Hello all,
My 17' CC that I purchased last year is turning into more of a project than was originally anticipated. A soft spot in the bow has rapidly expanded, and will require replacing the entire deck. The plan is to use Coosa or another synthetic equivalent. While the deck is off, I'm planning on having the tank and fuel system components replaced as well, since the boat is a '97 and I don't want to have to do this again in a few years when it inevitably goes bad. I also want to have rigging tubes installed to eliminate the control cables and wiring running loose underneath the deck.
I will be having this work done professionally at a shop here in Norfolk. I just don't have the facilities, knowledge or time to tackle an overhaul project of this scale on my own. The shop I'm intending to use specializes in doing this type of work on Parkers, Maycrafts, C-Hawks and Privateers, so they have experience in doing this type of job.
Since there are many people on this site that have had this type of work done, or have done it themselves, I wanted to reach out and see if anyone has suggestions, warnings or things they wish they'd have done that they'd be willing to pass on. I've just started talking to the shop about it now, so I have plenty of time to modify the worklist and specify how I'd like things done.
The current project list is as follows:
-Remove/replace deck; evaluate foam and stringers and remove/replace as necessary.
-Remove/replace fuel tank and fuel hoses. Intend to use a replacement tank from RDS, coal tar epoxy coated.
-Install rigging tubes (largest size possible) from console to port/stbd aft corners (possibly to bow/straight back to the bilge?)
-Replace or re-run steering cables, control cables, and engine wiring to support battery relocation project.
If anyone has any suggested additions or modifications to this list, or things to watch out for or specify that the shop does/uses, I'm all ears. Like I said, I only want to do this once so I'd like to make sure it's done the right way, and done completely, the first time.
My 17' CC that I purchased last year is turning into more of a project than was originally anticipated. A soft spot in the bow has rapidly expanded, and will require replacing the entire deck. The plan is to use Coosa or another synthetic equivalent. While the deck is off, I'm planning on having the tank and fuel system components replaced as well, since the boat is a '97 and I don't want to have to do this again in a few years when it inevitably goes bad. I also want to have rigging tubes installed to eliminate the control cables and wiring running loose underneath the deck.
I will be having this work done professionally at a shop here in Norfolk. I just don't have the facilities, knowledge or time to tackle an overhaul project of this scale on my own. The shop I'm intending to use specializes in doing this type of work on Parkers, Maycrafts, C-Hawks and Privateers, so they have experience in doing this type of job.
Since there are many people on this site that have had this type of work done, or have done it themselves, I wanted to reach out and see if anyone has suggestions, warnings or things they wish they'd have done that they'd be willing to pass on. I've just started talking to the shop about it now, so I have plenty of time to modify the worklist and specify how I'd like things done.
The current project list is as follows:
-Remove/replace deck; evaluate foam and stringers and remove/replace as necessary.
-Remove/replace fuel tank and fuel hoses. Intend to use a replacement tank from RDS, coal tar epoxy coated.
-Install rigging tubes (largest size possible) from console to port/stbd aft corners (possibly to bow/straight back to the bilge?)
-Replace or re-run steering cables, control cables, and engine wiring to support battery relocation project.
If anyone has any suggested additions or modifications to this list, or things to watch out for or specify that the shop does/uses, I'm all ears. Like I said, I only want to do this once so I'd like to make sure it's done the right way, and done completely, the first time.
