(Ep 6) Wasps, Rot, and Dust: all gone, or not yet sailing Knotty Maria

In this video we are finishing ripping the boat apart. I have not been able to touch it for 5 months and found some surprises inside. I also hope you guys can help me out with the plan for the boats inside structure and where to put things. Enjoy!

[georgiysukhanov]

Yea, finally actual boat vid again!
If the liner is that rotten - how's the fiberglass cabin top doing? I would check for any osmosis before you install new liners, if you haven't already.
Mainsail seems way too small, will not do much difference, but I could be wrong. Genoa looks about allright for a 150% and will work great in light airs (provided there is enough room on the headstay of course), but you also need a smaller one for when it blows, this one will tear the mast off in 20 knots. Fuel enclosure needs separate drainage overboard. If you just waterproof the enclosure - water will be standing there all the time, coming through the hatch.
also, a week autonomous trip seems a bit overkill, you will have to figure out where to store enough freshwater, fuel and where to empty your porta potty often.
Hope that helps!

[psubs]

My Cal 20 has a spongy deck and de-laminated overhead. I was thinking of detaching the keel and rolling the hull upside down to let gravity help. Thanks for showing me a better way toward fixing it. I will watch your videos to see how you approach actually backing the fiberglass deck with new plywood.

[cyrano]

I am doing a very similar project on my own Cal 20. Best of luck to both of us :)

[tomhath]

The boat will be nice for day sailing and an occasional overnight trip, but I think it's too small for longer trips with four people. I suggest that instead of trying to outfit it for longer trips, enjoy it for a couple of years then cash out your sweat equity and buy a bigger boat for cruising.

Make sure that where ever you store gasoline it's very well ventilated or you risk an explosion.