Fixing the Boat

The river season has ended and the rains are coming in on the west coast.  My first priority with the boat is to get it dried out.

The gunwales took a beating where the tie down straps rubbed.  It took off the varnish and water got into the wood.

The other issue was that the varnish itself was recalled by the manufacturer and has not held up well so I decided to sand it all off and start over.

I've chiseled out the crushed wood from the hit I took in 205 mile.  The damage went all the way through the 1/2" plywood but the outside glass is still intact.

Its possible to do a fillet patch but that will make this zone very inflexible.  It will be the easiest way to fix this though.

On the outside of the hull the only damage is this hairline crack.  After I fix the inside, I'll flip the boat over and lay down a glass patch.

The thwart was the most damaged zone.  The damage goes all the way though.  I think I'll have to cut out the bottom of the thwart and put in new plywood, glass and fillets.  The rock hit was directly under the thwart.

This damage has me scratching my head a little bit.  The ply is damaged underneath the glass but not very badly.  Its temping to make sure its dry and then seal it up with epoxy.

The gunwale took a big hit too but looks only lightly damaged.  I still may scarf in a new section of gunwale here though.

 Well, at least the Zizu didn't have to be abandoned like Bert's.