Some very big issues surfaced and need to ask the opinions of those who have been there. As stated before the previous owner did some very extensive and painfully improper work. Every chine was filled with filler and then covered with roving. I dug out the first chine and discovered a 5 foot by 2-3 inch tear through the hull, stacked on top of the many other painful pitfalls this sets the final nail in the coffin. My concerns are:
-If a patch will hold especially as the hull is likely warped after all the reinforcement being removed and it's rough past, this is also a high stress area of the hull.
-There is so much wrong with this boat and I've been just gutting it for a month of class now, will it be done? I don't have the resources, time, or money for that matter after. Also the concern of maintaining what would have been done.
-Do I really want this boat to burden me after I have to get a life out of college
-Is there more immense damage like this?
-If I did finish it out, I may get 2 years out of it, and then maybe have to sell it for such a large loss. I may learn a bit but, I'd also learn a lot in the class I'm in doing work that you don't have to take home with you.
I'm not sure if to continue or to park the boat away as a long term lawn ornament or until I win the lottery. I need some suggestions. This has been a real heartbreaker for me. Here are the pictures of the damage on one of the chines. Three more are sealed with the same method and I don't know if more surprises lurk under there.
Thank you in advance for your time, and thoughts. I really appreciate it.