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Well, I got rid of everything except the swim platform, fishfinder, vhf and removable fishbox. I sold the boat and trailer to a retired guy who wanted to fix it and use it for a crabbing boat and the motor and a few things to another guy. I paid $2800 for the boat plus another $150 or so for parts f...

I can take it whole, but I will have to pay. if I cut it up, its free. this boat has cost me enough already. I may consider taking it whole, but they would have to pull it off the bunk trailer.

Yeah, I know. I sold the canvas and the seats and I have a deposit on the motor. So, hopefully i'll be done with it in a couple weeks. It will take a few trips to take it to the dump.

I just hate to give up on it and lose money on this boat, but i know you guys are right. I'm still gonna take it apart just for future reference in case i have to do it again. Hopefully i can find another. I should have listened to my wife and saved until i could get a newer one in better shape. I h...

depending on how the hull looks when I get the cap off, I've been contemplating possible fixing the hull. Is it possible to fix the delamination and be structurally sound? I have all this material, I'm not anticipating buying a boat that I will need it for. here is a pic of the cap damage http://gal...

Thanks I"m hoping to find a boat like that close by. I passed on one last year that needed a transom. In light of the experience with this boat, I wish I would have looked a it. I could have gotten the hull for free, but he wanted a $1000 for it on the trailer with a blown Mercury on it. I was ...

As much as I want to rebuild this boat, I really think it is a waste of time. If I'm going to rebuild a boat and spend that much time, I want it to look great. I don't think I could rebuild the bow and make it look good. It looks like the fairing is really thick on the hull under the connection the ...

I started working on removing the cap. I removed the rub rail and found that up in the bow area where there was damage. looks like the lip to the cap was rebuilt using fairing compound and faired right to the hull. a few pieces broke off with a little persuasion. any idea how heavy this cap is? I wa...

http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/89432/normal_grady_delam_020.jpg http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/89432/normal_grady_delam_018.jpg http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/89432/normal_grady_delam_019.jpg I drew lines where the delamination is. Is the corner considered a chin...

I'm not sure if I'm explaining where the delamination is correctly. looking up from the bottom, it is at the edge of the bottom, just before the vertical sides. The delamination is at the outermost part of the bottom. I will have to take a good picture to show exactly what I mean. looking at the sid...