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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stimputello" data-source="post: 512409" data-attributes="member: 35155">Sadly this boat will become scrap, there are too many major problems that will cost too much money/time to fix and will severely alter the project.  Upon removal of the keel there was significant precipitate chloride all underneath, there is even a section that was dented and has spread to the hull itself.  The hull is quite thin in one area.  Many pinholes drilled and has spread to about an inch past where the keel ends.  That’s not all…On the stern at the seam on the bottom of the boat after removal of all flex seal there is aluminum flaking off, rivets missing and more white powder.  After cutting/drilling into the aluminum around the bottom seam I found it is filled with more precipitate.  Take a look at the attached picture for the inside of that cut, it is barely any aluminum left, flex seal, and quite a lot of galvanic corrosion.  I drilled pinholes all the way to the top of the boat and it has spread within 4-6 inches of the top of the boat.  It would require too much patching and removal of material than I am willing to put into this ticking time bomb.  It seems the previous owner took zero care to it for corrosion protection and more than likely sat in the salt all year round.Scrapyard is on the schedule this week for the boat and I.  I’m a bit bummed that I put some time into this project but am still thankful for the skills I learned along the way haha.  New boat is being picked up this weekend and thankfully has seen only freshwater use.</blockquote>

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