Hi all,
I've recently acquired a long-abandoned H16. Apart from its missing sails, mast, riggings, etc, the boat has some major hull damage on the starboard hull at bottom of the stern end. Specifically, there is an 8-12" section of the keel chopped off at the very stern end of the hull, as if the boat was banging on rocks or something for years. There are also some sections on the bow that have the gelcoat chipped off, expsosing the fiberglass. But the trampoline and hardware look newish.
I made a youtube video so you guys can see the damage:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zmRK7wf8ocw
I'm the kind of guy that takes pride in doing things that I should really pay someone else to do, but I've never done any fiberglass work, so I'm not sure what I'd be getting into. A friend has offered to give me a mast, sails, etc, so if I can fix the hulls, I think she could sail someday.
So, 1) Am I crazy to think about repairing this boat? And 2) How might I go about repairing the hull breach? For extra credit, 3) can anyone identify the approximate model year of this H16?
Many thanks from a newbie. Let me know if you experts need more info.