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Work continues. Glued down the plywood core and started working on a flat area for the bow roller.

Previous install of anchor roller and windlass caused some deck core rot.

cut out and cleaned up.

Yes Yannis, I tabbed the deck to the hull. Next is working on all those holes and rotted coring.

Yannis,

Going over them now. Thank you!

Good thing I have time before I need to make the decision for lining. Started prepping for anchor roller and new anchor. I havent found too many detailed pictures of anchor rollers on the 28, so if you know where they are please point me in the right direction. So far my research has led me to the 2...

Carl, Im interested in that Plastech product. Do you have any pictures of the installation process? Kross1, I like the shelf idea too. What did you find was the best way to attach the shelving? glass in a strip of wood to screw to? Ill try to take some progress pics this afternoon and get them up. T...

Peter,
What did you use on the hull? Gelcoat? Paint?

Is there a type of fiberglass panel that’s commonly used for this application or are they usually purpose made? I think I’ve seen a textured panel on the inside of RVs and such that might work.

Thanks everyone for the replies. Keep them coming. Got all the bits of rug off the inside today. Still have some time before I decide. I’ll definitely be overnighting in this boat, how does that affect my choices for interiors? I want something easy to clean, durable, maintenance free, and DIY, what...

Ill be anchoring pretty shallow most of the time. I figured I'd carry 50-70ish feet of chain, open to suggestions though. Ill take any detail pictures I can get, nelsonjr483@yahoo.com. Thank you.

Started digging in this week on the new project. Pulled most of the rug off the V birth sides and took the pulpit and anchor roller off. I will likely install a s/s anchor roller and reuse the windlass the boat came with. Ill need to do some glass work on the bow for all that to fit back together ni...