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Also I just looked at the manual, and maybe they did it differently before this was written because my hull deck seam does not seem like how it is shown in the manual. I can see the screws coming inside the boat from the trim rail, even though the manual indicates that they should be hidden by...

It very well could be. Based on my research asbestos was used very commonly in boat building back then. In caulks, sealants, gaskets, as well as resin fillers. The color of what I can see in the tow rail is white, and so is asbestos powder, although so is fumed silica. I have also heard of...

Good idea about bracing the stanchions. I finally got around to looking closer at the rail, and underneath it is completely glassed in until just about the first chain plate. I don't even see the ends of the screws for the track, not sure how I would even get that off. Also I found one part...

Yeah, I'll just have to look from the inside/do a little exploratory cutting or drilling to see. I'll take a look this weekend. And there is definitely water coming in, I would assume from the toe rail cracks, but also from the very poorly repair stantion bases (on a couple of them the raised...

Upon further inspect it seems that there was a large repair area right on the bow, so that could done a lot of the damage, hard to say anyways. Also I found the source of that cut up boat.. It's an e34...

It could be a little bit of both. I plan on stripping the bottom paint off as well, so we will see. I also have a crack on the flange that holds the bulkhead. There is one in identical places on both port and starboard. The previous owner filled it with what appears to be just gelcoat, but...

It's definitely past cracks in the gel coat in some of the places. There's moss growing inside some of them :0. It looks like the previous owner filled them with.. something like 5200 as well (and replaced some of the stantion bases with pieces of wood???? but that's another topic). But...

My 72 e29 toe rail has a bunch of cracks in it. At some points it’s seperating where the cracks are. I’m not quite sure the best way to repair it, because there doesn’t seem to be enough room to scarf in more fiberglass at a 12:1 ratio due to the deck/hull joint. Any ideas?

Thanks for the info, and how tall is it? Probably about 4ft?

My cradle is about 3 hours away from me, and I need to move it. But of course I forgot to measure it. Can anyone comment on the rough dimensions of their cradle? It's wooden if that makes a difference. Thanks :egrin: