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When towing it back from the ferry I did notice how heavy it was. I'm in agreement it's packing a lot of water weight it's not showing. The fuzz on the bottom definitely didn't help. Having 3 batteries, a full portapotty, and water in the pilot house didn't help. Once it's back in the water I'll...

Today's work was to figure out what I'm working with, get it cleaned up, and start preparing for the transom job. I filled a black trash bag with gems from the previous owner. There was an included portapotty on the back deck, I went to pick it up, wooh this thing is heavy and full of some sort...

Now that I had a pretty good idea this thing wasn't exactly dry or seaworthy it was time to come up with a plan. Being an older classic I'm leery to dump too much money into it though I don't really like swimming in 40-50 degree water so it needs to be seaworthy. This isn't a forever boat for us...

Now that it's home and I've realized it's an '82 with a flat bottom instead of an '89 with a semi V it was time to give it a good hard look at the level of disaster living in my driveway. Hopefully my neighbors aren't planning on selling their houses any time soon between the eyesore and...

v berth full of water

End of day 1 #3

End of day 1 #2

end of day 1

Transom water enterance

rats nest 2

Ratsnest

random holes

Stove older than I am

helm

moldy vberth

Cabin

Looking Aft

Transom and Lift kit bracket

Sitting in my yard

Here's the HIN showing it's an '82 Here's the strakes on the bottom in question. I have similar strips on the bottom of my Tolman bedded in Sika Flex. I'm slightly concerned they are letting water into the core though would be nice for beaching the boat to unload at cabins/ so the dog can...