Rusted Thru

Finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel on rust repairs near transom and forward under pilothouse.

Best laid plans

Rusted from the inside. One of the prior owners applied some type of epoxy coating that closed most of the limber holes blocking drainage to the bilge. With the deterioration of my engine hatches, rain/washdown water was getting into the engine room and I had a build up of rust between the epoxy and the steel hull.

The next step

So, I reached the point where I might just as well have the whole bottom sandblasted.

Bottom done

About ready to go back into the river