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Your Name: Email Address: Password: ( Needed to edit or delete this message.) Message Title: Text of Message: Add an Image: An image can also be attached to this listing. Click "Browse" to select the image file on your PC. It can be a JPEG or a GIF file. The file will be uploaded to the server, scaled to fit, and will appear beside the entry. Replying to: Advice on restoring old boat Hi 125ers I've been looking at my dad's old 125 (sail no 910 I think) which he built in the late 70s. It's in pretty poor condition after years of neglect (rain, sun, etc), so I'm after some advice about attempting to restore it - essentially, whether it is worth it. Of course, this is a decision only I can make, but any advice would be appreciated. Problems include: 1. transom is rotted through at the join to the hull 2. the ply of the hull between the centrecase and bulkhead, the bit of timber there that runs lengthwise along the hull (don't know what this is called), the lower middle part of the bulkhead, plus surrounding sections of the hull are rotted through (i.e there's holes in the boat !) - the centrecase looks OK though 3. various smaller areas of ply on the hull have deteriorated 4. parts of the gunwhales are rotted too 5. most of the fibreglass on top has perished My main concern is replacing the rotten hull sections - is it feasible to cut out the rotten bits and replace with new material ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Ta Matthew