F-32 In the PNW

[FINS]

I have been reading (and learning) from these forums for some time and thought I would finally register and say "hello". I have a 1977 F-32. Somewhere on here I read that it is the Medallion Series, in that it has wood throughout the interior, as well as all the toe rails and cockpit trim. It is still running it's twin 318's and in great original condition.

I have a number of wooden runabouts that I have restored and use as well as several 50's fiberglass finned runabouts. As if these didn't swallow enough money, I decided to buy the F-32 for "fun". I have owned it for about 5 years now and only had to tackle general maintence projects like bottom paint, varnish, buff, polish, and adding electronics. Today on a short winter cruise, I noticed a leak on the starboard side salon ceiling, right between the windows. I know that the cause of the leak is a hole in the flybridge console cover that I just discovered. This is letting water into the console and then through holes drilled for speakers and electronics into the floor/ceiling. How is this ceiling built? Is this a cored glass assembly? I know I can fix the cause of the leak pretty easliy, but want to make sure I address any other damage it may have done in the mean time. Thanks for reading and keep up this great forum!

[aaronbocknek]

end grain balsa core. trojan loved working with that.
hope that helps. any pics? i love the amount of teak on these boats, especially the toe rails. my dad's 1972 f-36 tri cabin had the teak option as well as the teak rub rail. when i can, i will post pictures of the swim platform it had.... it was actually molded/joined to the spray rails and the transom on either side 6".
aaron

[prowlersfish]

You needed to fix the leak asap to keep the core from rotting . fix the leak from were the water comes in at not were its coming out .

[wowzer52]

The screw holes that hold the flybridge on are also are a source of water. Any screws that I suspect to be loose or leaking, I pull, dab a little caulk and reinstall. But the best thing I did was to have a new canvas enclosure (and bridge cover for the winter months) installed on the flybridge, that stopped all the water in that area. Next was to caulk the rubrail with 3m 5200 top and bottom, I don't plan on removing the rubrail so 5200 works great. When it rained the water would come in the top of the rubrail and through the joint where the hull and deck meet, and when underway with the bow down or heavy seas the water would come in the bottom of the rubrail from the hull spray, running down the inside of the hull to the shelf on the sides of the v-birth. I've been restoring my F-32 for one full year and am just about finished but I have been fortunate enough to be able to use it while working on it. As I've been working on it, I never have a camara with me but when I get a chance I'll get some good pictures and have these guys help me post them. I've had a great time seeing all the pics of all these guys boats and look forward to seeing yours.
By the way, a cousin just sold a 59 chev impala with a modified G-3 with molded 59 chevy backend to match the 59 impala, what a great setup.

[FINS]

Thank you for the information. I have the flybridge connection on my list of spring projects as well as a flybridge cover. The small cover over just the control console just isn't enough. I am going to try and post a picture or two (first time using photobucket, so it may not work).

[Peter]

NICE...