Much credit for taking on a project that miserable to access. Im pretty thin and wouldnt want to do it. Nice work too, looks great and its a huge improvement
Hi Joe, I’m really enjoying your videos especially when you do one on the Skipper. As a former owner of nearly 30 years, I look forward to seeing what you do with the boat. That being said, I really think you must remove the foam in the lazarette. Whatever it takes, the foam must go. Sooner or later, you will need to access the drain hoses and thru-hull fittings. Ask me how I know! I don’t think you need to make a plug for the bottom of the motorwell. In 30 years, the amount of water that came in this way wouldn’t fill a small bucket. More came in thru the opening into the cockpit and a small bilge pump fed into the motorwell handled that nicely. I noticed a small hole in the aft wall of the well. Maybe that was how the water got in. I did not have that hole on my Skipper. I really liked watching you struggle with the installation of the cockpit lockers. I had a similar experience when I added swiveling fairleads and cam cleats on tracks on the cockpit gunwales for my Genoa sail. You and I have similar builds so I know what a tight squeeze it is under the cockpit.
Looking at the hull of that sailboat, it would lend itself to a mini lobster boat by moving the cockpit forward. But that would require a lot more effort. With no profit.
