Southwind stringers.

No one has documented a Southwind rebuild, as far as I know- but there have been several Barefoot Nautique rebuilds. Since the BFN was born from the SW hull, the construction should be VERY similar. BuffaloBFN, The Grinch, HasbeenSkier and myself have all documented BFN rebuilds on here... the search feature is your friend!

politicallycorrect wrote: I was hoping to see a southwind gutted to get an idea of what the proper configuration should be as a reference when I pull the floor up.

Scott,
When you pull the floor, just make sue you get plenty of pictures and get the tape measure out!

politicallycorrect wrote: The secondary is rotten from there back about three feet. The glass there looks like it has been patched and is completely hollow.

I'm sure glad you're planning on a complete stringer job!!!

politicallycorrect wrote: I'm still waiting on the factory to get a history on our boat. I'll soon see if a 318 was what this boat came with. If not, I'm thinking if we're going to take the plunge on stringers...and it is the older sister of a BFN...why not put a Big Block in her!!

Don't count on detailed info from the factory. A non original engine? How dare you!!    

Good morning! hay I know that freeport Its just getting ready to be put on the cradle to go under the knife we have the glass floor section removed looks pretty much like my separator. the diff is your southwind is direct drive and the freeport is a v drive, good luck, Ill be watching jeff

Uhhh Greg, Is there something you aren't telling us? Is that ANOTHER pumpkin patch parked next to the BFN?

BuffaloBFN wrote: politicallycorrect wrote: The controls and wiring on our southwind is run under the starboard gunwale under the floor and through the starboard secondary into the bilge. Is this right? That sounds the same as my BFN. You may see a few things that were updated/improved in the BFN threads, and I don't see any issue with improvements like that. I can say that your hull goes back even to the Freeport. This is a '68.

Sure does look familiar, right down to the aluminum rub rail. Does the freeport have that shelf running down the length of the boat?

Would love to see pictures. If I can find carpet that matches my original I too will disassemble!

politicallycorrect wrote: Any thoughts on white oak instead of douglas fir on a stringer job? It'll be a lot easier to find here in vermont. Scott

Fine except for the weight. Not needed. Look at the LVL alternate.

Thread on LVL stringers

That "funky" 70's contact paper may be OE!! CC used some fake wood grain on particle board back in those days!!

One week of boating(in a glastron )One week surgery recovery, One week of working like a slave...finally got back to work on the southwind.
Got some pre-cut pictures...will get some post after I get a shopvac bag to get rid of all the dust...

this is what happens when you put cloth on top of gel(thank you horrible boat repairman of years past)


this is the funky contact paper





should I be concerned about the strut bolts being all out of whack?
what is the deal with the wood in front of the strut mount?





What I've learned today is...never glass to gel...sistering to rotting wood makes more rotten wood. If the secondaries weren't trashed so bad i'd have my mopar mounted up and be enjoying a engine double the size of the b20 in the glastron and wait till winter for the rest...It is scary with the amount of mud the secondaries made.

Well I got back to cutting out the floor for a couple hours yesterday. Man it is amazing how much water is at the bottom of the foam and how much foam is actually in here. This is the only pic that I've got to size to post. You can see where the stringer should be but was completely rotted away. It appears the water was coming from the tunnel under the floor to the bilge for the controls.

Scott,
That "funky contact paper" is vinyl wall covering. It's OEM and very common to that era of boat. CC used it mostly for floor covering. There are threads here about sourcing it for those who what to keep their boat original.

8122pbrainard wrote: Scott, That "funky contact paper" is vinyl wall covering. It's OEM and very common to that era of boat. CC used it mostly for floor covering. There are threads here about sourcing it for those who what to keep their boat original.

Good to know Pete. Do you think that the floor was originally covered in the same type of vinyl? Some PO added carpet but I'd like to keep the interior close to original as practical.
Once I'm finally putting things back together I'm planning on a no foam floor. The design of this boat has a void in the gunwales from the shelf to the floor the whole length of the boat. Would it make any sense to add foam in this area?

in the one pic, you look like a hazmat guy cleaning up a nuke site...you from Japan?

eric lavine wrote: in the one pic, you look like a hazmat guy cleaning up a nuke site...you from Japan?

No, but my eyes got pretty squinty with all dust cutting out the floor.