Removed the bottom from CHIP, our 1963 ALcort Sunfish. Pried up part of the outer seam with an old chisel, slid in a reciprocating saw with metal blade and cut the outer seam loose. Then we pulled up the 3/4 inch wide center keel strip, started the keel seam with a chisel then slid a crowbar under the panel and them off.
The scarf joint was pretty interesting, kind of a lap joint.
The bottom is 4 panels because of the V bottom, the deck can be 2 because it is flat. The beam is 3 feet 11 1/2 inches, perfect for a 4x8 panel. Coincidence?
The inside looks new, not sure how because the outside was pretty beat up.
Log of CHIP.
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