CONTINUOUSWAVE

The drying-out process started in 2002 when I found a 1968 Boston Whaler Squall being used as a mailbox in Thane, Alaska, a bit southeast of Juneau. I always liked the Squall since I first saw one in the 1960s. So for $50 I loaded this waterlogged project into my truck. See

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/cetacea/cetaceaPage67.html

In 2002 I removed all the woodwork and fittings. The woodwork got seven coats of varnish and the fittings shined up. The varnish still looks good after 17-years sitting in a locker in the garage.

Also, since 2002 I've weighed the Squall to get her down to weight so I can repair her and take her out again.

Hope this spreadsheet is readable.

1968 Squall #3579 Weights in lbs

Date        Bow  Stern Total Loss
04/01/02    272  212   484   0
08/01/02    250  190   440  44
06/01/03    230  170   400  40
04/25/04    149  176   325  75
05/02/05    161  164   325   0
05/29/06    151  153   304  21
06/23/07    145  148   293  11
06/15/08    127  132   259  34
07/05/09    121  127   248  11
06/12/10    116  121   237  11
06/11/11    108  118   226  11
06/26/12    110  111   221   5
07/07/13    103  104   207  14
07/13/14     95   97   192  15
06/20/15     95   97   192   0
06/11/16     93   96   189   3
06/25/17     92   89   181   8
6/16/18      91   86   177   4
6/15/19      87   84   171   6

Still waiting.
JimP

To those who wait good things will come.

What is stock weight? 125-lbs?

You are almost there and probably close enough.

I bought a 1969 SQUALL at a garage sale for $100. I sold the rudder for $125 and the centerboard and handle for $100, so I have $125 budget for my freebie. I got a TACO rubrail at a garage sale for $5. New decals from Janis for small change. I just need to sand, paint, and lineX the interior—yes it is that bad—but the hull isnot a bit waterlogged so a good project one day.

Been around 11-years drying so far, so the hull is catching up your 17-years.

New SQUAL hull weighs about 125-lbs.

I likely should have added the weight of seats and hardware back in, maybe another 10 to 12-lbs, so likely closer to 185-lbs.

So 185 - 125 = 60-lbs—a smaller kid. Anyway, I'll keep drying for a few more years.

Good luck with your project.

jimp---Perseverance.

What did you do to get this weight out?

To find any success stories on waterlogged Squalls is hard.

Dave--the boat is just sitting there and drying with lots of holes. Sits between the furnace, water heater, and baseboard heat.

JimP

The hull of the mailbox Squall has shed about 313-lbs of weight, which we can assume was water. At 8.34-lbs-per-gallon, that suggests the hull interior foam was holding over 37.5-gallons of water. The volume of one gallon of water is 231-inches3, for a total of 8669-inches3 or about 5-feet3 volume. That is a cube of water 1.7-feet on a side or 20.5-inches on a side.

JimH -

I probably cheated... a little. I took the wooden seats out along with all the hardware. Maybe add back 10-15 pounds?

JimP