause the rust and the rot. Some of these screws were just pulled out with a pair of needlenose vice-grips. Just push it into the wood, grab the screw and pull. Kind of like a dentist back in the old west.
Photo below shows how bad the split and rot are in the port garboard.
now for the good news, everything above the water line looks to be in really good shape. The remaining photos show the interior of the boat as I'm stripping the old varnish. Once the dull old varnish and the white paint are out, the wood looks fantastic.
Looking forward from the stern at the progress stripping the interior. best method I've found, Scrape off the varnish using a head gun and putty knife. Then scrape the remaining residue with a plane blade. It works like butta!
Area in the foreground has been stripped of varnish and paint, you can get an idea of the "before" in the whitish section in the background at top.
