I then transfered the one template over to this one. Were ever there was a gap I measured that with calipers and wrote it all down.

and in went the Okuma. Perfect fit and I am a happy camper

At present time I have had to purchase a Tyvek suit, Sock to put over my head, resirator for grinding, 5 gallons of Vinnillester resin, 2 sheets of Okuma plywood and a sheet of vaneer. I also have used about 3 grinding disks for the high speed grinder and a few sawzall blades. Tomarrow I hope to glass the bulkhead and stringers.

Jon

Keep it up, love the pics good job, I'm starting in the cabin to redu it all so know how ya feel!

Jon,

Wow!!

You don't know me, but this is what we do for a living, day in and day out everyday. We also have a 1982 formula 302 with similar problems we just took the engines out to replace some stringer and bulkhead sections. While the engines are out i figured we would go though the engines to. So now we have a rotten boat without engines, I just keep getting deeper.

The good thing is that formula builds an excellent boat for the time, Although i have come to find the most repairs are better than original construction.

It looks like you are doing an exellent job,good luck.

Did i mention we bought another project boat, a Performer 400, that i am looking for information about the company that built these. If anybody knows of this company let me know. They were suposed to be built in Fl from 1977-1982??

Thanks and good glassing

P.S. You want a job??

Herman
www.offshoregroup.net

Wow, you're doing a great job on a project most of us wouldn't dare tackle on our own. It also sounds like you're actually having fun with it too...
Keep the pics/commentary coming....

Rick

Damn,

that brings back memories from when I had my keel split open about 5 years ago. the marina dropped the boat with the forklife and it fractured the keel. Well, to make a long story short they had some mickey mouse guy look at the bottom and determined the was nothing wrong with the boat.

the boat actually turned out better than new. We put in extra stringers, a new gas tank, a new bulkhead, and blue printed the bottom. I picked up 4mph.

Herman I had hoped that all I was going to have to do whas to lift up the floor and take out the gas tank and glass my old stringers to the new bulkead in the front of the engine bay. No such luck for me however and there is only one way to do it. The correct way. I keep telling people that see me spending all this time and using high end materials. "you know what is worse then having to replace your stringers? Having to replace them again!!!!!

Jon