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Bought a 2001 Dolphin Renegade project hull a few weeks ago, under the impression it just needed some cosmetic work (deck/cockpit gelcoat, etc). To make a rather long story short, I found out the next day after doing some sanding that it needed a lot more than cosmetics (I have a separate thread on here where I go into details about that, if you care to search it).
I found out the stringers were compromised and the hull had actually developed hairline stress cracks all the way through directly underneath the stringer/hull bond, meaning it needed full rebuild. Not good. After some choice words I settled on the fact that I had four options:
A) Re-sell the hull and pretend I did not know about the extent of the damage
B) Re-sell the hull and disclose the damage (and flush a fair amount of money down the toilet)
C) Use the boat as is, despite the fact the cracked hull would be on my mind every time I used it
D) Pull up my shirtsleeves and rebuild the f*cking thing
Options A and C were obviously never gonna happen, so after a few days trying to decide whether to keep it or sell it and take a loss, I decided on the former. This thread will simply be photos and description of the rebuild process. Maybe it will be of use to someone down the road who decides to tackle a similar project.
I have rebuilt a Pathfinder tunnel hull and a Mitzi 16 in the past, so here are the links to those if you care to read them:
https://www.microskiff.com/threads/photo-documentary-pathfinder-15t-stringer-rebuild.43144/
I found out the stringers were compromised and the hull had actually developed hairline stress cracks all the way through directly underneath the stringer/hull bond, meaning it needed full rebuild. Not good. After some choice words I settled on the fact that I had four options:
A) Re-sell the hull and pretend I did not know about the extent of the damage
B) Re-sell the hull and disclose the damage (and flush a fair amount of money down the toilet)
C) Use the boat as is, despite the fact the cracked hull would be on my mind every time I used it
D) Pull up my shirtsleeves and rebuild the f*cking thing
Options A and C were obviously never gonna happen, so after a few days trying to decide whether to keep it or sell it and take a loss, I decided on the former. This thread will simply be photos and description of the rebuild process. Maybe it will be of use to someone down the road who decides to tackle a similar project.
I have rebuilt a Pathfinder tunnel hull and a Mitzi 16 in the past, so here are the links to those if you care to read them:
https://www.microskiff.com/threads/photo-documentary-pathfinder-15t-stringer-rebuild.43144/