Bottom up (or off)

With the boat rolled over, it's time to remove the original 9 mm (3/8") molded, one piece plywood bottom. There are some old repairs to to the bottom, with sheets of plywood riveted to the inside. There is used epoxy as well for this repair, and there is rot around the frames in this area.

First business, find and wire brush all the screws holding the bottom to the frames:

The keel may look good on the picture, but it has a big bow in it where the engine is placed and will be replaced. The chines are in OK shape, and I will keep them.

Here is the "dutchman" repair to the frame, and where the bottom was repaired.

About 2/3 of all the frames will be replaced. mainly because splitting and cracking of the frames.