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I'm some what familiar with boat work, from glass to plywood. What came out as dry wood when I drilled the test holes is very similar to your balsa wood core photos. I'm certain that's what it is. Thanks again, it's nice to have all of this information so I can have a visual in my mind of...

So what do I have under the deck if it is an 82, 16 foot Angler? I'm thinking it's balsa wood? Is it a balsa wood sandwich? Meaning is it fiberglass on the outside and nothing but balsa wood on the inside? Just trying to get a visual of what is behind the curtain.

Thanks Sunbeam. I now have a plan. That's a whole heck of a lot more than I what had this morning. I was really bummed. I was imagining the whole inside of the hull being rotten. I may get her in the water yet this Summer. I promise some photos when it's all back together. I was really...

Thanks for the tip Bob. I did as you said and drilled four pilot holes about four inches away from the old screw holes in four different directions. The material that I found underneath was dry and looked like it could be balsa wood. It was a light color and soft. I didn't detect any...

I posted some last year about my issue with water intrusion into the enclosed seating area on the aft of my 1983 16' Angler. I finally got that project completed and now have some nice, open storage bins under the seat. As I was closing in on the final touches I noticed two small screw holes...

Found it. I was doing a walk through at Home Depot again for the third time. A couple of clerks asked if they could help and I declined saying even I didn't know what I was looking for. I looked at the plastic decking but it was too rough, didn't like the color, I'd have to do a lot of prep...

Great minds think alike! I was looking at that exact product yesterday while walking around Home Depot. I might take another look at it. I did buy a length of 1" plastic water pipe, cut a 1/2" groove down the middle and cut a couple of short pieces to try. It worked fairly well but the PVC...

Yeah, I found some of that on line, new for about half the price but lilke you mentioned, getting it in a 5/8" width is the problem. I like the way you think though. I used some of that once for edge trim on the bottom of a metal, motorcycle seat pan that I had recovered. It went under the...

At this point I can widen the opening an inch more on either side which should give me enough room to do a rounded, internal corner. I'm having second thoughts though about using the Flex Trim. I only need eight feet of trim but after hours searching the net I can only find it in 25 foot...

Dooh! I hate it when that happens. I admire real craftsmen who can do all this stuff with their eyes closed but for some of us it's a challenge. A challenge I gladly accept. I know I'm not the brightest bulb in the string but I keep trying and eventually succeed. I might just break down...

I decided to just jump in there and tear it out. Sort of like taking off a bandage I guess. I had done too much work and it was too nice to stand there and think about it for too long. I couldn't cut the gas tanks down so the only choice was to start over on the molding. I'm glad I didn't...

Well, back to the drawing board. Everything was looking good. I had tested the fit of the fuel tanks in the under-seat stowage and they fit nicely prior to installing the trim. Now they don't fit by 1/4 of an inch. Grrrrrrr!!!

Here's a photo of what I have done so far. Just need to clean things up and do some painting but the wood is bedded in with epoxy. Feels and looks solid.

I mentioned to my wooden boat builder friend, the reservations of some here to put wood trim on the openings beneath the rear seat. He laughed. I found some beautiful wood that I cut into inch and a half wide strips of about an inch thick and fourteen inches long. These sticks I then ran...

Wandering around the hardware store? Yes I can most certainly identify with that. The last time I did it one of the clerks asked me what I was looking for and I replied "an inside for an outside, a top for a bottom and a left for a right". He just nodes his head knowingly.

Thanks for the photo. Some times it's hard to visualize how things will look. Your picture gives me confidence to proceed with the "open" concept. I was looking for some of the black edge trim that is used on your boat but I could only find it in 25 foot lengths for $69.00. That got me to...

I had to open up and tear out the foam under the aft, bench seat on my 16' Angler because of water intrusion (see recent post and photos). What I am pondering now is how to finish up what I have started. The floor of the cockpit is glassed and continuous where it passes under the bench so I...

Well, here's my big mess. I decided to leave the top of the seat intact and put a hatch over the opening underneath. I settled on just cutting out some marine plywood to fill the rectangular void. I'll install a stainless piano hinge on the top and some sort of catch and latch on the bottom...

On second thought, after looking at the area more closely, It seems to make more sense visually to maintain the integrity of the existing bench top and make the hatch openings on the vertical face of the bench. I could still use the same material. I also thought of using bamboo cutting boards...

I was watching the Sopranos last night. Maybe I should call in the local networks. They might want to be there at the opening. After we discover that Jimmy Hoffa isn't in there I'm thinking of doing a mod that I wanted an opinion on. I want to make the seats into storage areas. I'm already...