it's time for this fiberglass boat to go
to the dump unfortunately where we live
you can't just drive the boat to the
dump and offload it so we will cut it up
into manageable pieces using only a
chainsaw if you have never used a
chainsaw before then don't learn on a
boat if you have experience with a
chainsaw and want to attempt this then
be sure to wear safety glasses and a
face shield you don't want little pieces
of fiberglass or metal and better than
your face or ice
you
you will find the chainsaw cuts through
the fiberglass easily cut the fiberglass
around the base of the windshield resist
the temptation to remove the windshield
by loosening the mounting hardware
because that will take far longer there
will likely be wooden reinforcements
under the fiberglass of the base of the
windshield you may want to cut the
fiberglass first and then come back to
cut the wood because at that point it
will be visible through the chainsaw
cuts
when you cut out the - you will likely
encounter metal trim cut the fiberglass
close to the trim without touching the
chain to any metal you should be able to
easily break out any remaining
fiberglass and the trim next to the cuts
by hand
you
your boat should now look like an open
shell with the exception of the transom
at the stern
your boat likely has perimeter trim
running along the outside of the hall
near the top it is easiest to cut this
from the inside because of the way the
sides of the boat flower Edwards the
trim will generally be situated on a
chime use this chime as a guide to avoid
hitting the trim lets you cut the
perimeter trim off the boat make the
leaf cuts in the fiberglass to allow you
to bend it into more manageable pieces
the transom is a solid part of the boat
at the stern that the motor is attached
to in our case the back of the boat was
a solid piece of wood about two inches
thick as you cut through this be aware
of metal grommets and hoses or steel
linkages that are required for the motor
your boat should now look something like
this
now we need to cut the hall into strips
the strips are most easily cut with the
boat upside down but in order to prevent
further damage to an already doll chain
we will cut 6-inch relief cuts in the
top of the hall in line with where we
want to cut the strip's this will allow
us to cut the hull all the way through
without having to touch the ground with
the chain
before we get started cutting the hall
on the strips let me show you what the
cross-section of the boat looks like as
you can see the cut has to be relatively
deep and you will be cutting through
various layers and materials now that
the boat is upside down you can cut
through the floor and be confident that
you have lots of room between the bottom
of the cut and the ground
you notice that we begin to cut standing
on top of the boat turns out the boat is
very slippery and it is far smarter and
in the end probably faster to do the
cutting from the ground you don't want
to slip and land on a moving chain
start the finish it only took about an
hour and I have to cut this boat into
pieces and the chain on the saw was dull
but not damaged