Well I picked up another little project this weekend. I thought it would be good as it would give me a chance to do some glasswork on a smaller scale before jumping into the Silverline. It's a 1972 Glastron GT160.
The transom, deck and stringers were just replaced but it wasn't a very good job IMO. They used what appears to be veneer plywood. The deck isn't even adhered to the stringers and in the back it doesn't even make contact with the middle stringer. They also didn't put any knee braces back in which would put alot of stress on the transom with a bigger motor. The transom was replaced with two 3/4 pieces of plywood that weren't laminated together. There is about a 1/16 gap between the pieces. I will have to tear all this out and start over. They used West system epoxy for the build so I will probably use the 5 gallons of US Composites epoxy that I already have on hand. Another problem I found is the deck isn't wide enough to touch the hull where it needs to. It needs to be approximatly 51" wide and it's only 48. Some corners were cut and I want it done correctly. Should be a fairly easy project compared to the Silverline.
The cap is set back on but hasn't been reattatched along with all of the hardware so that will save a bunch of time. I also got all the original interior pieces which will work good for templates.
With weather like that I probably won't be doing much outside. It's just not worth the risk of heat stroke.
