With the Resorter bottoms up, we were able to take a closer look at the bottom condition. There are several cracked planks and some hairline fractures mid-width of the plank. In addition to the joints leaking, these cracks and fractures also allowed water in. For 61-year-old wood, it is pretty brittle and lifeless.
There is also a repair area on the starboard garboard plank adjacent the strut and rudder shaft. There is an oak-backing block with steel screws from both the top and bottom.
On the opposite side, there is a hard, gray filler material over the plank, keel and a portion of the adjacent plank.
Digging out the material revealed a deep, straight, athwartships gouge in the plank, and some broken pieces on the edge. It looks like there was a prop blade strike, maybe a broken blade?
After removing the backing block, it was determined the plank is fractured. It is not broken completely thru but is very weak without the backing block.
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