I bought my 73 25'CB last November, knowing there were some issues above the waterline.
Since then I discovered that a former owner must have hit something Hard and damaged the bow under the waterline.
They actually used Flex Seal tape on the outside and cocking on the inside for the repairs.
It of course failed, and I had to beach her not too long ago for a quick repair seen here.
Anyway as you can see I have finally gotten her on the hard.
Sorry for the lousy image quality, but here is some of the damage.
This hole is around the size of a Golf Ball.
I have started the repair.
The deep cracks in the bow reach around 4 feet back, so my guess is someone ran it onto a reef.
However it hardly took on any water until Late June.
Again after starting the repairs.
I am still scratching my head, wondering how she didn't sink.
Oddly enough she still had the original centerboard until today.
I don't know how it didn't fall off years ago.
I somehow also have enough left to use as a pattern.
The centerboard pin was a bugger to get out. I think it is supposed to be straight.
Anyway I have it on the hard until April, so I should have enough time to get everything fixed, repaint her and have her looking amazing for her 50th birthday.
Oh the serial number ends with the letter G. So I am thinking, she is probably the seventh one made.
Oh I got her for $2,000 Canadian with a good running Honda 9.9 which I could probably sell for $2,000 today.
So I think I still did alright with the purchase.
Plus I actually like doing this sort of repairs anyway.
Since then I discovered that a former owner must have hit something Hard and damaged the bow under the waterline.
They actually used Flex Seal tape on the outside and cocking on the inside for the repairs.
It of course failed, and I had to beach her not too long ago for a quick repair seen here.
Anyway as you can see I have finally gotten her on the hard.
Sorry for the lousy image quality, but here is some of the damage.
This hole is around the size of a Golf Ball.
I have started the repair.
The deep cracks in the bow reach around 4 feet back, so my guess is someone ran it onto a reef.
However it hardly took on any water until Late June.
Again after starting the repairs.
I am still scratching my head, wondering how she didn't sink.
Oddly enough she still had the original centerboard until today.
I don't know how it didn't fall off years ago.
I somehow also have enough left to use as a pattern.
The centerboard pin was a bugger to get out. I think it is supposed to be straight.
Anyway I have it on the hard until April, so I should have enough time to get everything fixed, repaint her and have her looking amazing for her 50th birthday.
Oh the serial number ends with the letter G. So I am thinking, she is probably the seventh one made.
Oh I got her for $2,000 Canadian with a good running Honda 9.9 which I could probably sell for $2,000 today.
So I think I still did alright with the purchase.
Plus I actually like doing this sort of repairs anyway.