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JL 7.7 components, Livorsi gauges, Clarion mech less head unit, fire ext.

Work continued on the deck. Added new switches, gauges, sound system and wiring. Again, all circuits were properly fuse protected. Everything used was marine grade for corrosion protection and longevity.

Once the engine was in straight and level with proper alignment on the new engine mounts and stringers, the exhaust would not line up on the port side. I am pretty sure the engine was installed crooked from the factory. I had to machine the exhaust riser flange at an angle to get the exhaust to...

Gave it a fresh coat of ceramic engine paint and installed the engine in the hull. The customer wanted hydraulic steering so an electric over hydraulic system was added. This was all custom bracketry as well.

As noted, Chris did the engine work. Once it was back in the shop, I made custom brackets for all the electronics on the engine. Going for a clean look yet wanted everything to be properly wired and fuse protected.

The transom is back in. The stringers and engine mounts are repaired/replaced/fixed as required.

I did not like the fact that there were no wing boards fwd of the engine compartment bulkhead so a set was added at the bulkhead between the fuel tanks. Here you can see the sub enclosure that is mounted in the hull up in the nose. The tanks are back in at this point.

Same with the deck. The entire deck was ground down so the new materials would bite. The footwell had broken loose from the deck. It was tabbed on with woven roving. Everything was cut out and replaced with epoxy resin and engineered materials, 1708 and 3610. Also used some 1.5 oz mat as...

The entire hull was ground down so the new materials would get a good bite. A new transom made with marine grade ply went in also.

Can’t go this far and not replace the transom. Glad we did. It was not as bad as the stringers, but it definitely had some moisture in it.

Pulled the tanks and everything was rotten. What a mess…and STINK.

The lateral bulkhead between the tanks was completely rotted out. This allowed the longitudinal stringers to flex athwartships as the boat flexed.

As this point I decided it was going to be quicker and easier to pull the deck to do what I needed to do. I’m glad we did. The stringers had cracked loose from the hull bottom for a big portion of their length. There were no fillets between the transition from the hull bottom to the stringers...

Further investigation after the engine was out showed quite a bit of structural issues. There was all kinds of delamination. All in all though, not too bad for a 40 year old boat. :cheers2: to Donzi!

The engine mounts were broke partially because the wood and fiberglass engine supports were rotted out. The fiberglass was cracked and the wood underneath was wet and crumbling. I think it had taken some pretty hard landings through the years as well.