[Alberg30] Cockpit Floor / Hull Renovation

[Randy Weatherspoon]

I was evaluating various tank configuations for repowering when I noticed 
the underside floor of the cockpit looked like it was becoming delaminated 
-- like a bale of hay with brown stringy things hanging down over the fuel 
tank --- it looked like fiberglass strands.  I couldn't get a good  or 
close look at the area--- but the floor from the outside feels firm with no 
give (I'm 265lbs )  ---what I was wondering was if there was any chance of 
gas fumes causing this sort of damage?

Also on the topic of renovating an old hull (1969);
 1) Did you pull the through hulls out and rebed them completely? If so - 
how did you get them out if they were in relatively good shape -- and how 
can you tell thier strength remaining if they don't leak?
 2) Did you replace the ball valves with seacocks?

All of my valves have what looks to be 1/2" plywood backups on each through 
hull and appears to be OK but I don't want to be in the middle of the Gulf 
of Mexico and one fail...

Thanks for the input

Randy Weatherspoon -#385


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