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thanks for the feedback. guess its time to invest in a pro respirator. I guess gelcoat also tends to stain with oil - so there's that. Paint it is.
regarding that carpet glue - why not just grind with an angle grinder? Won't softening it with acetone gum up the grinding wheel more?

I've started the process of gutting the B35. Its slow going. ripped everything out of the salon except the floor for now. skipped to the forward berth. OMG its disgusting. 47 yo boat carpet. I'm amazed at how solid all the bulkheads/walls are. Anyway, I was starting to think about next step after re...

thanks guys

I’ve got access to a couple of yanmar 315s, 1995 but in great shape with low hours For very low cost. Everyone think it’s enough to get decent performance out of a B35?

Anyone know if Detroit 6V-71's would fit the B35? I have access to a donor boat. Enough power?

BTW I've abandoned the outboard idea. Going to either stay with the gas if we do a budget redo or start looking for diesels. Maybe a post-hurricane donor boat will appear...

Every time I crawl down into that boat I get a little more scared. I've decided to not make any decisions at the moment! I've pulled the non-working gas engine and its being rebuilt. I'm going to re-install it and use the boat for a bit and decide if I really want to do this. Seakeeper is admittedly...

Thanks everyone for the feedback - keep it coming. I’ll check on the reman Cummins - the cost of decent twin diesels is painful. Tony - I have the pre-1981 style - no seat in front of helm. Lots of wasted space. I’m going to cut out all of it and re-glass it in the style of the new viking 38 billfis...

Hi All, I’m throwing my hat into this ring. I was lucky enough to snag a solid 1973 B35 and am planning to gut and rebuild. Has one good 454 engine, the other is dead. Planning to repower with a good pair of rebuilt diesels (although I was contemplating outboards too), add a seakeeper and fully mode...