1973 23 project

[Oldboat]

Started rebuild 3 days before hurricane Irma and getting back on it

[Oldboat]

Moving slowly

[Oldboat]

New parts

[DonV]

Jeeez......you have a month's salary in the back of your pick up truck!!! Looking good!!!

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by DonV

Jeeez......you have a month's salary in the back of your pick up truck!!! Looking good!!!

I was thinking the same thing lol. Looks like its going to be a nice sled

[Oldboat]

Yea spending way to much. No turning back now. I have been working in the keys since the hurricane so not much time to get on it

[Oldboat]

Did a little work today

[RoomToMove]

I am planning the belly/bulk heads on my 20 right now. Will water be able to drain from for forward bulk heads into bilge? Everything looks sealed to me?

What type of hatches are you using?

[Capt Chuck]

I would consider sleeving the drain line running the length of the bilge in PVC just in case you had to replace it in the future.

[Oldboat]

Capt Chuck makes a good point. When I took my step/fish box out there was a pocket of about 2 gallons of water that the foam was blocking from draining, it was nasty black water. The other thing I found is when the last tank was foam in foam got past tank board support and was blocking water from draininin properly along keel. I think at this point I’m going to just put a drain in out the bottom front of anchor box were door use to be since it will be above deck since I took step out . I am taking door out for anchor locker and moving it on top of deck as others have done. This will make it possible to when I rinse anchor locker to have water run out on deck no worry about issues down the road. I will create channel still in bow along keel so water will drain don’t won’t not xtra weight and lot water back in there. Will post pics when done