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  1. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Here is a before and after of the keel stringer work. The original center stringers was 3/4" plywood, but I am going to go back with a southern yellow pine 2x6 cut to size.
  2. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    A little progress to post... I finished the main stringers last weekend and I am now focusing on the center keel stringer. I spent the better part of a day grinding out the old glass and working to get back to solid good glass. A lot of voids, pockets of water, and sections where the tabbing...
  3. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Between work and rain on my days off, the restoration has been going slow. Oh...and the biggest distraction...my other boat, but I am steady making progress. Been following along several other restores here in the forum and continue to learn a bunch. I have finally finished getting in all of...
  4. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Does anyone have experience with replacing the lower strake stringers along the bottom of the hull? I guess I am going to have to rip some southern yellow pine 2x4's diagonally to get the shape of the original stringers. Anyone advice?
  5. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Been awhile since I posted so that I would take a few minutes to update on the progress. Started removing the stringers and it has not been too bad. Initially tried a regular reciprocating saw but was having problems getting it into the proper angles to effectively cutout the stringers. Goal...
  6. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Started pulling the foam out this weekend...I think I enjoy grinding fiberglass better. This was a lot of work to say the least. As other in the forum before me I tried every tool in the shed to try and make it easier before settling for a sawzall and my trusty pry bar. Then late today I tried a...
  7. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Question... Now that my transom is replaced the focus is on the stringers. The stringers on my boat are built with an arch from the middle of the boat to the outside hull for what appears to be water drainage. On the sides of the hull where the liner was bedded to the plywood floor there was...
  8. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    It has been a few weeks since I have been able to post so I wanted catch everyone up. I just completed getting the new transom core glasses in and could not be happier. For the benefit of others that are attempting these repairs I thought I would admit a mistake that I made costing me an extra...
  9. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Finished the removal of the CSM on the transom skin. I am glad I removed this layer as I found several pockets of water during the grinding process and pockets of bone dry cloth. It really looks like they slapped things together at the factory. The 7" grinder with the 16 grit discs worked...
  10. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Received new 7" grinder in last night...hopefully this grinder will get the job done a little quicker than my 4 1/2" grinder. Just waiting for sunrise and I will be ready to make some dust.
  11. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Thought I was back to clean glass on my transom and noticed some dark spots after returning from a work trip. As I ground a little deeper I am finding pockets of water between the remaining CSM and the boat hull where the wood core was added to the hull. I have also found little pockets of...
  12. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Ahmincha - thanks for your input! After many hours of googling and thought I think I am going to oversize the holes for all cutouts below the waterline and build those areas back up with laminated layers of 1708. After completing my demo on the transom and back few stringers my fear with...
  13. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Here is an example that I found on another post that illustrated an idea to prevent thru hull fittings from creating future rot issues. Thoughts?
  14. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Transom plywood core has been completely removed and a template made. I will be cutting out the new transom today and I started thinking about ways to prevent future rot in the new core, or at least significant delay it. The issue with plywood cores is the thru hull fittings will eventually...
  15. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Spent Saturday getting inner transom skin off and the bulk of the rotted transom core out. This work went fairly fast with no real significant issues since the bulk of the transom was completely rotted it came out fairly easy. As the demo continues I am finding all kinds of issues with the...
  16. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Well, with much effort the cap finally broke free. They stuck 24oz woven roving down 3 foot of each side of the bow through a 6" access port. This was brutal to access and took 1/2 a day to get it to break free. Done for the weekend...
  17. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Just completed one long day on the project boat, but finally got the deck out. Shakedownscott was right, it fought me for every inch until the very end. The wood under the deck was in great shape which made for the difficulty in separating the bond between the floor and the deck. The...
  18. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    Well, put in one solid weekend on the project boat. Very difficult task to get a small piece of the cap off and the floor is still resisting. Once I got the cap off I started in on the floor and I am really struggling to get the liner floor to release from the boat. I suspended the boat...
  19. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    After spending some time with the remote camera it looks like the only areas that are bonded to the hull are the flat portion of the floor and the transom splash well. I think I am going to cut the floor out this weekend about an inch away from the wall. this will allow my subsequent re-bonding...
  20. BayouWaters

    1989 Sratos 180CC Restoration

    This is bow looking toward the transom...inside those two hatches in the rear it appears that the liner is tabbed to a separate floor underneath the liner. After reviewing link you sent me on the Stratos 1850 I am worried I am going to be in the same exact situation with a double layer floor...
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