Token Gesture was in a worse state than the photos above suggest:
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YQxDSyHlfA8/S544gRDu4NI/AAAAAAAACw4/x6c1O4SWvXo/s800/IMG_1273.JPG)
The transom was completely rotten and the stringers down the side of the hull interior had parted company from the hull (poor design), allowing rot to set in underneath. To make matters worse, someone had coated her in epoxy, which was allowed to get damp before curing.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L_VMEXosCIw/TBqbHH3QtzI/AAAAAAAADBE/xanslSYAol8/s400/IMG_1345.JPG)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kBlsjcohiSQ/TLTbfrfQavI/AAAAAAAADJ8/I5TCOF1HPR0/s640/IMG_1700.JPG)
Anyway, decide to try and do some repairs. Replaced the rotten part of the transom, removed the rot from the interior veneer (not very pretty, but I did my best). My most successful repair was replacing the stringers, which now lead forward to the thwart.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hFOrH-LuqN4/TYvN_YSyOxI/AAAAAAAADjo/fK3LpDABOlM/s640/IMG_0374.JPG)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DiVrZIW8AIo/TYvOBnXS1YI/AAAAAAAADj0/wzrONpLVJSw/s640/IMG_0377.JPG)
That's all the good news unfortunately. I've been too busy since last winter to get her finished. Determined to do it in early spring, just keep procrastinating over what coating to use on the interior. I guess traditional varnish would be the easiest, to apply and maintain, but probably no the most hard wearing.
The transom was completely rotten and the stringers down the side of the hull interior had parted company from the hull (poor design), allowing rot to set in underneath. To make matters worse, someone had coated her in epoxy, which was allowed to get damp before curing.
Anyway, decide to try and do some repairs. Replaced the rotten part of the transom, removed the rot from the interior veneer (not very pretty, but I did my best). My most successful repair was replacing the stringers, which now lead forward to the thwart.
That's all the good news unfortunately. I've been too busy since last winter to get her finished. Determined to do it in early spring, just keep procrastinating over what coating to use on the interior. I guess traditional varnish would be the easiest, to apply and maintain, but probably no the most hard wearing.