another setback

[wild bill]

well i was doing some more work on the galaxy today and while i was doing some final sanding on the floor i came across a crack in it. thinking it was just in the fiberglass covering i hit it with the grinder and found that it was actually the wood cracked. after some more grinding it looks as if the previous owner had dropped something heavey in it and cracked the floor pretty good. he then patched it over with regular bondo. after a couple f-bombs i decided to pull the section of the floor up and put in new. heres a pic of the crack that i found.its kinda hard to see but its in the middle of the pic tworads the right side.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/crack.jpg

heres a pic of the glass ground away exposing the seam of the floor.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/floor_cutout.jpg

a pic after the floor was removed.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/floor_gone.jpg

and a pic of it after it was all cleaned up. with the stringers being a little soft in spots i decided to cut them back to better wood. i must have looked funny to the neighbors with the chainsaw running inside the boat. :lol:
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/floor_clean.jpg

tomorrow the new stringers will be going in and getting glassed over. more updates to come.

[ozzgood2001]

looks good prolly godsent to pull that floor and replace them stringers did ya actually hit real wood yet or the still rotted past that section

[wild bill]

the wood is better where its cut off. the stuff i took out was bad along the bottom where the water filtered in from the back of the boat.

[ScottC]

Sometimes using a chainsaw on a repair is fun just to see the looks from the neighbors... :lol:



...providing you don't over do it. ;)

[wild bill]

well today i was able to put in a few hours on the boat before i took a break to do some fishing. i got the new stringers cut and glassed in and the new floor cut out and ready to be glassed on the underside before being put down.

heres the stringers glassed in.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/new_stringers.jpg

heres the new floor.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/new_floor.jpg

tomorrows an off day and the new epoxy resin should be here on thursday so hopefully thurs eve the transom will get glassed over and friday the floor will be put down. if that gets done the motor should be back in on sunday.

[k8vol]

Still looking great sorry to hear you had a set back but it's all in a days work ,good luck and hope it gos well here out. steve k8vol

[TONGA]

up the good work and the pics!looking good! I'm lovin this little project you got going,,keep

[wild bill]

well there was a little delay in the epoxy getting here so it set me back a few days. the transom has been glassed over, the new floor floor is in and gaps filled, and i got everything sanded down and ready for the final glass work. time permiting i hope to get the final 2 layers of fiberglass cloth down covering the floor and tieing the floor into the sides this weekend. then it will be ready for a final sanding and paint. instead of putting carpet back down the floor is getting non-skid paint instead and the sides will get carpet starting at the top of the side stringers.

heres the new floor after the seams filled and sanded.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/floor_in.jpg

the front all sanded and ready for glass and cloth.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/front_floor.jpg

heres the drain plug area all filled with glass. once i am done with the final glass work i will drill the new drain hole. you can see the light where the old hole was.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/550/drain_plug.jpg

[kroppe]

Looks awesome Bill.

[k8vol]

looking fine like the paint over carpet will clean up and dry up much faster plus help keep the boat inside dryer in the long run. keep up the great work and like seeing the posts steve k8vol.