SRowells Fletcher Arrowsport 155 GTO

[Eeyore]

Anyway today.... I got the disc cutter on the drill and set about cutting out the floor. Took a few hours but got the majority of it out. From the front cupboard forwards is absolutely fine so i didnt cut anything out from the dash forwards. The dash backwards on the otherhand...




Noticed the back was very damp so thought i better keep cutting and see what it was like... then came the shocking moment...



so thought i better keep cutting... wtf the entire space between the stringers at the back was full to the brim on both sides!



anyway a bit of sponging later and all the water was out to reveal some very clean fibreglass. Whats good is that the stringers are properly coated in fibreglass so are still rock solid and dont need replacing! The foam doesnt seem to have soaked up the water and should dry out in the next couple of days now that it exposed! So this is how i left it today as it was getting dark...



So yep. Basically im just going to strip out all of the transom and re do it. The transom itself is sound as it has been properly coated. So yeh im quite shocked at what i found but im also quite happy knowing ive got a bit more of a challenge and a chance to put more time and my mark on the boat!

Once its finished I hope that the previous owner (Ned / nauest) is really jealous