1 was fun.....
2 was challenging .... so whats this sitting outside the shed ???





Al (the owner) and his dad have decided its time for a face lift on the old girl, part of that lift is where I come in, the decks.
So, tramp off and the general fittings are also removed in preparation for the onslaught !!!
The decks look 'ok' from a distance don't they.... you'd better strap your self in because your in for one hell of a ride this time !!!





& part of the process will include the repair of the Easter Regatta's damage .......




let the carnage begin..........




again

Hi Kingy.
Good to see another mossie getting the TLC treatment. I hope the job goes in a reasonably smooth manner for you.

I'm sure you'll keep us all informed on the progress'
Dave. 1724.

you aint seen nothing yet

Lets hope so. the more inspirational work the better.

foredecks.... main decks ... & rear decks are covered in this 'matting', what's odd is that the painted surface under it is in quite good nick so obviously at some stage the slipper deck syndrome was an issue, what's thrown me is why do ALL the deck in the stuff ???

doesn't take too long to find the potential problems



and of course the multiple shift that fitting game that leaves even more screw holes to filled with multiple products but its usually what's layin around in the bottom draw, I've encountered everything from silicone, resin, araldite, cotton buds, matches, flush-cut screws, chewing gum, candle wax, and just about everything in between

there are a few areas where the matting has long since lifted and floated away, luckily the damage seems minimal around these spots

As I usually do.... the bore-scope takes a trip up the guts and as usual there's that unseen 'how did that get broken'




true craftsman cut breather holes
& whats with the different foams ??? white ... green white green



and its nice to see some areas that look in great nick
(note the dribbles of the various fillers along the inwhale )

looking forward from around the case slot, more green white green white foams are visible in the forward area and even
more quality cut breather holes

and so it begins......


I started off by peeling back the matting stuff and then ran the angle grinder over the remaining 'paint', this was to find the nail heads so they could be pulled prior to hitting the deck with the router.... but I found something rather odd underneath it ....
The section from the front shroud mount forward has no nails

weird huh....



and what are the 2 dark lines around an inch from the edge that run back toward the front beam ???




mmmmmmmm

time for some open heart surgery






oooooooooh shiiiiiiiiiiT



this is without doubt some of the worst workmanship I've seen on a boat..... & I haven't even ripped the entire deck off yet


is it too late to back out now ????

found the missing nailheads in the front nose area, they've been cut off and painted over.... one less good router bit now

Those stringers look messy at the moment . Do you think that they are sound or will you need to do some remedial work.

How do the bridal wire plates look.

deck on the port hull removed.....

now we can see what's been going on and why we have such a mess on our hands
The foams have collapsed at some stage and rather than removing the deck properly they've opted to run a jigsaw down the inside edge of the gunwhales, resin up the broken foam, add 2 strips of ply to the gunwhales to bulk them out and then resin back in the original deck ply.

full replacement, not worth the effort of saving anything in there .... not even the foams


the plates themselves are ok, the method of attatchment however
again it been one of those now what have I got in the bottom drawer that might work tricks !!!

I was a bit taken aback to hear Phill say "are they mechano plates".... I thought he was joking....


WRONG

I like rear decks.....
small area
minimal work
easy to do

so again the flap dick uncovers the nails and then the nails get pulled before I wreck another router bit




note:
the dust generated from the high-speed 'sanding' from the flap disc is usually bad enough, but the matting stuff is chokingly bad, its incredible as to the vast volumes of dust its creating

uncovered

nice idea for an under deck support by placing the small triangle plates in there even if they are in a totally useless place....
why would you ever put them so close to a major part of the frame, would it not make more sense to locate them to support the middle area as best as possible ???

If these had of been midway between the beam support and the transom, I'd probably have been inclined to leave them there....
Oh well, next time maybe

take a deep breath.....

time to hit the starboard foredeck....

and yet again there's that oh-no feeling




[insert head bashing against the brick-wall emoticon here]

something you don't see every day....