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Destruction Phase
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Cutting out the keel stringer
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Once back home I got started removing the keel stringer. This was not an easy job as I couldn't get a cutting wheel close enough to the base of the stringer. I ended up using the good old hammer & chisel and it was probably a 2.5 hour job to get it out. As I thought the keel was leaking under the stringer and lettting water in. The timber was wet and around 30% rotten plus the glass had delaminated from the wood.
I spent the remaining couple of hours grinding off gelcoat back to the glass anywhere I intend glassing when the floor & transom goes back in as resin won't adhere to gelcoat. This is a dirty, smelly & dusty job and not much fun at all. I just keep my mind focused on the end result and battle on through it.
I knew this would be messy and hence moved the boat out of the carport. By the end of the day the boat had piles of dust inside so I ended up backing the boat onto the street (we live on a hill) and hosing it all out. Not very environmentally friendly but better than having fiberglass dust blowing all over the yard being breathed in by my one year old.
Tomorrow I'm grinding where the keel stringer sat and all around it where I'll be glassing.
Fun & games!
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