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⛵️ Our DIY Boat Project Just Got More Complicated
8 February 2026 · 21 min · 13K views
What this video covers
John, the owner of a 1989 Liberty 458, continues a major deck restoration by removing non-original dock boxes from the aft deck.▶ 1:30 He uses a putty knife, a modified oscillating blade scraper, and a bottle jack to pry the boxes from the deck, discovering they were adhered with sealant over the existing fibreglass skin.▶ 5:32 After clearing the boxes, he resumes hollowing out the bulwarks to remove water-saturated plywood core.▶ 14:21 While clearing the final eight-foot section of the aft bulwark, he discovers that the saturated core extends downward into the transom.▶ 17:01 This finding forces a decision on whether to leave the transom core wet or perform a more invasive interior demolition to replace it.▶ 17:37 John plans to preserve the boat's original aesthetics by accessing the transom from the interior rather than cutting through the exterior fibreglass.▶ 19:21
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