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Hi Tim & Martin
 
Many thanks for the guidance. I have resigned myself to pulling off the decking, doesn't seem like too big a job. The front tank seems ok on an initial inspection and has a bag in it which I will need to pull out. As I said, the hull looks pretty ok, I believe that the boat has only spent one winter sitting out, uncovered unfortunatley, and was in good condition prior to that. I would say that the boat has been restored before, kept dry somewhere but seems to have only one or maybe two coats of varnish on the inside. This has mostly flaked off. I'm going to leave her to dry put for a couple of weeks in my garage, I'm pretty lucky that I have a big 2 1/2 bay garage so have plently of space. Just got my Enterprise (a nice wooden one) and my sons Topper up to the sailing club last weekend, replaced instantly by this! My wife is delighted.
I'll be honest, pulling things apart is not a problem, cutting decking shouldnt be a problem, sanding and varnishing are second nature, scarfing - mmmm starting to get lost now. I have had a look on the CVRDA and the magic word in hull prep seems to be Walnut Blasting, sounds a lot easier than sanding, so if anyone knows of a media blaster in Scotland who does boats please let me know.
There does seem to be one split plank at the back near the transome. Looks like a heavy heel has split it. I'm hoping this can be bonded/sealed rather than even think about replacing but again I'm open to any advice.
 
John

Hi
Thanks Jon, I'm in Scotland, near Stirling. I will have a look at that link. Cheers
 

Hi
 
I've just bought 2262 off of Ebay. I've got her drying out in the garage at the moment. From an initial inspection I would say that the hull looks pretty sound. However, the fore deck and side decking is all shot and the outer and inner gunwales have delaminated.
Not being a woodworking wizard I'm looking for a few tips. Primarily;
1. What wood veneer should I be looking for on the marine ply for the decks. I know there are may hardwoods available.
2. Can the inner gunwales be stripped, reglued and reused?
The boat has a couple of old bouyancy tanks at the back, they look pretty rubbish and I was going to knock them out and fit bags, would it be acceptable to fit bags, i guess about 4 would be required and is it withing taste to fit a thwart of some sort at the back for sitting on with the bags beneath.
Any advice and guidance would be gratefully accepted.
Cheers
John