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WakeSlayer 
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 Posted: November-03-2008 at 9:06pm |
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Positive on the battery box. Mine is raised up, and I have never seen water in it. The battery does not even go all the way into the floor under the drivers seat. I will take a pic of the suspicious hole, however, no two ways about it, I have water in there.
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Mike N
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storm34
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Posted: November-03-2008 at 8:19pm |
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WakeSlayer- I know the feeling, my dad and I are now planning on doing a complete floor/stringer job this winter on my 88SN. I'm just glad we have these guys on the site to help along the way!
I tore into our floor just a few days ago, haven't had that much fun in a long time! |
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TRBenj
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Posted: November-03-2008 at 7:00pm |
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Are you sure the water isnt coming from the battery box? My Skier's box has a drain into the bilge through the primary stringer in that location.
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JoeinNY
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Posted: November-03-2008 at 6:58pm |
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Sawzall method is relatively safe quick, cicular saw a little scary and does leave that floor attached on the outside, if you ever need to take that off you could at least then see what the sawsall blade is duing under there. Fastest for almost everything cut is a good grinder with a diamond wheel. Sounds like a good winter time a comin.. good luck.
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WakeSlayer
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Posted: November-03-2008 at 6:41pm |
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I have been working on the Mustang the last couple weeks. Steering cable, rudder packing, some wiring, cleaning up the bilge area.
I noticed a teeny puddle a couple of times near the pylon mount. Knowing I had wiped this out more than once, I cracked a beer and watched, and waited... About halfway through my beer, I see a little dribble coming from behind the primary starboard stringer approximately where the back of the drivers seat is. <sigh> <expletive NOT deleted> While the floor panels were up I had poked around a little and had found one little damp spot on the starboard side below the gas tank, but that has since dried. I knew at some point i should probably pull the actual floor up and really look. Apparently the when part has been decided for me... I have a large heated shop and most, if not all the tools I will need. And the time, with 5+ months til the lake is ready again. My lovely wife thinks i always need a project going, and since I have recently finished renovating her horse barn, I may as well make her boat the next one. I am starting the process of searching the forums, reading the Great Pumpkin story, etc. I am going to need some help, ideas, and encouragement from the dudes here. I would like to start getting after the floor tonight. I had read the circular saw method and the sawzall method. If by some reason my stringers are still good, I would like to have a reference point from the old floor, so I think I want to leave a couple inches around and go with the circular saw set very shallow, 1/4 - 3/8". Any initial comments, moral support ? We'll be talking a lot over the winter !! thanks in advance. Mike |
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