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Is this the right sub for asking for help with restoration? 1937 Chris Craft

Tldr: I'm in over my head and looking for the right sub to seek advice.

Hi guys. I have the opportunity to acquire a 17' 1937 Chriss Craft double cockpit barrelback. I'm going to check it out next weekend. It's been out of the water, trailered and covered, for 30 years. It was running and in good condition when last used - but has been exposed to South Florida weather for decades, and draped with an ill fitting cover.

I have no experience with anything like this, but have moderate experience with carpentry and own basic tools including a mitre saw, table saw, electric hand plane, etc. I've done some minor engine work as an apprentice on modern boat engines.

So I'm looking to find a sub to help me - first, with deciding whether this is even possible for me to do, and second for many of the logistics in actually performing the restoration.

Thanks for any tips. If this sub is open to helping, I can come back with a full report and pictures. Open to help learning what I even need to check here except for obviously rot.

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u/Beneficial_Matter424 — 3 days ago
▲ 2 r/Lophophora

Etiolated seedlings

I have some seedlings, one batch of which is etiolated because they are a bit farther from the light than the others.

Question: if I add substrate to "bury" the stretched root and fix their light placement going forward, will the buried portion become root? Or am I asking for rot?

I have crushed and sifted lava rock, maybe 3/16" or less that I can top off the soil with

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u/Beneficial_Matter424 — 25 days ago
▲ 8 r/Adenium

Fighting rot

Tldr: struggling to recover from canopy rot.

My area had freeze conditions for two nights, less than 20 hours total. A month later, I rescued three DR out of the trash - they had canopy rot, from the top of the caudex and into the branches.

I butchered the poor things. Cut them in half, dusted with sulfur, uprooted and dried for two weeks by laying them in the garage with a light fan pointed at them. Repotted in a mix of sand, lava rock, MG cacti soil, and some pine fines. They have been in partial sun (about 4-6 hours per day) ever since. They haven't received a direct watering in 60 days - maybe some rain splash, but they are covered with the world's largest chandelier, so not much. The caudexes and exposed roots are still rock hard.

First, has anyone ever seen canopy rot before? I have not.

Second, two have put out new growth and seem to be recovering. The third hasn't done anything. No new growth, no signs of continued rot. Should I be patient? Should I water, with or without fertilizer?

Any guidance or help is appreciated.

u/Beneficial_Matter424 — 29 days ago