Ray,

Wow, you've got your work cut out for you. It looks like you have a good start on it, however. And it looks like you have a good place to work on it. Having just about finished my own restoration project (hull #365--1968) I would have to say that the two major issues my boat had where soft decks, and a rotten mast support beam. I would recommend doing a thorough survey of the deck--tapping with the butt of a screwdriver will tell you where the worst areas are but to really find out the extent of the damage you have to drill lots of shallow holes. I ended up replacing the balsa core on nearly half of the fore-deck and another large area above the cabin. As for the mast support beam, there are lots of past posts addressing that, but in short I opted for the new beam that the Schock Company makes and I am very happy with it. It will be fun to see how your project progresses. If you have any questions feel free to contact me either here or through my e-mail. Good Luck,

Steve

:: I have just started restoration of Hull 535, soon to be
:: called “Rejuvenated”. I have yet to come across another
:: Santana 22 in the Tampa Bay area, so it should be
:: unique. I have posted pictures of the beginning of the
:: process in the “Restoration” folder in the photo’s area.
:: All comments, suggestion and even some encouragement are
:: always welcome.
::
:: Thanks,

:: Ray